Felt
| Track | Album/Single |
|---|---|
| Fortune | Crumbling The Antiseptic Beauty |
| The World Is As Soft As Lace | The Splendour Of Fear |
| Spanish House | The Strange Idols Pattern ... |
| Primitive Painters | Ignite The Seven Cannons |
| Song For William S Harvey | Let The Snakes Crinkle Their Heads ... |
| Rain Of Crystal Spires | Forever Breathes The Lonely Word |
| Dark Red Birds | Poem Of The River |
| Apple Boutique | The Pictorial Jackson Review |
| Run Chico Run | Train Above The City |
| Down An August Path | Me And A Monkey On The Moon |
Felt playlist
Contributor: Nairn Davidson
Felt released ten albums in ten years. One for every year of the eighties. Then they split, as they always threatened to do. This perfect symmetry appealed to Lawrence (always just Lawrence), lead singer, pop perfectionist and obsessive compulsive.
There is no Felt sound. At times they produced lush indie-pop, space jazz, piano and vibes workouts, Dylan-ish confessionals and filigree pop. For the first two albums, Maurice Deebank, lead guitarist, was explicitly forbidden to play barre chords. The eighth album is a selection of demos which Creation put out against Lawrence’s wishes. The fifth album contains ten instrumentals and lasts 16 minutes.
I have picked a song from each of the ten albums (in chronological order above). I make the case for Felt being the last great albums band, mainly for delivering on their mission statement, and leaving behind a perfectly-formed discography.
Toppermosts still required for Lawrence’s subsequent work with Denim and Go Kart Mozart.
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My memories of Felt are fuzzy to say the least