Forward March!

{{Short description|Album by The Strange Death of Liberal England}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2023}}

{{Use British English|date=June 2013}}

{{Infobox album

| name = Forward March!

| type = studio

| artist = The Strange Death of Liberal England

| cover =Forward March!.album.jpg

| alt =

| released = 2007

| recorded = Chapel Studios, Lincolnshire

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = Indie rock

| length = 31:33

| label = Fantastic Plastic

| producer = Rob Kirwan

| prev_title =

| prev_year =

| next_title = Drown Your Heart Again

| next_year = 2010

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Forward March

| type = studio

| single1 = A Day Another Day

| single1date = 2 April 2007

| single2 = Oh Solitude

| single2date = 24 June 2007

}}

}}

Forward March! is the debut mini-album by Portsmouth-based British band, The Strange Death of Liberal England. It was released by Fantastic Plastic in 2007.

{{Album ratings

| rev1 = Drowned in Sound

| rev1Score = 7/10{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/10521/reviews/2130850|title=Album Review: The Strange Death of Liberal England – Forward March|website=Drownedinsound.com|access-date=8 December 2021|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222429/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/10521/reviews/2130850|url-status=dead}}

| rev2 = Gigwise

| rev2Score = {{rating|4.5|5}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.gigwise.com/news/34350/The-Strange-Death-Of-Liberal-England---Forward-March-Fantastic-Plastic-Released-090707 |title=The Strange Death of Liberal England – 'Forward March!' (Fantastic Plastic) Released 09/07/07 | Gigwise |access-date=6 February 2009 |archive-date=27 May 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110527113914/http://www.gigwise.com/news/34350/The-Strange-Death-Of-Liberal-England---Forward-March-Fantastic-Plastic-Released-090707 |url-status=dead }}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{rating|3|5}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jul/13/popandrock.shopping1|title=CD: The Strange Death of Liberal England, Forward March!|date=13 July 2007|newspaper=The Guardian|access-date=8 December 2021}}

| rev4 = NME

| rev4Score = 7/10{{Cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/8801 |title=NME Reviews – the Strange Death of Liberal England | NME.COM |website=NME |access-date=21 April 2020 |archive-date=3 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303212729/http://www.nme.com/reviews/8801 |url-status=dead }}

| noprose = yes

}}

Track listing

  1. "Modern Folk Song" – 4:23
  2. "Oh Solitude" – 2:48
  3. "A Day Another Day" – 4:12
  4. "An Old Fashioned War" – 2:50
  5. "Mozart on 33" – 3:15
  6. "I Saw Evil" – 4:47
  7. "God Damn Broke and Broken Hearted" – 3:36
  8. "Summer Gave us Sweets but Autumn Wrought Division" – 5:29

References