Comfort In Sound - Feeder

Feeder. Comfort in Sound. This the Welsh (Brit rock) bands fourth album. I read on the internet that it was released in the same year that their drummer committed suicide and is heavily influenced by this event (2002). This was not something I was aware of when I bought it. I have to say, I have not really gotten into anything else they have done, but this is a fair bit different to some of their singles, which had been my only other exposure to the band before this album, picked up at a car boot sale for £1.50. I was at the car boot with a mate who suggested it, I resisted, and he told me that it would be £1.50 well spent. At about 11p per track ...

'Comfort in Sound' is the first album from Brit rockers Feeder following the tragic death of their drummer Jon Lee. With this the album was ultimately going to take on a different and deeper meaning and possibly some more sympathetic reviews and press attention, but must go down as a great comeback and superb album just in general. In true rock n' roll fashion story with the death of a member and then a comeback, Feeder have a great story. They have been around for some time now; Comfort in Sound is their fifth album to date. The progression over time is quite easy to spot from the darker and harder days of 'Polythene' and 'Swim' to ...

Feeder are a group who seem to have sneaked into the spotlight, and many people wrongly assume they are a band who have experienced overnight success. In fact, by 2001, the group had amassed 14 hit Top 50 singles, most of which passed people by, and it was not until they released the magnificent Buck Rogers that they gained themselves a whole new fanbase. At the end of 2001, things were on the up for the band, but within weeks they were devastated by the suicide of drummer and founder member Jon Lee. The band (Grant Nicholas and Taka Hirose) were left with a lot of thinking to do, and the main question was should they, ...