Cursing the Sea is the debut studio album by Irish pop band September Girls. It was released in the UK in January 2014 under Fortuna Pop!.

Cursing the Sea
Studio album by
Released13 January 2014 (2014-01-13)[1]
GenreNoise pop, garage rock, jangle pop, post-punk
Length37:41
LabelFortuna Pop!
September Girls chronology
Cursing the Sea
(2014)
Veneer E.P.
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic72/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Clash (magazine)[4]
Drowned In Sound[5]
Hot Press[6]
MusicOMH[7]
NME[8]
PopMatters[9]

Track list

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No.TitleLength
1."Cursing the Sea"1:56
2."Another Love Song"3:34
3."Left Behind"3:27
4."Heartbeats"2:47
5."Green Eyed"2:54
6."Ships"3:45
7."Talking"2:29
8."Daylight"3:00
9."Money"2:59
10."Someone New"2:23
11."Secret Lovers"4:19
12."Sister"4:08

Critical reception

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Cursing the Sea received positive reviews from critics. The album currently holds a score of 72 on review aggregator website Metacritic[10] indicating "generally favorable reviews".

Noel Gardner, music critic with NME, described the album's sound as "bursting with the spirit of the Ramones circa ‘End Of The Century’ while also stating that "Caoimhe Derwin and Jessie Ward’s guitars have perfected that Jesus And Mary Chain kettle-whistle sound".[11] Robin Murray of Clash (magazine) gave Cursing the Sea a 7 out of 10 score, describing the record as 'a thrilling ride that adds dangerous shades of noir to that jangle-pop format".[12]

Personnel

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September Girls

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  • Paula Cullen - Vocals, Lead Bass
  • Caoimhe Derwin - Vocals, Rhythm Guitar
  • Lauren Kerchner - Vocals, Keys
  • Jessie Ward - Vocals, Lead Guitar
  • Sarah Grimes - Drums

Technical personnel

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  • Recorded by Robbie Brady and Séan Goucher

References

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  1. ^ Gardener, Noel (6 January 2014). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". NME.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Cursing the Sea Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  3. ^ Thomas, Fred. "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". Allmusic.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (6 January 2014). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  5. ^ Goggins, Joe (13 January 2014). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 10 February 2014. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  6. ^ Walshe, John (5 February 2014). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". hotpress.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  7. ^ Marsh, Graeme (6 January 2014). "September Girls - Cursing the Sea". Musicomh.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  8. ^ Gardener, Noel (6 January 2014). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". NME.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  9. ^ M. Tryneski, John (27 March 2014). "September Girls: Cursing the Sea". popmatters.com. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Cursing the Sea Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  11. ^ Gardener, Noel (6 January 2014). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". NME.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.
  12. ^ Murray, Robin (6 January 2014). "Cursing the Sea - September Girls". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 16 March 2014.