'Down The Days' is like Teenage Fanclub doing Bigstar. It's happy, summery indie guitar pop. B-Side 'After The Storm' is more somber and is a stripped down guitar and vocal tune about broken hearts. Weep.....................
Norman Records
The Fischers Down the Days
Lostmusic 7"
Article written by Ged M
Nov 27, 2007.
Jamie Holman announces his new band with a big, swoonsome indiepop anthem. ‘Down the Days’ is full of racing guitars (think Teenage Fanclub and Cinerama) and a keening boy-girl chorus. The mood is dreamy and hopeful but there’s always room for Mr Holman's trademark cynicism: “everyone’s for sale at some point, nothing’s built to last”. If that’s good, flip it over for best. ‘After the Ice Storm’ has the sort of despairing, introspective beauty that the last Tompaulin album (the ace-to-the-power-of-infinity ‘Into the Black’) possessed. It's a claustrophobic kitchen sink drama, a story of bitter unfaithfulness, twisting and turning from reason to pleading to loathing in the course of three perfectly weighted minutes, and with a splendid c-word sign-off. If you love Darren Hayman, David Gedge and the acidic side of Bob Dylan, you'll love this. This is a defiant, verging on the arrogant, assertion of the new band’s existence and it's more than justified....www.soundsxp.com.....................
"The Fischers ‘Down the days’ (Lost Music).......................................
Second featured release from the newly set up UK imprint Lost Music features a long overdue return to the fold for a certain Jamie Holman. Holman was at one time as everyone knows the main man of the sadly missed Tompaulin - a band who were destined for great things yet dogged with press and public indifference, a hand full of singles and an album appearing via the likes of Ugly Man and Track and Field were eagerly lapped up by the 60’s pop infatuated cognoscenti and then no more. Several years down the line a spot of tinkering here and there with the line ups and the Fischers were born. ’Down the Days’ will not disappoint the old guard, the trademark fragile pop shimmer of his previous charges remains intact though this time distilled into a prime sliced pristinely prickly portion of lilting craftsmanship, silkily freewheeling with boy / girl harmonies atop a lazy eyed and breezy countrified coda braided by the delicate tumble of sun laced jangles and twinkling ivories that once combined exude of off guard quietly alluring effervescence that fizzes and buzzes beneath your defences.
That said - and as is always the case with these things - the real cherry is to be found over on the flip. The weeping acoustically drawn ’'after the ice storm’ is beautifully forlorn, intimate and gentle recalling in the main Darren Hayman’s more frailly bruised moments from his Hefner days, you can imagine this being set to a full string accompaniment amid a gospel styled setting and literally bringing the house down, for now though safe to say this achingly touching gem of regret and loss will hurt n a way as though some unseen hand is performing open heart surgery on you without the aid of anaesthesia. Priceless. "...
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.............................................................Dreamy Indie pop, like Jesus & Mary Chain playing Lowgold songs…www.subba-cultcha.com
..............................................................There’s a soft darkness and gentle melancholy at the heart of their songs that remind you of Galaxie 500 but tonight they have more of a muscular and anthemic-sounding jingle-jangle than I’ve seen them previously, reminiscent of Teenage Fanclub.........sounds xp............................
perhaps they are here for The Fischers, they play rather fabulous indiepop songs that do all the right things in all the right places. They have a penchant for chiming minor chords and a sweet melancholia that recalls East Village and you just know that is bound to have me all of a quiver. For anyone with a penchant for classy songs given an accomplished but edgy performance, The Fischers are well worth looking out for tangents.co.uk.................... This was brilliant debut gig, from a group which will undoubtedly become one of my new favourite bands. Rock on, the Fischers www.pennyblackmusic.com.......... ...tapping into the same sort of mythic American songpool as the Jesus and Mary Chain, the Velvets and Galaxie 500. If the start of the set was as good as the last four songs I want to re-make their acquaintance very soon. www.soundsxp.com
Alright, one of the tunes we recorded with The Enemys producer is now on our page, Have a listen, let us know what you think, leave us a comment!
Hey, Guys! Come to Wittonstock! As you probably already know, what we used to call 'Arts In The Park' is now going to be held in the town centre, which I'm sure you will agree is crap. A few friends and I have been discussing organising an event during the summer in Witton Park ourselves.
We were thinking of getting as many people as we can to come down one weekend with as many different acoustic instruments we can find and having a little party of our own. You'd have to bring your own beer and refreshments ( but if there are enough people coming I might treat you all to a little summit-summit from my glorious kitchen) and we can have our own 'do. Everyone and anyone is welcome, and give me some ideas on entertainment!
Thanks for all your feedback everyone! It's been amazing!
I have gotten some requests about the date of our little party and many of you have suggested that we hold it the same day as the council's do...... so that is exactly whats gonna happen!
As soon as I find out the date I will let everyone know. (It will probably be July 19th and 20th, subject to change) If it's any different, I will let everyone know!
*REMEMBER*
Everyone will have to bring their own entertainment and food, etc as I don't have the nessessary permit for this to be an official event. It would be great if everyone could bring their acoustic instruments (if you can't play, bring a tamborine!)
I will keep everyone up to date with any news I have to offer, but don't hesitate to get in touch! Just send me a message! Remember also to tell as many people as possible to come and join us in saying ' F*@K You!' to the council for messing up the one good thing about Blackburn!
Till then......... Lucy San www. myspace. com/lucy_san
Hey, Guys! Come to Wittonstock! As you probably already know, what we used to call 'Arts In The Park' is now going to be held in the town centre, which I'm sure you will agree is crap. A few friends and I have been discussing organising an event during the summer in Witton Park ourselves.
We were thinking of getting as many people as we can to come down one weekend with as many different acoustic instruments we can find and having a little party of our own. You'd have to bring your own beer and refreshments ( but if there are enough people coming I might treat you all to a little summit-summit from my glorious kitchen) and we can have our own 'do. Everyone and anyone is welcome, and give me some ideas on entertainment!
Thanks for all your feedback everyone! It's been amazing!
I have gotten some requests about the date of our little party and many of you have suggested that we hold it the same day as the council's do...... so that is exactly whats gonna happen!
As soon as I find out the date I will let everyone know. (It will probably be July 19th and 20th, subject to change) If it's any different, I will let everyone know!
*REMEMBER*
Everyone will have to bring their own entertainment and food, etc as I don't have the nessessary permit for this to be an official event. It would be great if everyone could bring their acoustic instruments (if you can't play, bring a tamborine!)
I will keep everyone up to date with any news I have to offer, but don't hesitate to get in touch! Just send me a message! Remember also to tell as many people as possible to come and join us in saying ' F*@K You!' to the council for messing up the one good thing about Blackburn!
Till then......... Lucy San www. myspace. com/lucy_san
Mick! Welcome to our sacred realm of talents, at UK Artists "LIVE" we strive for great features , interviews and education on the genre we present...beautiful songs, here, very beautiful indeed...
As a very busy music journalist,biographer, music consultant for film and television,it is rare that I come upon a band such as that which I have up now....
That said, would love it much if you would take a moment to drop by and read perhaps the most compelling interview I have conducted in a very long time, THE JONES, a great punk band of brothers(five)who survived the horrors of the 1998 Jakarta upheaval of government-they were kidnapped, beaten, starved,and returned to their families intact with beautiful spirits and love like I have never witnessed....
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