Seefeel (album)

Seefeel
Studio album by Seefeel
Released	31 January 2011
Label	Warp
Producer	Mark Clifford
Seefeel chronology
(CH-VOX) (1996) Seefeel (2011)

Seefeel is the fourth studio album by the British band Seefeel, released 31 January 2011 on Warp. The album received generally favourable reviews. ^[1]

Background

The album is Seefeel's first full-length release in 14 years. ^[2] Along with original members Mark Clifford and Sarah Peacock, the album features the rhythm section of former Boredoms drummer Iida Kazuhisa (aka E~Da) and Shigeru Ishihara (aka DJ Scotch Egg). ^[2]

Release

Seefeel was released in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2011. ^[3] It was released on vinyl record, compact disc and digital download. ^[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	6.3/10 [4]
Metacritic	72/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[5]
Drowned in Sound	7/10 [2]
The Guardian	[6]
The Irish Times	[7]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)	B+ [8]
NME	7/10 [9]
Pitchfork	5.6/10 [10]
Q	[11]
The Skinny	[12]
Uncut	[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ^[1]

Tom Hughes of The Guardian called it "A hugely impressive rebirth" and noted that "it's largely downtempo – live drums and bass provide a roomy, dub-tinged framework for all the emergent noise – but treads a fine line between tension and chaos." ^[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Clifford ^[14] except where otherwise noted

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"O-On One"		1:03
2.	"Dead Guitars"	Mark Clifford, Sarah Peacock, Shigeru Ishihara	6:25
3.	"Step Up"		1:04
4.	"Faults"		5:45
5.	"Gzaug"	Clifford, Peacock, Ishihara	2:47
6.	"Rip-Run"	Clifford, Ishihara	7:01
7.	"Making"	Clifford, Peacock, Ishihara	5:53
8.	"Step Down"		0:52
9.	"Airless"	Clifford, Peacock, Ishihara	5:41
10.	"Aug30"	Clifford, Ishihara	5:47
11.	"Sway"	Clifford, Peacock, Ishihara, Iida Kazuhisa	9:17

Credits

Credits adapted from Seefeel compact disc booklet ^[14]

• Seefeel – creator, performer
• Mark Clifford – producer
• Zavoloka – design
• Noel Summerville – mastering
• Fenk – photography

See also

• 2011 in music

References

1. "Reviews for Seefeel by Seefeel". Metacritic . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
2. Gourlay, Dom (26 January 2011). "Album Review: Seefeel – Seefeel". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
3. "Warp / Records / Releases / Seefeel / Seefeel". Warp. Archived from the original on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
4. "Seefeel by Seefeel reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
5. Bush, John. "Seefeel – Seefeel". AllMusic . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
6. Hughes, Tom (3 February 2011). "Seefeel: Seefeel – review". The Guardian . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
7. Carroll, Jim (28 January 2011). "Seefeel". The Irish Times . Retrieved 6 December 2014.
8. Christgau, Robert (5 June 2012). "Plug/Seefeel". MSN Music . Retrieved 3 November 2017.
9. "Seefeel: Seefeel". NME . 2011. It's recognisably rock, for the most part, but either heavily improvised or sliced to confetti in the studio.
10. Gaerig, Andrew (10 February 2011). "Seefeel: Seefeel". Pitchfork . Retrieved 6 January 2015.
11. "Seefeel: Seefeel". Q (296): 114. March 2011.
12. Neeson, Paul (11 January 2011). "Seefeel – Seefeel". The Skinny . Retrieved 21 November 2014.
13. "Seefeel: Seefeel". Uncut (166): 99. March 2011.
14. "Inside sleeve". Seefeel (Media notes). Seefeel. Warp. 2011. WARPCD205.