Do You Like Rock Music? – British Sea Power March 27, 2008
Posted by CamdenKiwi in : Reviews , trackbackDCI Gene Hunt shooting through plate glass to the strains of Ultravox’ Vienna might just be the coolest thing on telly so far this year, but I am getting very very bored with all this 80′s revival. Trying on a suit the other week, the shop assistant suggested a satin blouse with bow-tie collar. NO. The eighties are over, and I still have a shirt like that in my lockup in Auckland. Nostalgia should be a private indulgence, not a mass movement.
And so, to drag myself back into the noughties, I have just bought my first chart album by a new(ish) act in a very long time. British Sea Power are a UK band, originally from Cumbria but now based in Brighton. They’re classified as alternative / indie rock, with clear and interesting lyrics, strong guitars and lots of reverb.
“Do You Like Rock Music?” is their 3rd album, and it’s worth sitting and listening carefully. ‘Lights out for Darker Skies’ is indeed a plea for less light pollution. ‘Waving Flags’ welcomes Eastern European immigrants with ‘You are astronomical fans of alcohol. So welcome in’. There’s even reference to the 1953 floods in ‘Canvey Island’. There are also a couple of pure instrumental pieces, including The Great Skua, and yes, I had to look that one up as well.
Pub quiz, anthem omnibus, danceable and good for doing the ironing. Their live shows sound great too. I may finally have to venture into Koko the next time they’re in this part of the world.
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