Self Civil War is the thirty-fourth solo album by Julian Cope, released on his own label, Head Heritage.

[6] Roy Wilkinson of Mojo magazine wrote that Self Civil War recalls Cope's Island years, with 1992's Jehovahkill being a particular touchstone.

Wilkinson noted the production's "particular DIY agenda," writing, "but this becomes part of an ambitious totality, one rich in melody, arrangement and subject matter.

"[1] With acoustic ballads, "Eddie Hazelesque guitar pyrotechnics" and "surprisingly catchy grooves," Tom Pinnock of Uncut magazine felt that the album is one of Cope's classics.

[2] Bill Pearis of The Brooklyn Vegan website wrote, "There are cosmic psych jams, krautrock rhythms, mellotrons, cheesy synths, sound effects, mushroom tea folk, sea shanties, ren-fair ditties about norse gods, the terrible things we're doing to our planet every minute, plus anti-technology parables ... and at least a couple songs about drugs."