News
Dec 23, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Are things back to normal in 2022? They are, aren’t they? Well not quite. More
Our Favorite 2021 Tracks That You Can Listen to All Day Long, All Day Long
Jan 25, 2022
By Mark Redfern
It is confounding that so many outlets insist on posting best songs of the year lists in early December. Not only are there several more weeks left in the year, in which a number of potential great songs could be released, it also takes time to digest all the tracks released in November and earlier in the fall. We’ve obviously taken too much time. More
Everything Was Forever Due Out February 18 via Golden Chariot
Jan 05, 2022
By Mark Redfern
Sea Power (who were formerly known as British Sea Power, but last year shortened their name partially due to “a rise in a certain kind of nationalism in this world”) have shared a new song, “Green Goddess.” It’s the latest single to be taken from their upcoming new album, Everything Was Forever, which is due out February 18 via the band’s own label Golden Chariot. More
Plus Laetitia Sadier, Michael Kiwanuka, HARD FEELINGS, Hamilton Leithauser and Kevin Morby, and a Wrap-up of the Week’s Other Notable New Tracks
Oct 15, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone)
Welcome to the 39th Songs of the Week of 2021. It was a blockbuster week for new songs, although the week’s biggest song (Adele’s “Easy On Me”) didn’t make the list. But “Easy On Me” did set the all-time record for biggest single day streams for a song in Spotify history, so Adele will be fine. This week we have a supersized Top 12 and a solid honorable mentions list. More
Everything Was Forever Due Out February 11, 2022 via Golden Chariot
Oct 13, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Sea Power (who were formerly known as British Sea Power, but recently shortened their name partially due to “a rise in a certain kind of nationalism in this world”) have shared a new song, “Folly.” It’s the latest single to be taken from their upcoming new album, Everything Was Forever, which is due out February 11, 2022 via the band’s own label Golden Chariot. More
Everything Was Forever Due Out February 11, 2022 via Golden Chariot
Sep 15, 2021
By Mark Redfern
Sea Power (who were formerly known as British Sea Power, but recently shortened their name partially due to “a rise in a certain kind of nationalism in this world”) have shared a video for their recent single “Two Fingers” and announced some 2022 UK tour dates. The song is taken from their upcoming album, Everything Was Forever, which is due out February 11, 2022 via the band’s own label Golden Chariot. More
Plus Big Thief, Trace Mountains, Macie Stewart, and a Wrap-up of the Last Two Weeks’ Other Notable New Tracks
Aug 13, 2021
By Mark Redfern (with Joey Arnone and Caleb Campbell)
Welcome to the 30th Songs of the Week of 2021. As I was on vacation last week, this week’s list covers the last two week’s worth of songs. So it’s a super-sized edition with a Top 12. More
Everything Was Forever Due Out February 11, 2022 via Golden Chariot
Aug 09, 2021
By Mark Redfern
British Sea Power have announced that they have changed their name, shortening it to simply Sea Power, and have also announced a new album, Everything Was Forever, and shared its first single, “Two Fingers.” More
Interviews
Feb 18, 2022
By Mark Redfern
To end the week, we ask Jan Scott Wilkinson of the British band Sea Power some questions about endings and death. More
Reviews
Feb 10, 2022
By Gareth O’Malley
A lot has been made about the name change that accompanied the announcement of this sextet’s first album in half a decade, but the rechristened Sea Power (formerly known as British Sea Power) is having no trouble with that teacup-sized storm. More