Stars of the Lid and Their Refinement of the Decline

And Their Refinement of the Decline
Studio album by Stars of the Lid
Released	April 2, 2007
Recorded	Brussels, Belgium and Los Angeles, California
Genre	Ambient, minimal, drone
Length	120:32
Label	Kranky (KRANK 100)
Producer	Adam Wiltzie, Brian McBride
Stars of the Lid chronology
The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid (2001)The Tired Sounds of Stars of the Lid2001 And Their Refinement of the Decline (2007)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
MSN Music	C−
MusicOMH
Pitchfork	8.6/10
PopMatters	9/10
Tiny Mix Tapes	5/5

And Their Refinement of the Decline is the seventh studio album by Stars of the Lid, which was released by Kranky in April 2007. The album was Kranky's 100th release, and was issued as a double CD and as a triple vinyl LP set (featuring alternate artwork). And Their Refinement of the Decline features minimal, droning compositions of varied length created from treated guitar, horn, piano, and other classical instruments.

The track "Dopamine Clouds Over Craven Cottage" refers to Craven Cottage in London, the home stadium of English football club, Fulham F.C.. At the time of the album's release, their captain was ex-United States soccer international Brian McBride, who shares the same name as Brian McBride from Stars of the Lid. The track "Don't Bother They're Here" uses the melody of Stephen Sondheim's 1973 song "Send in the Clowns".

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