Forward March!

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Forward March!
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Studio album by
Released2007
RecordedChapel Studios, Lincolnshire
Genre Indie rock
Length31:33
Label Fantastic Plastic
Producer Rob Kirwan
The Strange Death of Liberal England chronology
Forward March!
(2007)
Drown Your Heart Again
(2010)
Singles from Forward March
  1. "A Day Another Day"
    Released: 2 April 2007
  2. "Oh Solitude"
    Released: 24 June 2007

Forward March! is the debut mini-album by Portsmouth-based British band, The Strange Death of Liberal England. It was released by Fantastic Plastic in 2007.

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound 7/10 [1]
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The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME 7/10 [4]

Track listing

  1. "Modern Folk Song" – 4:23
  2. "Oh Solitude" – 2:48
  3. "A Day Another Day" – 4:12
  4. "An Old Fashioned War" – 2:50
  5. "Mozart on 33" – 3:15
  6. "I Saw Evil" – 4:47
  7. "God Damn Broke and Broken Hearted" – 3:36
  8. "Summer Gave us Sweets but Autumn Wrought Division" – 5:29

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