Rock folklore has it that Win Butler spent three months following a British Sea Power tour around Canada
before recording Arcade Fire’s debut. The influence of the Brighton based band on Funeral was almost tangible, but four years on they attract only a modest following while the Canadian troupe have become one of music’s hottest properties.
British Sea Power’s third LP, provocatively titled Do You Like Rock Music?, sees the debt repaid. Not only did the band travel to Canada to record several tracks, but even invited former Arcade Fire drummer Howard Bilerman to produce them
how strange it is 