I was born in Nottingham and lived in a village to the south of the city for four and a half years before moving to London, and as such retain an affinity for the city. Nottingham does not have the greatest music pedigree, but I think the best band to come from the city is Six By Seven, although admittedly the only other band I can think of from the jewel of the East Midlands is the Tindersticks.
If you listen to the first two tracks on The Closer You Get, the brilliantly named Eat Junk Become Junk and Sawn Off Metallica T-Shirt, you would be forgiven for thinking that Six By Seven are a metal band. This turns out not to be the case. What they do a lot is repeat particular riffs until they are ingrained into the mind, building up to crescendos on the way. There is a lot of guitar, but also keyboards, at a couple of points during the album I am even slightly reminded of Josh Wink's Higher State Of Conciousness.
What I also like about this album in particular is the nostalgic feeling I get when they make references to Nottingham. So, if Midland Main Line, Forest Fields and Slab Square mean nothing to you, then you probably won't have the same feelings about this album as I do, but then it is my chart...
Recommended Track: My Life Is An Accident
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