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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.

By

Matt Diehl

imageIn 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.

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British Sea Power Get Drunk, Climb Trees

(Ed. note: Take this entire interview with a grain of salt. The boys are most definitely raconteurs.)

By

Cayte Grieve

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The Brighton-bred boys from British Sea Power (alliteration!) remind us of this kid we knew back in middle school. He had the best treehouse on the street, and he used to smuggle bottles of Jack Daniels into it. Now, though, instead of the old treehouse, British Sea Power have moved into an abandoned water tower, climb trees with Jarvis Cocker, and will probably still get drunk with you in the woods.

Eccentric personae aside, British Sea Power isn’t all gimmick. While often decorating their stage with tree limbs and plastic birds and having a ten-foot bear (tenderly named Ursine Ultra) make casual appearances, they have had the wherewithal to produce chart-topping singles, win a slew of awards, and prepare for the release of their third highly anticipated album, Do You Like Rock Music? Greeted by their mischievous smiles, we pull up a stool and discuss trees, wolves, and drinking and climbing. 

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