British Sea Power is powerful

Release date: January 10th, 2010
Genre: alternative rock, indie

At first I paid little attention to Valhalla Dancehall, but on second glance, it really is quite something. The sound of British Sea Power is deep and layered, much like The National. What sets them apart? They're fun and convertible in the way great indie rock always is.

They were exactly as I expected them to be and to my delight, lovelier. Basically, the album title is fitting and the more I stare at the cover, the more I like it. Favourite tracks? "Observe The Skies" and "Heavy Water". Take a listen,

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and download "Who's In Control" via Rough Trade Records.

A human experience, through audio.

Despite its title, the Drop covers all genres, including EDM. It focussed primarily on the local Toronto scene until 2013, after which most of my written music coverage shifted to The B-Side, a publication friends and I founded at UC Berkeley. During that time, this page has held more poetry and personal musings, but as of 2017, I'm back to covering what I did best here -- new and unique sounds.

Kindly direct all inquiries and material to jo@dropmeinthemiddle.com.