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Track Review: British Sea Power "Atom"
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Didn't British Sea Power used to be a bunch of weird, shout and strum, jittery Pixies fanatics? I think I may have missed a few steps in their evolutionary process, but the first floated track from the UK band's forthcoming Krankenhaus EP sounds pretty blatantly Canadian. Easy scapegoats in this case are collaborators, Howard Bilerman and Efrin Menuc, formerly of Arcade Fire and currently of A Silver Mt. Zion, respectively. "Atom" sees BSP comfortably transformed into one of those strident, minimal in the build up but blasts you with symphonic catharsis on the chorus, kind of bands that we've all been practically choking on for the past three years or so. I mean this is perfectly nice for what it is, its got a good melody and a strong momentum, but is any one else out there just ready to turn the stylistic page?
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I think I'm in the minority in wishing BSP's forthcoming album will have the same haunting and majestic music beautifully put together in Open Season. 'Atom' is a warmer; I hope the EP and new album will have something different (doesn't have to be loud and fast) to offer as well. Hey, at least we didn't have to wait that long for another record.
Es
the guitars sound to me like the wedding present circa bizarro, definitely not canadian.
toby
According to sources Atom was actually recorded by the band in a disused Military Fort, and produced by Graham Sutton.Does it sound distinctly fort like now?
bonnylad
I think more than the color of the guitar tone, or who's been touted as the producer, it's the structure I'm reacting to when I say this cops the sound of the Canuck wave. It rumbles along in vague melody and then erupts into big, but by now unsurprising, communal bursts. Bands may have done this previous to the Montreal boom of 04, but that is what the sound is mainly associated with. Whether or not this has to do with any collaborators they've been working with I can't actually say, but what I hear is nice yet unmoving to me as a listener.
Jeff K
but you DID actually say "Easy scapegoats in this case are collaborators, Howard Bilerman and Efrin Menuc". and if you CAN'T actually say, why bother saying it at all?
Spaceman!