Do You Like Rock Music?

Do You Like Rock Music?
Studio album by British Sea Power
Released 14 January 2008
Genre Indie rock
Length 54:37
Label Rough Trade
Producer BSP & Graham Sutton
British Sea Power chronology

Open Season
(2005)		 Do You Like Rock Music?
(2008)		 Man of Aran
(2009)

Do You Like Rock Music? is the third album from the Brighton-based English band, British Sea Power. It was released on 14 January 2008 in the UK and 12 February 2008 in the United States. The album is preceded by the Krankenhaus? EP, released on digital download on 8 October 2007.

It entered the UK Albums Chart at number 10 and the Irish Albums Chart at number 37.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
BBC Favourable[2]
Blender [3]
Drowned in Sound 9/10[4]
The List [5]
NME 7/10[6]
Paste Magazine [7]
Pitchfork Media 8.2/10[8]
Q
The Times [9]
Tinymixtapes [10]

It is one of the few albums to not receive an actual numerical review from Pitchfork Media, instead initially receiving a rating of "U.2", with a middling review citing its ambitious nature while stating "Do You Like Rock Music? doesn't fail miserably... but disappoints gently." After a change to their site layout and rating presentation, that rating now appears as 8.2, though the review itself has not changed.[8]

The album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize on July 22, 2008.

Track listing

No. TitleWriter(s) Length
1. "All in It"  Yan/BSP 2:11
2. "Lights Out for Darker Skies"  Yan/BSP 6:36
3. "No Lucifer"  Hamilton/BSP 3:27
4. "Waving Flags"  Noble/Yan/BSP 4:07
5. "Canvey Island"  Yan/BSP 3:41
6. "Down on the Ground"  Hamilton/BSP 4:23
7. "A Trip Out"  Hamilton/Wood/BSP 3:16
8. "The Great Skua"  Noble/BSP 4:35
9. "Atom"  Yan/BSP 5:38
10. "No Need to Cry"  Hamilton/BSP 3:43
11. "Open the Door"  Hamilton/BSP 4:56
12. "We Close Our Eyes"  Yan/BSP 8:04

Personnel

British Sea Power

Additional musicians[11]
  • Abi Fry – viola, string arrangements
  • Becky Foon – cello, string arrangements, choir (tracks 1 and 12)
  • Eamon Hamilton – harmonium
  • Phil Sumner – cornet
  • Graham Sutton – additional keys and programming
  • Basia Bulat – choir (tracks 1 and 12)
  • Bobby Bulat – choir (tracks 1 and 12)
  • Holly Rancher – choir (tracks 1 and 12)
  • Howard Bilerman – choir (tracks 1 and 12)
  • Jo Israel – choir (tracks 1 and 12)
  • Laura Kennison – choir (track 4)
  • Lisa Lindley-Jones – choir (track 4)
  • Vicky Oag – choir (track 4)
  • BSP – string arrangements
Technical personnel[11]
  • Graham Sutton – mixing (except track 12), production
  • BSP – recording (tracks 4, 9, 10), production, packaging and photos
  • Howard Bilerman – recording (except tracks 4, 9 and 10)
  • Efrim Menuck – recording (except tracks 4, 9 and 10)
  • Jan Scott Wilkinson ("Yan") – mixing (track 12)
  • Milos Hajicek – assistant engineering
  • Laurence Aldridge – assistant engineering
  • Luke Joyse – assistant engineering
  • Tim Young – mastering
  • Stuart Hawkes – mastering
  • Matthew Wood ("Wood") – packaging and photos
  • Alison Fielding – packaging and photos
  • David Taylor – packaging and photos
  • The Outlying Station – sleeve notes

Chart performance

Chart (2008) Peak
position
Dutch Albums (MegaCharts)[12] 97
Irish Albums (IRMA)[13] 37
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 10
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[15] 5

Release history

Region Date
United Kingdom 14 January 2008
Australia 9 February 2008
United States 12 February 2008

References

  1. ↑ Monger, James Christopher. "Do You Like Rock Music? - British Sea Power". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  2. ↑ http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/wb4h/[]
  3. ↑ http://www.blender.com/guide/new/54992/do-you-like-rock-music.html[]
  4. ↑ http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11798/reviews/2779447-
  5. ↑ Pia, Camilla (4 January 2008). "British Sea Power - Do You Like Rock Music?". The List. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  6. ↑ Nicolson, Barry (18 January 2008). "British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?". NME. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  7. ↑ http://www.pastemagazine.com/articles/2008/02/do-you-like-rock-music.html
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Deusner, Stephen M. (12 February 2008). "British Sea Power: Do You Like Rock Music?". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  9. ↑ http://entertainment.timesonline.co.uk/tol/arts_and_entertainment/music/cd_reviews/article3127290.ece
  10. ↑ http://www.tinymixtapes.com/British-Sea-Power,5030[]
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Credits adapted from CD liner notes.
  12. ↑ "British Sea Power – Do You Like Rock Music?" (in Dutch). Dutchcharts.nl. Hung Medien. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  13. ↑ "GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 4, 2008". Chart-Track. IRMA. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  14. ↑ "2008-01-26 Top 40 UK Albums Archive". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  15. ↑ "British Sea Power Album & Song Chart History" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for British Sea Power. Retrieved 3 November 2014.