February 26th, 2008Do You Like Rock Music?
I do like British Sea Power. For their passion worn as a cloaknot a shield; for their power-to-precision ratio; foreccentricities reflecting individuality rather than marketing flashcards; for their mix of gloomy weather and optimistic vision; forlyrics that say something, even if you don’t always know thereferences (do you know about the Canvey Island flood in 1953? Idoubt it).
And for being a rock band, not a hyphen, in the dance-rock orelectro-rock or post-punk world. Lastly, for being very good.
As with the preceding two albums, the sound of Do You LikeRock Music? begins with the intense, low-clouds-above,grey-roads-beneath feel of Echo And The Bunnymen, Joy Division andWah!, with the pushiness of the young U2.
However, things are bigger all round this time - rousing whenpushed and moving when passionate. There’s nothing tricky or trendyhere but it does feel right.
