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The Closer You Get

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Released
  
16 March 2000

Artist
  
Six by Seven

Producer
  
John Leckie

Length
  
44:25

Release date
  
16 March 2000

Label
  
Mantra Recordings

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Recorded
  
1999 at Square Centre Studios and The Batcave in Nottingham

The Closer You Get (2000)
  
The Way I Feel Today (2002)

Genres
  
Indie rock, Shoegazing, Space rock

Similar
  
The Way I Feel Today, The Things We Make, Artists Cannibals Poets Thi, Love and Peace and Sympathy, If Symptoms Persist - Ki

The Closer You Get is the second album by English indie rock band Six by Seven, recorded at The Square Centre in Nottingham with Ric Peet (who produced one track on their first album), and John Leckie, (who has worked with many British bands including Radiohead and Simple Minds).

Contents

After the album's release, and just before playing at Glastonbury, guitarist Sam Hempton quit the band.

The album was critically acclaimed and appeared in several music magazine end-of-year polls, including those by NME and Melody Maker.

Track listing

All tracks written by Six by Seven.

Personnel

  • Chris Olley – vocals, guitar
  • Sam Hempton – guitar
  • Paul Douglas – bass
  • Chris Davis – drums
  • James Flower – keyboards
  • Songs

    1Eat Junk Become Junk3:05
    2Sawn Off Metallica Tshirt2:14
    3Ten Places to Die5:30

    References

    The Closer You Get Wikipedia