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 ...  Read the complete review

'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 ...  Read the complete review

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, ...  Read the complete review

A band's music, providing that they take the time to craft their own songs, is a direct result of their personal highs and lows. Feeder's fourth release, the aptly titled 'Comfort In Sound', is the personification of this as it was the first offering following the tragic suicide of drummer Jon Lee on January 7th, 2002. It was hardly a shock that this album lost the groups previous rocky sound, for the most part. 'Comfort In Sound', when you listen to it, is an album in which lead singer Grant Nicholas grieves openly about his regret at his lost friend and sometimes it pours out like a gaping wound. Such feeling is understandable, of course; being friends with a ...  Read the complete review

Feeder - Comfort in Sound Feeder is a band that has never stuck to a particular formula, any fan can tell you that. Grant Nicholas' songwriting has always shown variety musically throughout the six albums released: Swim, Polythene, Yesterday Went Too Soon, Echo Park, Comfort In Sound and their newest album Pushing The Senses. Opinions and popularity of the group have altered and varied across time as well. Feeder have never been the most popular band. Although now very famous particularly in the UK even headlining Festivals such as Download 2005, they have never been one to stand in the limelight of the music world, perhaps due to Grant's well-known shyness or ...  Read the complete review