Not many bands, for instance, would appear on stage decked out in foliage they had collected themselves, despite the obvious risk of looking like a garden centre, as they hammered out their blend of Joy Division and Cure-tinged rock covered in leaves and sticks. But somehow BSP managed to pull it off while endearing themselves to a fanatical cult following.
But after the critical success of their first two albums, The Decline of British Sea Power', and the terribly underrated Open Season, can they pull of the same trick for the third time with Do You Like Rock Music?
Well in short, yes they can. And while their first two albums took inspiration from 80s indie bands, this time they've looked further afield, to Canada. But more specifically to Montreal band Arcade Fire. Right from the album's opener, All in It to the anthemic and brilliant Waving Flags, Arcade Fire's signature sound – swelling guitars and choral swells – are present albeit with a BSP twist.
Such influence is understandable, given that former Arcade Fire drummer Howard Bilerman is one of the album's three producers, no doubt lending the Brighton band some of the studio secrets he picked up during the recording of one of the best debut albums ever, Funeral.
Elsewhere, there are shades of Interpol and The Flaming Lips as BSP take us on a voyage through their take on the history of rock music. Track Down On the Ground fuses Interpol with The Ramones while A Trip Out nods to early Blur with its chirpy guitar and vocal hooks, while song Open the Door is a very British take on The Shins.

With dry witty lyrics touching on subjects as diverse as Danish nuclear physicist Niels Bohr and immigration, Do You Like Rock Music? constantly fascinates throughout its 55 minutes of playtime. And it is poised to produce some of this year's best festival anthems.