LIVE: BRITISH SEA POWER – 12/04/2013
- GORILLA, MANCHESTER - “Is that a Polar Bear!!!” There is a subtle beauty that British Sea Power have always commanded and a fan base that understands this beauty and what it means. The opening ‘quiet set’ affirms this beauty with a warmth of songs like Salty Water that make you feel all fluffy inside. Even when Hamilton sings a little off key at the start of Hail Holy Queen BSP laugh it away and restart without a hitch. The ‘quiet... Read More
LIVE: BRITISH SEA POWER – 03/08/2012
- THE RUBY LOUNGE, MANCHESTER - Krankenhaus Mankenhaus! British Sea Power take the fun and frivolity of their monthly Brighton residency on tour as they venture north for the first Krankenhaus to be staged outside of East Sussex. The intriguing line-up includes a DJ set from Duncan of Dutch Uncles, a ventriloquism act from locally based BBC 6 Music radio hero Marc Riley, and a raffle. Previous support bands for this series include the red hot... Read More
ALBUM: British Sea Power – Valhalla Dancehall
Hats off to any band who call their own debut album The Decline of British Sea Power – although you’d imagine they were really referring to the waterborne capability of our nation, rather than their own musical fortunes. Which brings us to 2011. Somehow strange to realise that Valhalla Dancehall is the band’s fifth long player; they seem somehow fresh in the frontal lobe of indie consciousness. Five albums in, Valhalla Dancehall touches... Read More
