british sea power

fear of drowning

this band got pretty smashing reviews when the decline of british sea power came out. then the hype sort of died out but what remains is one of the very best albums of last year. but it is one of these tricky ones. there isn't really a stand-out track that stands out - the album works as whole. it works ok in pieces too. but it is better as a whole. and you will actually not realize you like it until one day that you realize that you can't really live without it. ok, maybe a slight exaggeration but it is pretty brilliant. so, in short, a single song has no chance of doing the album justice but here it is anyways.

and, if you don't want to take my word for it, take Lou Reed's word it: it is a good album. [and if you don't like Lou Reed, like me, the album is still good.]