Valhalla Dancehall

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Valhalla Dancehall
British Sea Power Vahalla Dancehall Album Cover.jpg
Studio album by
Released10 January 2011 (2011-01-10)
Genre Alternative, rock
Length60:31
Label Rough Trade
Producer BSP & Graham Sutton
British Sea Power chronology
Man of Aran
(2009)
Valhalla Dancehall
(2011)
Machineries of Joy
(2013)
Professional ratings
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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.

Contents

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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Who’s In Control"Noble/Yan3:14
2."We Are Sound"Noble/Yan4:47
3."Georgie Ray"Yan3:48
4."Stunde Null"Yan2:39
5."Mongk II"Hamilton4:49
6."Luna"Yan4:17
7."Baby"Hamilton5:47
8."Living Is So Easy"Noble/Yan/Hamilton4:01
9."Observe The Skies"Noble/Yan/Sumner3:23
10."Cleaning Out The Rooms"Hamilton7:11
11."Thin Black Sail"Noble/Yan1:46
12."Once More Now"Hamilton11:14
13."Heavy Water"BSP3:42
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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Let The Tears Roll"Hamilton/Noble4:06
2."Lucky Bicycle"Yan/Hamilton/Noble/Wood2:45
3."kW-h (Glitter)" (Remix of the version on the Zeus EP)Yan5:24
4."Shit Factory"Yan2:01
5."Luna" (Full Length Version)Yan9:32
Total length:23:48

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