Do You Like Rock Music?

British Sea Power’s Do You Like Rock Music? transforms indie rock into a vast, elemental spectacle. Guitars rise and crash like waves, drums thunder forward, and the band’s eccentric, romantic spirit gives every anthem genuine emotional weight. “Waving Flags” is the magnificent centrepiece, a stirring celebration of outsiders, unity and European fellowship, while “No Lucifer” and “Canvey Island” add menace, mystery and melancholy. The record occasionally threatens to buckle beneath its own grandeur, but its conviction carries it through. Bold, windswept and heartfelt, it captures a band aiming for the horizon and reaching it in thrilling, unforgettable style with ease.