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"The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" is a song by Welsh indie pop band Los Campesinos!, released on 2 September 2009 as the lead single to their third studio album, Romance is Boring.

"The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future"
Single by Los Campesinos!
from the album Romance Is Boring
Released	2 September 2009
Genre	Indie pop
Length	4:26
Label	Wichita
Songwriter(s)	Gareth Paisey
Producer(s)	John Goodmanson
Los Campesinos! singles chronology
"My Year in Lists" (2008) "The Sea Is a Good Place to Think of the Future" (2009) "There Are Listed Buildings" (2009)

An accompanying music video was shot in Barry Island and directed by band bassist Ellen Waddell.[1]

In 2020, it was ranked number 90 on the "100 Greatest Emo Songs of All Time" list by Vulture.[2]

In November 2021, the band released a remastered version of the track, coinciding with the tenth anniversary of Romance is Boring.[3][4]

Reception

The song was named the week's "best new track" by music publication Pitchfork, with reviewer Ryan Dombal praising its "grand arrangements and transcendental gut-wrenching" lyricism.[5][6]

Interpreting the lyrics to tell the story of a suicidal girl and her lover, Vulture writer Ian Cohen described the track as "five uninterrupted minutes of tidal post-rock" and a "future genre classic, even if no one really knew what to call it".[2]

Personnel

• Ellen Waddell – bass guitar
• Gareth Paisey – writing, vocals, glockenspiel
• Harriet Coleman – violin, keyboard
• Neil Turner – guitar
• Ollie Briggs – drums
• Tom Bromley – lead guitar
• Aleksandra Berditchevskaia – keyboard, vocals
• John Goodmanson - producer

References

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