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There are three artists with the name Felt:

1) Felt was a 1980s UK indie band hailing from Birmingham, led by enigmatic Lawrence Hayward (or, just “Lawrence” for preference), and usually included guitarist Maurice Deebank and drummer Gary Ainge.
The band claimed to have released ten albums and ten singles in ten years but actually released 11 singles if you include their debut Index on Shanghai Packaging. They were influenced by, among others, New York band Television and 60’s icon Bob Dylan. Forming in 1979, Felt never broke through to the mainstream, but enjoyed a substantial cult following. Throughout the early 1980s, Felt released a number of oblique, minimalistic guitar pop gems. In 1986 they broke through with the single “Primitive Painters” (featuring the Cocteau Twins’ Elizabeth Fraser), and the album “Forever Breathes The Lonely Word”. Here, Hayward’s trademark melodic songs are matched by a fuller sound - catchy organ lines from Martin Duffy (now with Primal Scream) and Deebank’s cascading guitars feature throughout.
Following this, releases in 1987 of Poem Of The River, in 1988 of The Pictorial Jackson Review, and in 1989 of Me And A Monkey On The Moon, cemented Felt’s cult following and reputation, before Hayward split the band up to pursue 70s-influenced project, Denim, and subsequently Go-Kart Mozart.
Felt’s influence continues to reverberate in the music of current bands like Belle and Sebastian who have acknowledged their admiration.
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  • spiryt_

    dunno, but these faggie boysband photos look perfect while listening to slug.

    22 May 8:45am Reply

  • docword21

    just say no to hip hop felt.

    21 May 5:39pm Reply

  • SamuraiSx

    do someone know if another tag exist for japanese doujin band FELT?

    25 Apr 12:27pm Reply

  • JonB95

    80% of people here are visiting for 80s Felt, so the rest of you don't really have a leg to stand on

    22 Apr 7:07am Reply

  • PrimeElement

    Felt 2 > Felt 1 > Felt 3

    25 Mar 5:37pm Reply

  • Guns-Of-Brixton

    Where the fuck is real FELT? [4]

    27 Feb 9:09pm Reply

  • LastGoldenBoy

    hip-hop tag?!?!? WTF?

    27 Feb 3:35pm Reply

  • Madvillian_Doom

    It's a beautiful coincidence, I got into the 1980's Felt because I was a fan of Murs/Slug Felt first

    26 Feb 12:06am Reply

  • austinsunday

    This is an video interview with Lawrence that recently surfaced from the 1980s while he was in Felt.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PWxmU37HU0

    19 Feb 6:21am Reply

  • tondeman

    Splendour of Fear would be my recommendation, it's the album after Crumbling. Sort of a 2.0 version. Dark, elegant and haunting, stuff like that. Some amazing guitar lines. Btw Hungarian Felt rule

    14 Feb 6:11pm Reply

  • VwAvWvAwV

    Haha, this back and forth tribal bickering amuses me. Stay puerile, dudes. But seriously though I need a bit of pointers from the fine folks here on where to find more stuff that sound similar to "Crumbling the Antiseptic Beauty". That album (or EP, I guess?) grabbed me the most out of Felt's entire catalog (I find that the latter stuff a bit of an acquired taste personally). Kind of post-punk sounding but without the snarling attitude, primitive drumming with no cymbals, intricate and wandering guitar lines up front. The lukewarm and distant yet shimmery feel of it all. Any suggestions for other stuff like that?

    23 Jan 5:37pm Reply

  • ParadesGoBy23

    I agree with blebbio in that vocals =/= band. They are a part of the whole. Some people are far too focused on vocals which is why we are inundated with terrible shows about so-called vocal 'talent' these days...

    20 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Jornaquin

    oooooooohh what a feeling dancing on the ceiling. peace up

    18 Dec 2012 Reply

  • MacTonight

    One of the best bands to do it.

    9 Dec 2012 Reply

  • blebbio

    i don't particularly care for lawrence's vocals either. the reason felt stood out was because of their guitar parts. imo they have the best guitar work of any pop rock band. besides they released many instrumentals. i understand you're dislike for his vocals but that doesn't necessarily mean they are a terrible band.

    8 Dec 2012 Reply

  • FrankyRey

    God Loves Ugly >>>> Lawrence's career

    8 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Quietlife_

    nope.

    7 Dec 2012 Reply

  • FrankyRey

    Slug is a much better lyricist, homie.

    7 Dec 2012 Reply

  • Quietlife_

    If Lawrence was an MC he would probably fuck murs and slug ass up

    6 Dec 2012 Reply

  • JonB95

    I never heard Lawrence and Liz Fraser described as MC's, but cool!

    6 Dec 2012 Reply
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