Today we have a new video from British Sea Power for their metaphysically meaty single “Machineries of Joy“. Created by Clare Tavernor and Angus Sutherland, the video uses the image of a lone bike rider to dramatic effect capturing her simple joys and struggles with striking, intimate imagery. Played in tandem with the rousing track and it’s heady but rewarding lyrics, even the the biker’s everyday struggles begin to suggest something heroic…British Sea Power’s fifth LP Machineries of Joy comes out on vinyl, CD, and cassette April 1st via Rough Trade. The cassette will be a limited edition release, and will include demos of songs from the record. Scott Wilkinson, the band’s singer and guitarist has this to say about the new record, “We’d like to think the album is warm and restorative. Various things are touched on in the words – Franciscan monks, ketamine, French female bodybuilders turned erotic movie stars. The world often seems a mad, hysterical place at the moment. You can’t really be oblivious to that, but we’d like the record to be an antidote – a nice game of cards in pleasant company.” Fans in the UK can catch up with the band this coming April. The dates are listed below.
British Sea Power tour the UK:
Thurs 4 April – Exeter Phoenix
Fri 5 April – Birmingham Library
Sat 6 April – Newcastle University
Sun 7 April – Glasgow Oran Mor
Tues 9 April – Leeds Met University
Weds 10 April – Nottingham Rescue Rooms
Thurs 12 April – Manchester Gorilla
Sun 14 April – Cardiff Coal Exchange
Mon 15 April – Portsmouth Wedgewood
Tues 16 April – Norwich Waterfront
Weds 17 April – London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
