The Closer You Get

The Closer You Get
Studio album by Six By Seven
Released 2000
Recorded Nottingham 1999
Genre Indie rock
Length 44:25
Label UK Beggars Banquet
US Mantra Records
Producer Ric Peet and John Leckie
Six By Seven chronology
Ten Places To Die
(1999)		 The Closer You Get
(2000)		 New Year
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
Allmusic link
NME (9/10)
Pitchfork Media (7.2/10) link

The Closer You Get was Six by Seven's second album. Recorded at The Square Centre in Nottingham with Ric Peet - who'd produced one track on their first album - and John Leckie - who'd worked with many British bands including Radiohead and Simple Minds. 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 [1] and Melody Maker [2].

Track listing

  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