Return to the Sea
This article is about the Islands album. For the Nightwish song, see A Return to the Sea.
| Return to the Sea | ||||
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| Studio album by Islands | ||||
| Released | April 4, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock, indie pop | |||
| Length | 55:45 | |||
| Label | Equator Records, Rough Trade Records | |||
| Islands chronology | ||||
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| Professional ratings | |
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| Aggregate scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (80/100)[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| The A.V. Club | (B+)[3] |
| Pitchfork Media | (8.4/10)[4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| Prefix Magazine | [6] |
| Sputnikmusic | [7] |
| Stylus Magazine | (B)[8] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [9] |
Return to the Sea is the first studio album by indie rock band Islands. It was released on April 4, 2006 on Equator Records.
The cover painting is "The Sea of Ice" by Caspar David Friedrich, 1824.
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80% based on 18 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Swans (Life After Death)" | 9:31 |
| 2. | "Humans" | 4:58 |
| 3. | "Don't Call Me Whitney, Bobby" | 2:31 |
| 4. | "Rough Gem" | 3:36 |
| 5. | "Tsuxiit" | 3:05 |
| 6. | "Where There's a Will There's a Whalebone" (featuring Busdriver and Subtitle) | 3:56 |
| 7. | "Jogging Gorgeous Summer" | 2:48 |
| 8. | "Volcanoes" | 5:26 |
| 9. | "If" | 4:31 |
| 10. | "Ones" | 5:40 |
| 11. | "Renaud" (hidden track) | 16:20/9:38 |
References
- 1 2 "Return To The Sea by Islands". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ↑ Sendra, Tim. Return to the Sea - Islands at AllMusic. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Murray, Noel (19 April 2006). "Islands: Return To The Sea". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Motley, John (5 April 2006). "Islands: Return to the Sea". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Raper, Dan (2 June 2006). "Islands: Return to the Sea". PopMatters. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Sheppard, Justin (4 April 2006). "Album Review: Islands - Return to the Sea". Prefix Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ "Islands - Return To The Sea (album review)". Sputnikmusic. 2 August 2006. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Love, Josh (17 April 2006). "Islands - Return to the Sea - Review". Stylus Magazine. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ↑ Jay. "Islands - Return to the Sea". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
External links
- Return to the Sea at Discogs (list of releases)
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