Almost a year after the British voted for Brexit, it is time for this drastic turn to be translated into music. And to whom better to entrust that than British Sea Power? Not only because of the melodious band name, but even more because the five-piece from Brighton, like few others, ventures into less common themes in their songs. Let The Dancers Inherit The Party, according to guitarist Martin
… Noble, came about against a backdrop of 'politicians perfecting the art of impudent lying, social media that act as echo-well and electronic toys to keep us perplexed'. Yet this first album with new material in four years has not turned out to be a gloomy record. Again a real BSP record, with the carried vocals of the brothers Jan and Neil Hamilton, the strong hooks that you often hear coming from miles away and choruses that only consist of repeatedly singing the title (Bad Bohemian, Sechs Freunde, outlier Don't Let The Sun Get In The Way). We have lost the British, British Sea Power is back. (RME)more
