‘Sorry I’m not saying very much – we’re trying to pack as many songs in as possible,’ explained British Sea Power front-man Jan Scott Wilkinson. He wasn’t wrong – his band played more or less solidly for an hour and a half to a chilly Glaswegian crowd hemmed into the Arches – a former viaduct turned gig venue.
British Sea Power are one of those bands whose albums are dangerously close to becoming beige – they occupy a space somewhere between Arcade Fire and the Manic Street Preachers. Previous albums carried a judgemental tone, almost as if the idea of popularity and...13/02/2011 | British Sea Power – The Arches, Glasgow
‘Sorry I’m not saying very much – we’re trying to pack as many songs in as possible,’ explained British Sea Power front-man Jan Scott Wilkinson. He wasn’t wrong – his band played more or less solidly for an hour and a half to a chilly Glaswegian crowd hemmed into the Arches – a former viaduct turned gig venue.
British Sea Power are one of those bands whose albums are dangerously close to becoming beige – they occupy a space somewhere between Arcade Fire and the Manic Street Preachers. Previous albums carried a judgemental tone, almost as if the idea of popularity and...