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British Sea Power are a four-man indie rock band based in Brighton, England, although three of the band hail originally from Kendal in Cumbria. Their style encompasses sweeping and often epic guitar pop with more visceral, angular and esoteric noises and instruments. Critics have likened their sound to a variety of groups, from The Cure to Pixies. They have released four albums and a number of EPs (most on Rough Trade) since they formed in 2000. The band is currently comprised of:

Yan (Scott Wilkinson) - Vocals, guitar

Noble (Martin Noble) - Guitar
Hamilton (Neil Wilkinson) - Bass, vocals, guitar
Wood (Matthew Wood) - Drum

Yan, Hamilton and Wood are school friends from Kendal in Cumbria. They were in a number of bands together while at school, but after finishing his exams Yan moved to study at Reading University, where he met guitarist Noble. A few years later Hamilton and Wood moved down to join them and form a band.

They played some gigs and produced a 4 track demo in Reading as British Air Powers, before relocating to Brighton in search of a more vibrant music scene. “British Sea Power” was actually the name of one of these demo tracks, and was eventually reworked into Carrion. In Brighton, BSP amassed a strong local following, due mainly to their own club night called “Club Sea Power”. The club nights featured many different support bands, and other forms of entertainment such as a 1930s fashion show, and were most frequently hosted at the Freebutt and the Lift (the latter has now closed down).

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1	Waving Flags	771
2	No Lucifer	617
3	Lights Out For Darker Skies	413
3	All In It	413
5	Down On The Ground	377
6	Atom	364
7	Canvey Island	341
8	A Trip Out	328
9	The Great Skua	321
10	Remember Me	305
11	No Need To Cry	303
12	Open the Door	280
13	Please Stand Up	260
14	It Ended on an Oily Stage	257
15	Carrion	255

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ToffeeTongue wrote:
yesterday evening

Hey if you like these, have a listen to the new Novello's single, Not So Sure. It's mint. XX

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sesforsure wrote:
yesterday evening

An incredible soundtrack.

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hotterthanjuly wrote:
Sunday morning

Why bother comparing Man of Aran to Do You LIke Rock Music? as if it's the official follow-up, Milkman519? Because it's not. It's a soundtrack.

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thepfg wrote:
last week

Heavens above! What a twist! 'Please stand up' should be much, much higher up there.

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Milkman519 wrote:
last month

It's no "Do You Like Rock Music?" but the new album is alright.

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jrabe wrote:
last month

i hate it when you know you have to say something but you're terrified of sounding too bombastic. i just feel i needed to ventilate. stupid of me. love british sea power though, really, just didnät know hos to put it without being, well, bombastic.

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Jerichohol wrote:
last month

No Need To Cry for me

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shakermaster wrote:
last month

Open The Door

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Avalorn wrote:
last month

man of aran is amazing, maybe the best 2009 album imho, they deserve more atention, they are pretty cool...

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Fackitol wrote:
last month

One of the best active bands.

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bildungsroman wrote:
last month

Man of Aran is by far the best BSP yet...

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moonchapter wrote:
last month

Awesome.

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shakermaster wrote:
December 2009

oh my my its takes me so long to find this..

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booba92 wrote:
December 2009

I hope , that will be next chance to see them in Poland :)

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ImNotLSD wrote:
December 2009

omfg! BSP live in Bangkok on 14th Feb 10!! almost died when i knew this!! fucking looking forward to it... *dying*

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BrockAtkinson wrote:
December 2009

I'll be seeing both shows when they come, but I think I'm actually more pumped to see Man of Aran.

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centipedejewels wrote:
December 2009

utterly brilliant [2]

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sudwestfreund wrote:
November 2009

There's nothing similar to Arcade Fire about this band. British Sea Power are much more potent and fertile, and utterly brilliant.

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simontick wrote:
November 2009

the decline of.... is still one of the best fucking things i have ever heard.

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ImNotLSD wrote:
November 2009

good news: http://britishseapower.co.uk/blog/115/album-5-work-in-progress ... cant bloody wait!

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Feb 10 British Sea Power Audio, Brighton, United Kingdom
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Feb 11 British Sea Power The Hippodrome, Kingston upon Thames, London, United Kingdom
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Feb 17 British Sea Power Beck's Music Box, Perth, Australia
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NME Awards Show, Scala, London [1]

9 Feb 2010 | from britishseapower.co.uk/

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West End Centre, Aldershot [1]
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Feb shows - Stage times [1]
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