Stereogum Home

 

December 12, 2007

New British Sea Power Video - "Waving Flags"

British Sea Power brace for a third showing of their nautically minded might early next year by posing Do You Like Rock Music? Depends on what you call rock these days, really. By first single "Waving Flags" and its dramatics and earnestness, their brand of rock music this time out comes with Bunnymen echoes and swelling guitars and references to drinking ages and ecstasy and congregations from many nations. BSP set the flag-waving anthem to walks through hallways, darkly militaristic shots, and a sped up scene of basement-studio construction. Not sure it succeeds at what it's trying to be -- mainly 'cause we just don't know what it's trying to be -- but in no way do we blame that on the perfectly not random kite-flying bear.

Do You Like Rock Music? is out 1/14/08 in the UK and 2/12/08 in the States via Rough Trade.

Posted at 9:45 AM in
Tags:




2 Comments

Stupid video, awesome song. Looking forward to this album.

Posted by: Aaron at 12/12/07 1:19 PM  | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

Been too long since BSP's last one. It Ended On An Oily Stage just came on my ipod and I was wondering what was up with them. This sounds nice -- and if anyone gets a chance to see them live, they are very very very good.

Posted by: Bender Bending Rodriguez at 12/12/07 2:04 PM  | Reply
Score = 0 Vote up Vote down

Leave a comment


Staff

  • Founder/Editor-In-Chief: Scott Lapatine
  • Executive Editor: Amrit Singh
  • Senior Writer: Brandon Stosuy

Info

Contact

Get Flash to see our mp3 player. Here are our mp3s: Frightened Rabbit - Living In Colour (BBC6) (»)
Frightened Rabbit - Nothing Like You (BBC6) (»)
Jonathan Boulet - A Community Service Announcement (The Album Leaf Remix) (»)
El Guincho - Antillas (XXXchange remix) (»)
El Guincho - Antillas (»)
Wolf People - October Fires (»)
Fan Death - Cannibal (»)
Fan Death - Reunited (CCENTURIESS Remix) (»)
Chll Pll - Dick Moves (»)
Chll Pll - Pass Out (»)
Beck - Harry Partch (»)
Tim Cohen - Haunted Hymns (»)
Tim Cohen - Take Aim Goliath (»)
Ducktails - Sandglider (»)
tUnE-YaRdS - Hatari (Drunkenmonkey Remix) (»)
tUnE-YaRdS - Hatari (Karn Remix) (»)
Beach House - Norway (»)
The Golden Filter - Thunderbird (»)
Crystal Antlers - It's All Over Now, Baby Blue (Bob Dylan Cover) (»)
CFCF - How Bizarre (OMC Cover) (»)
The Acorn - Strange Animal (Gowan Cover) (»)
Black Tambourine - Black Car (»)
Boyracer - Sunshine And Violence (»)
Henry's Dress - 1620 (»)
Honeybunch - Mine Your Own Business (»)
Lilys - Claire Hates Me (»)
Lilys - February Fourteenth (»)
Lorelei - Today's Shrug (»)
Sleepyhead - Different Colored Letters (»)
Small Factory - Merry-Go-Round (»)
Swirlies - Sarah Sitting (»)
The Ropers - Waiting (»)
Velocity Girl - My Forgotten Favorite (»)
Monsters Of Folk - Say Please (»)
Rain Machine - Give Blood (»)
Wetdog - Tidy Up Your Bedroom (»)
Beck - Little Hands (Feat. Feist, Wilco And Jamie Lidell) (»)
Brendan Benson - Feel Like Taking You Home (»)
Yeasayer - Ambling Alp (Memory Tapes Remix) (»)
Solange - Stillness Is The Move (Dirty Projectors Cover) (»)
Pearl Harbor - California Shakedown (»)
LoneLady - Immaterial (»)
Andrew Cedermark - Hard Livin' (»)
Family Portrait - Super Cool (»)
The Soft Pack - Answer To Yourself (»)
Bear In Heaven - Dust Cloud (»)
Bear In Heaven - Lovesick Teenagers (»)
Atlas Sound - Doctor (Five Discs Cover) (»)
Atlas Sound - The Screens (»)
Cloud Nothings - Hey Cool Kid (»)
The Mary Onettes - Dare (»)
The Mary Onettes - Puzzles (»)

Progress Report logo
Commercial Appeal logo
Premature Evaluation logo
Band to Watch logo
Quit Your Day Job logo
The Outsiders logo
The 'Gum Drop logo