Surviving the Quiet


Surviving the Quiet is the debut album by the British band Seafood, following 1998's singles compilation Messenger in the Camp. The album was released in 2000.

Critical reception

Kerrang! wrote: "'Folksong Crisis' is a sweet-and-sour sing-along that rides its hooks like Sonic Youth thrashing it out with Sleater-Kinney; and the more subdued numbers showcased a young band reaching a kind of creative maturity that’d feed into a very good follow-up, 2001’s When Do We Start Fighting..." The Times deemed it a "crackling bolt of sonic electricity." The Independent thought that the band's "repertoire sounds like a reprise of much of the best of the 1990s American alternative scene... But the guys carry it off."

Track listing

All songs written by Seafood.
  1. "Guntrip" – 2:35
  2. "Easy Path" – 3:12
  3. "Belt" – 5:23
  4. "Dear Leap The Ride" – 2:54
  5. "This Is Not An Exit" – 3:43
  6. "Led By Bison" – 4:29
  7. "Toggle" – 6:02
  8. "Beware Design" – 2:06
  9. "Folksong Crisis" – 4:32
  10. "fscII/The Quiet" – 10:51

Personnel

  • David Line – Vocals, guitars
  • Charles Macleod – Guitars
  • Kevin Hendrik – Bass, vocals
  • Caroline Banks – Drums, vocals
  • Melvin Duffy – Pedal steel guitar on "Dear Leap The Ride" and "Toggle"
  • Sarah Measures – Flute on "Folksong Crisis" and "fscII/The Quiet"
  • Leo – Cello on "Beware Design"