Remember Me

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British Sea Power is making a name for itself more with its performances - members dress in military-style uniforms, the stage is bedecked with a stuffed bird or two - than with its recorded output, which currently numbers two singles. But a listen to its three-song 'Remember Me' single reveals a band that strikes hard at listeners, grabbing attention with searing guitar buzz and earnest vocals.

There's an updated '80s sound happening here. A remembrance of Kitchens of Distinction and Easterhouse's 'Contenders' album floats through the songs, recalling a nostalgic air for jangling, darkly melodic rock music perfect for fueling midnight drives out of the city and into the solitude of the road.

'Remember Me', the first song on the disc, is the car key thrust into the ignition and the tires squealing with a wisp of black smoke. It might be about fading away "increment by increment", but the song is the disc's punchiest. 'A Lovely Day Tomorrow' tones the anger down into an ironic sadness, while the instrumental 'Birdy' is the culmination of the disc's metaphorical drive. It's permeated with an inner peace - seagulls call in the distance while drums offer a slow-rolling beat like the drift of the tide. As the sun edges past the horizon, it's a new day for British Sea Power - promising many more excursions of pensive rock in front of the crowds and in the studio.