The Closer You Get

The Closer You Get
The Closer You Get
Studio album by Six by Seven
Released	16 March 2000
Recorded	1999 at Square Centre Studios and The Batcave in Nottingham
Genre	Space rock, neo-psychedelia, shoegazing
Length	44:25
Label	Beggars Banquet (UK); Mantra Recordings (US)
Producer	Ric Peet, John Leckie, Six by Seven
Six by Seven chronology

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
NME	(9/10)
Pitchfork Media	(7.2/10)^[2]
Select	^[3]

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).

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^[4] and Melody Maker.^[5]

Track listing[]

All tracks are written by Six by Seven.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Eat Junk Become Junk"	3:05
2.	"Sawn Off Metallica T-Shirt"	2:14
3.	"Ten Places to Die"	5:30
4.	"New Year"	3:45
5.	"One Easy Ship Away"	3:04
6.	"My Life Is an Accident"	4:43
7.	"Don't Wanna Stop"	2:00
8.	"Slab Square"	2:34
9.	"England and a Broken Radio"	5:21
10.	"Another Love Song"	5:01
11.	"Overnight Success"	4:28
12.	"100 & Something Foxhall Road"	2:40

Personnel[]

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

References[]

^ Allmusic review
^ Archive, pitchforkmedia.com
^ Long, Pat (May 2000). "Album Reviews". Select.
^ NME 2000 End-of-Year poll, rocklistmusic.co.uk
^ Melody Maker 2000 End-of-Year poll, rocklistmusic.co.uk

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[1] Allmusic review

[2] Archive, pitchforkmedia.com

[3] Long, Pat (May 2000). "Album Reviews". Select.

[4] NME 2000 End-of-Year poll, rocklistmusic.co.uk

[5] Melody Maker 2000 End-of-Year poll, rocklistmusic.co.uk

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