''Valhalla Dancehall'' is a studio album from the

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, then known as "British Sea Power". It was released in January 2011. The album's title was revealed on 13 October 2010. The band's official website displayed a release date of 10 January. The Canadian website of their record label listed a release date of 18 January. The first single from the album, "Living Is So Easy", was released digitally on 29 November 2010. The album was recorded in South East England and on the

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, and produced by British Sea Power and

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. The song "Georgie Ray" was inspired by

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, according to Yan and Wood in an interview with musicOMH. The song "Cleaning Out The Rooms" first appeared on the ''Zeus'' EP, as did a different version of "Mongk II" entitled "Mongk". Regarding the album's title, the band have merely stated that "Valhalla Dancehall" is possibly "just a glorified farmhouse that sometimes runs out of oil."British Sea Power: Our memories of making Valhalla Dancehall
– guardian.co.uk home

Track listing

''Valhalla V.I.P.'' EP

Independent record stores in the UK sold initial copies of the album with an additional EP, entitled ''Valhalla V.I.P.''.

References

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