Matthew Stead and Leo Collett play guitar and sing, Andy B adds the bass and Simon Bish bangs the drums and plays mouth trumpet.
Influences
The Television Personalities, Yann Tiersen, Orange Juice, Pavement, Beulah, The Smiths, Biff Bang Pow!, Sea Urchins, Brian Wilson, Felt, The Magnetic Fields, Belle and Sebastian, Morrissey, Bob Dylan, Nick Drake, Elliott Smith, Camera Obscura, The Field Mice, Teenage Fanclub
Sounds Like
Moldy Peaches, Television Personalities, The Concretes, Camera Obscura, Felt, The Field Mice, James Iha, The Magnetic Fields, Belle and Sebastian, Nick Drake
A FINE DAY FOR SAILING 'MY BABY LOVES POP MUSIC' LP POP NOISE 023.
New 11 track album includes 'God Bless New York','Honeydew and F*** You', 'Me and The Girl' (new version), 'A Fine Day For Sailing', 'My Baby Loves Pop Music pt.1 & pt.2', 'True Love (it hurts)', 'Emma-Louise '(new version), 'V.I.L.L.A.G.E. I.D.I.O.T.' (new version). 'Without You', 'Blanket Girlfriend'(new version).
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Artrocker Magazine review - out 5th December 09
AAAAA
A Fine Day For Sailing
My Baby Loves Pop Music
(Pop Noise Records)
A good colleague of mine murmured some time back that the term 'indiepop' had been kidnapped by sinister corporate maniacs, and that the word carried about as much dignity these days as Simon Cowell's toupé.
It's with relief then, that we welcome this fine Exeter band, who not only hark back to Tigermilk-era Belle and Sebastian, but do so with great tunes and an generous dose of soul.
But first: the Twee Police. Are they twee? Well, are they?! Put it this way, they're not cutely apologetic in that excuse-me-I-have-a-lisp kind of way. For example, 'Honeydew and Fuck You' is certainly upbeat and pretty, but it's also, well, a 'fuck you'. Elsewhere 'True Love (It Hurts)' summons up the band's coastal roots with a sense of sea-air and heartbreak.
If you're missing the intimacy of indiepop and can't wait for the next How Does It Feel To Be Loved club night, track these fellas down, crack open some wine and hit the fairy lights.
5/5
Ric Rawlins, Artrocker Magazine
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A FINE DAY FOR SAILING "HONEYLANDS" DEBUT LP POP NOISE 019.
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A Fine Day For Sailing
‘Honeylands’
(Pop Noise Records)
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Bittersweet lyrics and gorgeous melodies care of Exeter band, fronted by the genius songwriter, Matthew Stead. ‘Honeylands’ represents the traditional indie sound, reflecting the likes of Television Personalities, but with its own warmth, going straight for the heart. The beauty of these songs is made more vivid by the imperfect approach with which they are played. There’s more soul here than in any current so-called soul or R&B. There should be more bands like this in our area.
Arash Torabi - 247 Magazine
A Fine Day For Sailing
Honeylands
Album, Pop Noise Records
Helmed by Matthew Stead (once of the brilliant Mighty Stars) AFDFS have, in debut album ‘Honeylands’, made a lilting, coquettish, cellos and cymbals confection reminiscent of ‘Tiger Milk’-era Belle & Sebastian -although its roots reach even further back. To a time, in fact, when boys in Smiths t-shirts woo-ed girls who liked The Cure, late-night TV meant watching the test card, and courting meant bike rides along the river (the 21st century making a cameo in the giddily escapist ‘Hero Of The Home Counties’ and its “Hello Stelios, take me far away”). Winsome, Blue Dragon Noodles-flavoured fare casting about for a Diablo Cody screenplay and as heartfelt a lament to lost youth and the death of real indie as you’ll ever hear: “You just don’t kill me anymore/You’re not an indie kid no more.”
Anna Britten
Four stars
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A FINE DAY FOR SAILING "ME AND THE GIRL" 3 TRACK CD SINGLE, ME AND THE GIRL, VILLAGE IDIOT, IS HE THE ONE THAT YOU WANT.
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MATTHEW STEAD'S PRE- FINE DAY ALBUM, STORYTIME: (VINYL LP FREE CD).
Just to let you know we played My Baby Just Loves Pop Music Part 1 on the show at the weekend. You can hear BBC Bristol Introducing anytime via "listen again" at bbc.co.uk/bristol or the iPlayer
I love your new lovely pop tunes!! I am enjoying the wonderful time with your songs!! Heartwarming acoustic and happy fine singing are making me lovely smiles!!
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