Have You Fed the Fish?

Singer-Songwriter · 2002 · 15 tracks

Have You Fed the Fish?

Badly Drawn Boy

A lush expansion of scruffy indie folk into cinematic chamber pop. Sweeping strings meet domestic anxieties and high-gloss melodies.

November 4, 2002 · Twisted Nerve

A grand, cinematic embrace of domestic life that balances playful humor with a deep, melodic melancholy.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks

01

Coming In to Land

1:39

02

Have You Fed the Fish?

4:18

03

Born Again

4:41

04

40 Days, 40 Fights

3:55

05

All Possibilities

3:54

06

I Was Wrong

1:11

07

You Were Right

4:52

08

Centrepeace

1:53

09

How?

5:15

10

The Further I Slide

3:48

11

Imaginary Lines

0:46

12

Using Our Feet

4:11

13

Tickets to What You Need

2:48

14

What Is It Now?

2:42

15

Bedside Story

4:53

Moments Worth Listening For

The meta-humor of the pilot announcement in the intro setting a playful, self-aware tone for the record.

The soaring, radio-ready chorus of 'You Were Right' where the intimate lyrics meet a grand, cinematic arrangement.

The way 'How?' builds from a simple piano melody into a dense, orchestral meditation on the limitations of art.

Reviews

indielondon.co.uk

AllMusic

BBC Music

stylusmagazine.com

Where This Album Departs

How does Have You Fed the Fish? sound next to the rest of Badly Drawn Boy's catalogue?

Orchestral Arrangement+1.5σ

The production is pushed notably harder into orchestral arrangement than this artist usually allows.

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