British Sea Power

It was already revealed months ago that Radiohead would headline Glastonbury 2017, and today over 80 more acts were announced, including Phoenix, Run the Jewels, Alt-J, Future Islands, The Flaming Lips, The Avalanches, and more…

Let The Dancers Inherit The Party will be BSP’s first album in four years.

For those keeping score, your man Klaus has played drums in many many unpopular and unsignable bands since 1991. I’ve dragged my 1964 Ludwig Oyster Black Pearl 4 piece kit (2nd rack tom not shown) with 1965 Gretsch snare (all of which were purchased in North Dartmouth, Massachusetts for $175) from one end of the earth (the Northeast) to the other (the Midwest mostly) hundreds of times…

Folliage-loving indie rockers British Sea Power are set to return with Machineries of Joy which is out April 2 digitally (a week later in physical formats) on the band’s longtime home of Rough Trade…

today in Chicago * Birds & Batteries, Boutros @ Whistler * Agalloch, Worm Ouroboros, Locrian @ Reggie’s * British Sea Power, A Classic Education @ Lincoln Hall * Godspeed You…

The Greenhornes @ Garage Fest in 2010 (more by BBG) I Hope whoever made it down to SXSW 2011 is now well rested (I’m not yet), because we’ve got a slew of amazing shows to choose from this weekend…

A Classic Education at BV-CMJ 2009 (by Bill Pearis) Bologna’s A Classic Education will hop the pond to join the throngs at SXSW before hopping on tour with fellow Europeans British Sea Power who have expanded their previously announced trek to now include three NYC-area dates instead of just one…

DOWNLOAD: British Sea Power – “Who’s In Control?” (MP3) The new LP, Valhalla Dancefloor, is out now via Rough Trade. Download “Who’s In Control…

And this year’s nominees are:Adele – 19 British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music? Burial – Untrue Elbow – The Seldom Seen Kid Estelle – Shine Laura Marling – Alas, I Cannot Swim Neon Neon – Stainless Style Portico Quartet – Knee Deep In The North Sea Rachel Unthank – The Bairns Radiohead – In Rainbows Robert Plant & Alison Krauss – Raising Sand The Last Shadow Puppets – The Age of the UnderstatementWhich album “album from the United Kingdom or Ireland” did they miss this year…

British Sea Power @ MHOW – May 11, 2008 (more by allan) Thurston Moore & Nancy Garcia @ No Fun Fest 2008 (more by Seth Tisue) Zach Condon & ring @ MHOW last night (more by Bao Nguyen) tonight in NYC & NJ * Dandi Wind @ Knitting Factory * The Swell Season @ Radio City Music Hall * Joey Ramone’s Birthday Bash at Irving Plaza * The Mary Onettes & Blacklist @ Mercury Lounge * British Sea Power & Jeffrey Lewis @ Maxwell’s * Los Campesinos & Titus Andronicus @ Bowery Ballroom * Thee Silver Mt Zion Memorial Orchestra @ Music Hall The Mary Onettes are from Sweden, are on tour, are not twee, and also playing Union Hall on May 23rd…