Sea When Absent

Sea When Absent is the fourth studio album by American indie rock band A Sunny Day in Glasgow. It was released on June 24, 2014 by Lefse Records.

The recording of Sea When Absent was financed through the crowdfunding platform Kickstarter. The album could be streamed through Pitchfork's Advance service from June 16 to June 23, 2014.

Recording
While it was widely reported that the members of A Sunny Day in Glasgow were never in the same room while making Sea When Absent, the band has clarified that this was not the case. Band member Ben Daniels said: "I think that's an angle that's kind of over-played, because for most of the recording we were all definitely in the same room. We live in different cities, but we would meet up in Philadelphia to go to the studio together. Then we'd go back to where we lived, and keep working on it, so there was a little bit of both."

Critical reception
Pitchfork accorded Sea When Absent a "Best New Music" designation; reviewer Lindsay Zoladz found that A Sunny Day in Glasgow had produced a more sonically abrasive work than their previous releases, "but without abandoning the ambiance that makes them so distinct."

Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.

A Sunny Day in Glasgow
 * Ben Daniels
 * Annie Fredrickson
 * Jen Goma
 * Adam Herndon
 * Josh Meakim
 * Ryan Newmyer

Additional musicians


 * David Kain – trumpet
 * Joseph Kille – violin
 * St. Spanky's Children's Choir for the Deaf – choir vocals

Production


 * Ben Daniels – mixing, additional recording
 * Jen Goma – additional mixing and recording
 * Thomas Kee – mastering
 * Josh Meakim – additional mixing and recording
 * Jeff Zeigler – recording, additional mixing

Design


 * Ben Daniels – photography
 * Sabrina Franz – photography
 * Annie Fredrickson – photography
 * Adam Herndon – design, layout
 * Ever Nalens – photography
 * James Rickman – photography
 * Corey Jacob Williams – photography