The Things We Make

The Things We Make
Studio album by Six by Seven
Released 25 May 1998 (UK)
6 October 1998 (US)
Recorded 1997 at Moles Studios in Bath
The Wood Hall in Beckington
Chiswick Reach in London
Genre Space rock, neo-psychedelia
Length 51:28
Label Beggars Banquet (UK)
Mantra Recordings (US)
Producer Ric Peet, Trevor Curwen, Paul Corkett and Six by Seven
Six by Seven chronology

The Things We Make
(1998)		 The Closer You Get
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
Source Rating
AllMusic [1]
Pitchfork Media (6.7/10)[2]
Rolling Stone [3]

The Things We Make is the debut album by English indie rock band Six by Seven. The album included the single "European Me", described by the NME as "one of the greatest debut singles of all time". The album featured numerous 'epic' tracks with "Oh! Dear", "European Me" and "88-92-96" all clocking in at almost seven minutes or more and "Spy Song" reaching almost nine minutes. Aside from "European Me", "88-92-96", "Candlelight" and "For You" were released as singles, with "Candlelight" reaching the lower regions of the singles charts. The album was ranked 13th in NME's end-of-year poll for 1998 .

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Six by Seven, except "Young Man's Stride" was written by Jonathan Donahue and Sean Mackowiak. 

No. Title Length
1. "A Beautiful Shape"   4:37
2. "European Me"   7:10
3. "Candlelight"   4:05
4. "For You"   3:30
5. "Spy Song"   8:46
6. "Something Wild"   4:10
7. "Brilliantly Cute"   3:57
8. "Oh! Dear"   7:31
9. "88-92-96"   6:35
10. "Comedown"   1:19
11. "This" (Japan bonus track) 4:03
12. "Your Town" (Japan bonus track) 3:27
13. "Young Man's Stride" (Japan bonus track, Mercury Rev cover) 2:56

The Things We Make [Album Sampler]

  1. "Candlelight"
  2. "For You"
  3. "Something Wild"
  4. "88-92-96"

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ AllMusic
  2. ↑ Pitchfork Media
  3. ↑ Rolling Stone