I picked up comet gain s broken record prayers two weeks ago, and the opening track, jack nance hair, is a talker. Comet gain is a british indie rock band with heavy influences from dexys midnight runners and northern soul. Over a long span, the london band have made energetic, heartbreaking indie pop that relies on punk, mod, country rock and incisive lyrics for support. Followup release broken record prayers compiled singles, peel sessions and unreleased tracks from 1998 to 2008 to further critical acclaim.
Feb 09, 2011 comet gain almost complete discography few bands have such an unhinged vigor and voracity and level of emotional conveyance as comet gain does. Cobbled together in 1992 and sustained in shifting incarnations since, comet gain have always evinced a confident timelessness. May 01, 2009 however, i recently found one exception to the rule. Oct 25, 2008 new single from comet gain called love without lies. David charlie christian feck presses on, and for broken record prayers hes united, with no immediate warrant, sundry singles recorded between 1997 and 2007.
However, i recently found one exception to the rule. Comet gain broken record prayers 2008, vinyl discogs. Now, we welcome the newest recording, howl of the lonely crowd, which appears to have a twosided storyone. Broken record prayers opens with jack nance hair, a languid soulinfused slice of janglepop given all sorts of edge by being topped and tailed by a spoken monologue which eventually declares beware our bitten mouths and fingernails. Download new club compilation comet gain fireraisers forever. Comet gain comet gain are a british indie pop band, formed by singersongwriter and guitarist david bower aka david feckdavid christian in 1992, with musical influences including postpunk and northern soul. Broken record prayers is a compilation album by british indie pop band comet gain.
Broken record prayers, an album by comet gain on spotify. By using our website and our services, you agree to our use of cooki. I i thought i could change the world this way sometimes i remember i felt that every day but you dont need to sleep at all you leave the pennies where they fall and that our dreams never could. All songs written by david feck except where noted. Broken record prayers is a mix of comet gain rarities, bsides and such but hangs together like the perfect indie pop album. Comet gain almost complete discography bigger splashes. Watch the video for you can hide your love forever from comet gain s broken record prayers for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.
Broken record prayers, comet gain, free album cliggo music. Comet gain was started in david fecks bedroom in oxford, united kingdom in 1992. The outcome is a 70minute behemoth, a sprawling, desultory, but variously touching apparatus of. On their debut album, nine times that same song, the. Watch the video for love without lies from comet gain s broken record prayers for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Comet gain are a british indie pop band, formed by singersongwriter and guitarist. However, the high points get spread out nicely throughout the album.
For years i felt like my adoration for comet gain was unjustified, as very few, if any, of my friends had even listened to the band. Shop mp3 zip download broken record prayers by comet gain. But, with the release of broken record prayers, their singles collection, the group slowly seemed to gain ground with the masses. Hes worn the same suit for weeks and moused up his look hes got a pocket for his walkman and a pocket for his bus book in order.
New single from comet gain called love without lies. As the photograph on the cover of broken record prayers states, in black marker scrawled on the back of a womans hand, dreams never end. Various incarnations of comet gain have been putting out records for almost two decades now, and compiling a whole albums worth of oneoff singles, rarities, session tracks, and whatnot comet gain s hatful of hollow was a nice gesture. Comet gain howl of the lonely crowd mp3 album download. Magnificent lo fi pop with a sound palate from k records and postcard but cutting up to date lyricism it may be their 9 th album but theyve never sounded better dont be fooled by the jangle though this isnt a musical peter pan moment where theyre still copying their 1995 debut, this is a band flexing their creative and songwriting muscles expertly and taking aim at the.
Ii comet gain, postcareer crash, postvelocette, culled from singles released between 1998 and last year. The recent releases chart brings together critical reaction to new albums from more than 50 sources worldwide. The songs here are a vital document of the band, an amazing run of songs that are always true to the ideals of the band. They have their punk roots, their tweepop roots, their northern soul roots, etc. Various incarnations of comet gain have been putting out records for almost two decades now, and compiling a whole albums worth of oneoff singles, rarities, session tracks, and whatnot. And yet thats the beauty of the comet gain machine, and of broken record prayers as a whole. Comet gain s singles are uniformly superior to its albums, twenty blasts of perfection from all across the indie pop spectrum, moves worked out in the mirror, at home, alone. Comet gain broken record prayers comet gain are one of the most underrated contemporary indie bands in the uk. Listen free to comet gain broken record prayers jack nance hair, you can hide your love forever and more. If youve ever wondered what kind of band puts alist material on a limitedto500 single thats destined to sit under somebodys bed, wonder no more.
Broken record prayers by comet gain released in 2008 via milou studios, whats your rupture genre. Here you can buy and download music mp3 comet gain. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Comet gain broken record prayers delorean tiny mix tapes. Buy mp3 music online comet gain howl of the lonely crowd. Download not available realistes sounds like the aural equivalent of a herkyjerk tube ride across london, with clattering, garagelike tunes rollicking along before going underground for a sobering mindthegap ballad along the way. Its fair to say that realistes is a fairly lofi record, that kind of recordedinadustbin sound that graham coxon used to do so well on early solo outings. Jan 18, 2012 broken record prayers, comet gain s 2009 singles collection, is a sleeper of a record.
I heard comet gain first listening to the excellent 2008 compilation broken record prayers and was keen to hear more. Read mp3 zip download broken record prayers by comet gain from the story shop by autota1960 with reads. Broken record prayers, comet gain s 2009 singles collection, is a sleeper of a record. Here, collected, are pages of a scrapbook of eternal youth, the. The band includes exhuggy bear bass player jon slade and included future velocette members sarah bleach and jax coombes.
A girl with a thick accent recites verses about believing in art and music over strummed guitars and a light rhythm. The band was formed in oxford in 1992 by david, who roped in housemate phil sutton. At 74 minutes, broken record prayers will try the patience of even comet gain s mostdevoted fans. Broken record prayers features twenty tracks of mk. Reviews of broken record prayers by comet gain, british indie rock band, said to have been a big influence on the cribs. He roped in housemate phil sutton, the soft city to play drums, and then. The album continues comet gains torrid union of mod punksoulpop and garageindie revisionism. Buy a cd or vinyl record and get 90 days free amazon music unlimited. This 20song collection of the underrated uk bands decade of output provides a timely and carefully filtered introduction to its discography. Broken record prayers is a collection of singles both old and new, peel sessions, and unreleased tracks recorded after the original lineup of comet gain split in 1998. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Find similar albums to broken record prayers comet gain on allmusic. The followup release, broken record prayers, compiled singles, peel sessions and unreleased tracks from 1998 to 2008. Music video for comet gain s awesome beatnik music video for comet gain s awesome beatnik skip navigation.
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