I never knew quite how much I loved Felt, brainchild of the enigmatic Lawrence. They made albums I wanted to love, but too often felt all of a sameness. Still, the one thing they did was quite magical - and this song for me captures them at their best.
An American transplanted to the UK, Heidi Berry was signed to Creation, then 4AD, and more of a folk singer than an indie-rocker, she sang beautiful ethereal songs which seemed to fit in no particular genre. She now teaches songwriting at the Brighton Institute of Modern Music, and still performs occasionally.
felt are an obscure taste. I had a housemate who knew Lawrence and loved them, but I couldn;t really see the charm, except for the odd track like this one!
ReplyDeleteI'm too old to gobble peyote. I think I'd find a roommate who did that pretty annoying these days!