Valhalla Dancehall

Valhalla Dancehall
Studio album by British Sea Power
Released	10 January 2011 (2011-01-10)
Genre	Alternative, rock
Length	60:31
Label	Rough Trade
Producer	BSP & Graham Sutton
British Sea Power chronology
Man of Aran (2009) Valhalla Dancehall (2011) Machineries of Joy (2013)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
BBC	(positive) [2]
CrackleFeedback	[3]
Entertainment.ie	[4]
Gigwise	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Pitchfork Media	[7]
Rockfeedback	[8]
Spin	[9]
This Is Fake DIY	[10]

Valhalla Dancehall is a studio album from the Brighton-based indie rock band Sea Power, then known as "British Sea Power". It was released in January 2011.

The album's title was revealed on 13 October 2010. ^[11] The band's official website displayed a release date of 10 January. ^[12] The Canadian website of their record label listed a release date of 18 January. ^[13]

The first single from the album, "Living Is So Easy", was released digitally on 29 November 2010. ^[14]

The album was recorded in South East England and on the Isle of Skye, and produced by British Sea Power and Graham Sutton. ^[15]

The song "Georgie Ray" was inspired by George Orwell and Ray Bradbury, according to Yan and Wood in an interview with musicOMH. ^[16]

The song "Cleaning Out The Rooms" first appeared on the Zeus EP, as did a different version of "Mongk II" entitled "Mongk".

Regarding the album's title, the band have merely stated that "Valhalla Dancehall" is possibly "just a glorified farmhouse that sometimes runs out of oil." ^[17]

Track listing

Valhalla Dancehall ^[18]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Who’s In Control"	Noble/Yan	3:14
2.	"We Are Sound"	Noble/Yan	4:47
3.	"Georgie Ray"	Yan	3:48
4.	"Stunde Null"	Yan	2:39
5.	"Mongk II"	Hamilton	4:49
6.	"Luna"	Yan	4:17
7.	"Baby"	Hamilton	5:47
8.	"Living Is So Easy"	Noble/Yan/Hamilton	4:01
9.	"Observe The Skies"	Noble/Yan/Sumner	3:23
10.	"Cleaning Out The Rooms"	Hamilton	7:11
11.	"Thin Black Sail"	Noble/Yan	1:46
12.	"Once More Now"	Hamilton	11:14
13.	"Heavy Water"	BSP	3:42
Total length:			60:31

Valhalla V.I.P. EP

Independent record stores in the UK sold initial copies of the album with an additional EP, entitled Valhalla V.I.P..

Valhalla V.I.P. ^[19]

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"Let The Tears Roll"	Hamilton/Noble	4:06
2.	"Lucky Bicycle"	Yan/Hamilton/Noble/Wood	2:45
3.	"kW-h (Glitter)" (Remix of the version on the Zeus EP)	Yan	5:24
4.	"Shit Factory"	Yan	2:01
5.	"Luna" (Full Length Version)	Yan	9:32
Total length:			23:48

References

1. James Christopher Monger. "Valhalla Dancehall - review". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
2. Andrzej Lukowski (15 December 2010). "BBC - Music - Review of British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall". BBC. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
3. Bob Ferris (11 January 2011). "British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall Review and aggregator". Crackle Feedback.
4. "British Sea Power Valhalla Dancehall". Entertainment.ie. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
5. Jon Thomson (11 January 2011). "British Sea Power - 'Valhalla Dancehall' (Rough Trade) Released: 10/01/11". Gigwise. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
6. Maddy Costa (6 January 2011). "British Sea Power: Valhalla Dancehall - review". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
7. Ian Cohen (12 January 2011). "Pitchfork: Album Reviews: British Sea Power: Valhalla Dancehall". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
8. "Review - British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall (Rough Trade)". RockFeedback. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2012.
9. "SPIN Review".
10. Gareth O’Malley (10 January 2011). "British Sea Power - Valhalla Dancehall - Album Reviews". This Is Fake DIY. Retrieved 17 January 2011.
11. "British Sea Power - News". Archived from the original on 28 January 2017. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
12. "British Sea Power" . Retrieved 16 November 2011.
13. "Beggars Group Canada" . Retrieved 16 November 2011.
14. "British Sea Power - Living Is So Easy" . Retrieved 16 November 2011.
15. "British Sea Power Bring on Valhalla Dancehall in January 2011". Sentimentalist Magazine. 8 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
16. Ben Hogwood (2 August 2011). "Interview: British Sea Power". musicOMH. Retrieved 24 November 2021.
17. British Sea Power: Our memories of making Valhalla Dancehall – guardian.co.uk home
18. "British Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall". 15 November 2011. Retrieved 16 November 2011.
19. "British Sea Power: Our memories of making Valhalla Dancehall". The Guardian. London. 5 January 2011.