British Sea Power Push Full Steam Ahead
The Brighton-based quartet release Do You Like Rock Music?, a singular tongue-in-cheeky album that has critics referencing Interpol.
Matt Diehl
February 08, 2008
In theory, it should be hard to tell British Sea Power from, say, Interpol. Both share many similar post-punk tropes, from looming bass drones and jagged guitar discordance to vocals that neatly split the difference between Morrissey and Ian Curtis. This Brighton, England quartet is set apart from its shoe-gazing peers by a willful eccentricity and literary sense of irony, epitomized by the cheeky title of their new album.
Dispensing with the melancholia of their 2005 sophomore effort Open Season, British Sea Power are now more layered, dynamic, and hooky than ever. The soaring sing-along chorus and communal uplift of the album opener “All In It” sets the tone, and British Sea Power push full steam ahead into epic, Arcade Fire-style transcendence, without looking back.
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