Felix - You Are The One I Pick

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4...according to our Brian on Fri 23 Oct, 2009.

Felix was a purveyor of smooth euphoric chart house numbers in the 90's such as the awesome 'Don't You Want Me', which was almost as memorable & catchy as the Human League number one smash of the same title. Felix in the 00's is also a Notts based M/F duo specialising in sparse, fragile, & wistful chamber pop that flutters, swoops & meanders, soft female vocals, lots of piano, some cello & the occasional reserved appearance of guitar/bass style embellishment. The drums when required are handled by a person called Elvis which just does it for me. Oh, Gareth Hardwick handled the recording & mixing. You Are The One I Pick is all very graceful & elegant and is distributed by those Kranky types. Who the redhead on the rear of the sleeve is what I'd kill to find out.... Absolute uber fox!

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* Felix is the musical duo of Lucinda Chua and Chris Summerlin, who make their home in Nottingham, England.

* The focus of the album is Lucinda’s askew stories, and the subtle conversation between her piano and the guitar accompaniment of Chris Summerlin, an intuitive discussion that speaks volumes by not saying too much and while never stepping on each other’s lines.

* The songs themselves are delicate and spare chamber pop. They are understated and deceptively simple, but deliver an emotional impact that mere decibels cannot. Lucinda’s tales of woe concern the banality of domestic life, small animals, and the desire to keep the forces of the world at bay.

* You Are the One I Pick may be an album of small charms, but they come with a frequency rarely found, and are myriad in number.

* Lucinda Chua is a classically trained pianist and cellist, has been a touring member of Stars of the Lid, and is an accomplished photographer. Chris also plays guitar in the rock band Lords. This is the first extended release for Felix following a split single with Chris Herbert on the Low Point label.

* FOR FANS OF: Regina Spektor, Stars Of The Lid, Lords, Dawn Smithson, Jessica Bailiff.
* TRACKLISTING: 1.Death to Everyone But Us 2.You Are The One I Pick 3.Ode To The Marlboro Man 4.I Wish I Was A Pony 5.Where Is My Dragon? 6.Waltzing for Weasels 7.What I Learned From TV 8.Back In Style 9.Bernard St 10.L I F T E R 11.Song About ZOO

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