Surviving the Quiet
# Surviving the Quiet

Professional ratings :

| Review scores ||
| - | - |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| NME | |
| Pitchfork Media | 7.0/10 |
| The Times | 8/10 |

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.

* "Guntrip" – 2:35
* "Easy Path" – 3:12
* "Belt" – 5:23
* "Dear Leap The Ride" – 2:54
* "This Is Not An Exit" – 3:43
* "Led By Bison" – 4:29
* "Toggle" – 6:02
* "Beware Design" – 2:06
* "Folksong Crisis" – 4:32
* "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"
