glenn gamboa: stuff&nonsense

Until now, British Sea Power has been better-known for its famous eccentricities - a love of bird-watching, shows with a guy in a 10-foot bear suit onstage, reported fisticuffs with bands they were collaborating with - than the band’s actual music.

So when Sea Power’s latest album asks the musical question “Do You Like Rock Music?” (Rough Trade), it’s tempting to react the way New Yorkers react to all those Times Square hawkers who clog the sidewalks annoyingly asking, “Do you like comedy?”