Released October 21st, 2002
Track Listing: 1.) Just The Way I'm Feeling 2.) Come Back Around 3.) Helium
4.) Child In You 5.) Comfort In Sound 6.) Forget About Summer 7.) Summer's Gone
8.) Godzilla 9.) Quick Fade 10.) Find The Colour 11.) Love Pollution 12.) Moonshine
Of all Feeder's albums, most likely the worst. Many people talk of it being more balanced as an album than Echo Park, which I agree to. However, I greatly prefer the jagged, uneven nature of Echo Park to the bland, much to sedate and forgettable nature of many of the songs. I am not one to favor only roiling guitars and walls of distortion, though, and quite enjoy a very minimalist and sparse composition, so my complaint does not lie with the general acoustic weakness in relation to the other albums. I take issue with such painful radio friendly tracks as "Find The Colour", "Just The Way I'm Feeling" and "Comfort In Sound" (which incidently all sound very much alike), and am irked by the confused melange of retro noise that invades potentially moving tracks such as "Quick Fade". However, they do make an impressive show of songcraft on certain tracks. "Come Back Around" is a standout track that is reminiscent of the fun rockers off of Echo Park, and "Child In You" is beautifully minimalist. "Helium" and "Godzilla" are two noise infused sonic messes that still manage to be penetratingly catchy and pleasing. And I am in reverence of the grand and very surprising closing track, "Moonshine", which is an exceedingly well crafted number, almost redeeming the album. In short, I find that the album certainly has its high points, and is probably worth a purchase. However, its low points are quite glaringly ugly, and are far too blatantly commercial for my tastes. I appreciate the fact that Feeder have slowly moved away from hyper distorted grunge and straight ahead rock into more experimental and different directions. They just seem to be getting overwhelmed with improper production and a desire for commercial success.