British Sea Power 'Who's In Control?' (Rough Trade, 2011)

There seems to be a surprising amount of Record Store Day stuff knocking about after the event this year. Still, shouldn't complain as it means I managed to pick up a copy of the British Sea Power contribution, a nice double 7" in a gatefold sleeve.

Among the four tracks is 'Who's In Control?' which is a strident, firey rocker that rails at the state of advanced Capitalism that we find ourselves in. It's tempered with a hint of resignation though. "Oh, were you not told? Do you not know? Everything around you's being sold... Sometimes I wish that protesting was sexy on a Saturday night."

The guitars churn out a furious riff, the drums are like thunder and it occurs to you that the song would sound great bellowed out as a football chant. And, of course, it would be entirely appropriate for football fans to be singing about the things they know being bought and sold.

Classic Sea Power then.

Download British Sea Power 'Who's In Control?' (mp3) (Mediafire)