[2] Much like the group's previous single, a music video was filmed in 2012 while the band was touring with Meshuggah.
[4] A live version of the song, performed in Maida Vale Studios for BBC Radio 1's Rock Show with Daniel P. Carter, was included on an extended play titled Live at Maida Vale.
"[1] Ian Cohen of Pitchfork named it a "best new track," saying, "if 'March to the Sea' ends up dividing older fans, it's meant to unify new ones.
What's really new for Baroness is that aching, minor chord melody running throughout and an explosive chorus..."[6] In his review of Yellow & Green for Loudwire, Chuck Armstrong wrote, "The opening of 'March to the Sea' might be one of the most beautiful on Yellow & Green.
With its clean and almost ethereal guitar sounds, it doesn't take long for the song to take you by surprise as it explodes into a percussive dream with [Allen] Blickle leading the charge on drums.