And Their Refinement of the Decline

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And Their Refinement of the Decline
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Studio album by
Stars of the Lid
ReleasedApril 2, 2007 (2007-04-02)
Recorded
Genre
Length120:32
Label Kranky
Producer
Stars of the Lid chronology
The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid
(2001)		And Their Refinement of the Decline
(2007)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 87/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Cokemachineglow 82% [3]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [4]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [5]
PopMatters 9/10 [6]
Stylus Magazine B+ [7]
Tiny Mix Tapes 5/5 [8]

And Their Refinement of the Decline is the seventh studio album by Stars of the Lid, released by Kranky in April 2007. The album was Kranky's 100th release, and was issued as a double CD and as a triple vinyl LP set (featuring alternate artwork). And Their Refinement of the Decline features minimal, droning compositions of varied length created from treated guitar, horn, piano, and other classical instruments.

Contents

The track "Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage" refers to Craven Cottage in London, the home stadium of English football club Fulham F.C. At the time of the album's release, their captain was ex-United States soccer international Brian McBride, who shares the same name as Brian McBride from Stars of the Lid. The track "Don't Bother They're Here" uses the melody of Stephen Sondheim's 1973 song "Send in the Clowns".

In December 2007, American webzine Somewhere Cold ranked And Their Refinement of the Decline No. 5 on their 2007 Somewhere Cold Awards Hall of Fame. [9]

Track listing

Disc one

No.TitleLength
1."Dungtitled (in A major)"5:54
2."Articulate Silences, Pt. 1"5:24
3."Articulate Silences, Pt. 2"5:37
4."The Evil That Never Arrived"5:05
5."Apreludes (In C Sharp Major)"3:44
6."Don't Bother They're Here"10:10
7."Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage"5:55
8."Even If You're Never Awake (Deuxième)"9:20
9."Even (Out) +"4:51
10."A Meaningful Moment Through a Meaning(less) Process"4:32
Total length:1:00:36

Disc two

No.TitleLength
1."Another Ballad for Heavy Lids"4:32
2."The Daughters of Quiet Minds"13:21
3."Hiberner Toujours"1:49
4."That Finger on Your Temple Is the Barrel of My Raygun"5:04
5."Humectez La Mouture"5:31
6."Tippy's Demise"8:18
7."The Mouthchew"3:40
8."December Hunting for Vegetarian Fuckface"17:45
Total length:Disc 2: 59:56
Total: 120:32

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References

  1. ↑ "Reviews for And Their Refinement Of The Decline by Stars Of The Lid". Metacritic . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  2. ↑ Jurek, Thom. "And Their Refinement of the Decline – Stars of the Lid". AllMusic . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  3. ↑ Purdom, Clayton (April 10, 2007). "Stars of the Lid - And Their Refinement of the Decline". Cokemachineglow . Retrieved June 25, 2025.
  4. ↑ McGonigle, David (April 2, 2007). "Stars Of The Lid – And Their Refinement Of The Decline". MusicOMH . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  5. ↑ Richardson, Mark (April 3, 2007). "Stars of the Lid: And Their Refinement of the Decline". Pitchfork . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  6. ↑ Dorr, Nate (April 3, 2007). "Stars of the Lid: And Their Refinement of the Decline". PopMatters . Retrieved May 18, 2016.
  7. ↑ Berge, Bryan (April 5, 2007). "Stars of the Lid – …And Their Refinement of Decline – Review". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on March 9, 2016. Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  8. ↑ Willcoma. "Stars of the Lid – And Their Refinement of the Decline". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved July 1, 2019.
  9. ↑ Lamoreaux, Jason T. (December 30, 2007). "2007 Somewhere Cold Awards". Somewhere Cold . Archived from the original on April 12, 2018. Retrieved September 30, 2020.
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