Universal acclaim - based on 22 Critics  Critic score
distribution:   1. Positive: 21 out of 22   2. Negative: 0 out
of 22   1. An enchanting, rhapsodic album of uncommon depth.
2. It's not all darkness: The Brighton, England-based quintet
offers enough straight-ahead rockers to keep the CD from turning
into dirge overkill. [Oct 2003, p.95]   3. We hear a lot of
different sounds, but are never left in any doubt that they flow
together with such fire and skill that you feel they could knock
out a freeform jazz number and still sound like the same band.
4. 90     This is an album of stadium sized melodies and
exquisite songwriting, allied with almost too many ideas. [Jun
2003, p.110]   5. 90     A riveting debut packed with ideas and
invention. [Jul 2003, p.126]   6. 90     British Sea Power's
vision makes most independent rock seem callow and weak-minded.
[Sep 2003, p. 119]   8. Given the potency of their debut,
British Sea Power’s Decline can safely be interpreted as a
marvelous exercise in self-deprecati