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British Sea Power: Valhalla Dancehall - review

(Rough Trade)There's no denying British Sea Power's bull-headed singularity. They followed their nomination for the Mercury, for 2008's Do You Like Rock Music?, with an obscurant soundtrack to a 1934 film about Irish fishermen; three months ago, they pre-empted Valhalla Dancehall's arrival with Zeus, a seven-track EP of wilful experimentation. Yet what's surprising about their fourth album proper is its apparent lack of surprises. All the usual BSP tropes – the liberal politics, the military r...

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22:00 on January 6 2011

British Sea Power: Valhalla Dancehall - review

Guardian Music — (Rough Trade)There's no denying British Sea Power's bull-headed singularity. They followed their nomination for the Mercury, for 2008's Do You Like Rock Music?, with an o... more info

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19:13 on January 6 2011

British Sea Power – Who’s In Control?

Addict Music — British Seapower are being extremely generous by giving away a second track from their new album "Valhalla Dancehall' which is out this Monday. British Sea Power – Wh... more info

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