▁series , ▁featuring ▁bonus ▁live ▁tracks ▁and ▁dem os ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁studio ▁material ▁by ▁Cult ▁Hero , ▁a ▁ 1 9 7 0 s - style ▁progress ive ▁rock ▁band ▁along ▁the ▁lines ▁of ▁E asy ▁C ure ▁that ▁featured ▁Smith ' s ▁post man ▁Frank ▁Bell ▁as ▁lead ▁singer . ▁ ▁Re ception ▁and ▁legacy ▁▁ ▁The ▁album ' s ▁songs ▁are ▁described ▁by ▁critics ▁as ▁featuring ▁vague , ▁often ▁un sett ling ▁lyr ics ▁and ▁dark , ▁spare , ▁minimal istic ▁mel od ies . ▁Some ▁review ers , ▁such ▁as ▁Nick ▁Kent ▁of ▁N ME , ▁felt ▁that ▁Se vent een ▁Second s ▁represented ▁a ▁far ▁more ▁m ature ▁C ure , ▁who ▁had ▁come ▁very ▁far ▁mus ically ▁in ▁less ▁than ▁one ▁year . ▁The ▁album ▁was ▁la ud ed ▁by ▁some ▁critics ▁and ▁p anned ▁as ▁a ▁" collection ▁of ▁sound tra cks " ▁by ▁another . ▁Chris ▁West wood ▁of ▁Record ▁Mir ror ▁described ▁the ▁album ▁as ▁" s ad ▁C ure , ▁sitting ▁in ▁cold ▁rooms , ▁watching ▁clock s ." ▁ ▁Simon ▁Reyn olds ▁said ▁the ▁album ▁was ▁" trans l uc ent - s ounding ", ▁with ▁sh ades ▁of ▁the ▁Dur ut ti ▁Column , ▁Young ▁Mar ble ▁Gi ants ▁and ▁Another ▁Green ▁World ▁by ▁Brian ▁En o . ▁ ▁Se vent een ▁Second s ▁is ▁in ▁the ▁book ▁ 1 0 0 1 ▁Albums ▁You ▁Must ▁H ear ▁Before ▁You ▁Die . ▁The ▁authors ▁note : ▁" Like ▁the ▁album '