12 Crass Songs
I am sure that many a doctoral thesis has examined the tendency of those fighting for socioeconomic equality to emerge from positions of privilege. Perhaps…
Krankenhaus? EP
British Sea Power are a little more cerebral than your average Brit Rock band. They’re busy making references to the Spirit of St. Louis and…
Cookies
Glasgow’s 1990s (that’s 1990s, not 1990’s, not The 1990s) should be commended for the effort they’ve put into trying to make a good rock ‘n…
Nux Vomica
It might seem a little odd to start a review of the new Veils album with, well, a discussion of the Red Sox, but here…
The Beatific Vision
Let’s just get things straight, the confusingly named brakesbrakesbrakes were formerly known merely as “The Brakes,” but there already was a U.S. band called “The…
Jarvis
Sometimes album artwork gives away more than the artist intends. Taking a look at the cover of Jarvis Cocker's solo debut Jarvis, we see our…
Give Blood
We exist in a world of constant warring factions: The Arabs and the Israelis, the Protestants and the Catholics, the Red Sox and the Yankees.…
Rehearsing My Choir
Typically, when promotional material for an album uses the phrase "as much musical theatre as concept album," I get the screaming heebie-geebies. My mind conjures…
Open Season
Bowie, Bowie, Bowie. Open Season, the new release by British Sea Power is audibly influenced by the great glammed one, Ziggy Stardust himself — so…
Mystic Chords of Memory
I've tried to escape it. I've hidden my poetry books. I've tried not to talk to people who look intelligent and sensitive. I've sublimated my…