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