Sizer Barker
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Sizer Barker was an indie band from Liverpool, England.[1]
Members
[edit | edit source]As of 2004, the band comprised frontman Carl Brown, multi-instrumentalist Tim Bruzon, and bassist Maria Hughes.[2][3]
History
[edit | edit source]Sizer Barker began as the solo project of Carl Brown, who had previously played with The Lightning Seeds and Space, in 2000.[2][4] Their name is derived from a gravestone inscription reading "William Sizer Barker", seen by Brown in a Liverpool cemetery.[1][3] The band were signed to Peter Gabriel's record label Pre.[3]
Dave Simpson of The Guardian described Sizer Barker's sound as "a wonderful, idiosyncratic thing", and likened the band to Beck, Shack and Pere Ubu.[1] Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH described their music as "life-affirming" and their debut album as "a record that could only have been made in Liverpool."[3] Andy Gill of The Independent described the album as "a sparkling, diverse collection, full of Beatlesque melodies and quirky, exotic arrangements".[2] Stewart Lee of The Times wrote of the album: "It's easy on the ear, but contains enough subliminal segments of squally guitar noise to appease those suspicious of nakedly commercial craftsmanship."[4]
The group performed a live set for Janice Long's show on BBC Radio 2 on 13 January 2005.[5]
Discography
[edit | edit source]- "Day by Day" – single, Hug Records
- "Something in the Park" – single, Hug Records
- Songs from the Parlour – EP, Pre Records
- Hotel Juicy Parlour – album, Pre Records[3][2][4]
- "Climb Aboard" – single, Pre Records
- "Day by Day" – single, Pre Records
- "Transmission Land" – single, Pre Records
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