Do You Like Rock Music? - British Sea Power

As the years march on I become more difficult to please. With such a rich history of Rock, Pop and Indie behind us, it is quite difficult for bands to come up with something really new. That's not to say that music is only good if it's never been done before, not at all, but if you are going to be derivative, you have to be pretty good at it, otherwise there will be plenty of bands in the back catalogue to listen to before people get to you. This year I fell for British Sea Power, a little late as they released their 3rd album in January, but it is not often these days that I get truly excited about a band. You can hear a lot of influences in the ...  Read the complete review

For a long time the band British Sea Power have been somewhat misunderstood by both the industry and the public. First off all its their name, which doesn't say rock or indie quite like the names 'Led Zepplin' and 'The Libertines' might do. Then theres the lyrics. The word 'random' gets thrown around a lot today without being true. British Sea Power fortunately can be labelled this. After all, what other bands choose to sing about gulls and collapsing ice shelfs, combined with references to Fyodor Dostoevsky and Canvey Island FC? Its this randomness which makes British Sea Power one of the most intruiging bands around today. If you want melody and a riff or two, whilst ...  Read the complete review