British Sea Power

British Sea Power (MySpace) is an indie rock band from Brighton (UK), which has been around for eight years or so. When their second album was released in 2005, the BBC described their sound as

They touch on The Cure's epicness, Joy Division's desolation, the Pixies' scrawling fire and Talking Heads' twisted pop, all without ever truly revealing their influences.

I only discovered them this year, by trying to keep in touch with the British music scene through reviews in the UK media. There is so much good music from Britain at the moment, which rarely rates a mention in Australia.

Their latest album Do You Like Rock Music? was rated five stars out of five by The Observer and tipped to be one of the hottest albums for 2008. NME's review was amazingly 'lyrical'. The BBC just about gushed. And rightly so.



CD cover for debut album The Decline of British Sea Power (2003)


CD cover for Open Season (2005)


CD cover for Do You Like Rock Music? (2008)


clip for 'Waving Flags' from Do You Like Rock Music?


clip for 'No Lucifer' from Do You Like Rock Music?


clip for 'Please Stand Up' from Open Season


clip for 'It Ended On an Oily Stage' from Open Season


clip for 'Remember Me' from The Decline of British Sea Power

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clip for 'I Shall Overcome' from Once Upon a Time in the West

Hard-Fi

Hard-Fi (MySpace) is an indie rock band from Surrey, not far from London, with an incredible fresh sound in the style of post-punk. Highly successful in the UK, they deserve to be more popular here in Australia.

I really liked their first album, Stars of CCTV, and their second, Once Upon a Time in the West was an excellent follow up.



CD cover for Stars of CCTV


CD cover for Once Upon a Time in the West


clip for 'Cash Machine' from Stars of CCTV


clip for 'Hard to Beat' from Stars of CCV


clip for 'Living for the Weekend' from Stars of CCTV


clip for 'Suburban Knights' from Once Upon a Time in the West


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