Fiel Garvie
Country of origin:
England
Type of music generally:
Ethereal ectronica/alternative pop
Status:
Most recent release, Caught Laughing (2006/7)
See also:
All Music's Fiel Garvie biography
Comparisons:
Kind of a 4AD bands/Stina Nordenstam cross or Julee Cruise meets shoegaze. Think Drugstore, Slowdive, Cranes.
Covers/own material:
Own
General comments:
Dream pop in the extreme. Mellow, childish, sometimes alsmost monotone (but charming) half-whispered vocals over driving riffs and rhythms. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Recommended first album:
leave me out of this is the only one we've heard
Recordings:
- Vuka! Vuka! (2001)
- leave me out of this (2003)
- Caught Laughing (2006/7)
leave me out of this
Release info:
2003—foundling—FOU005
Availability:
Unknown
Ecto priority:
Highly recommended for dream pop fans
Group members:
Adam, Jude, Emma, Gregg, and Anne
Produced by:
Phil Vinall
Comments:
The singer, Anne, half whispers, half sings, half talks. What? Three halves? That's kind of what this music is like. There's a definite Julee Cruise feel to the vocals and a definite shoegazer feel to the music and songwriting. My own real complaint is that it's a little repetitive. The packaging is glorious and it alone is worth the price of admission, all fairy light, colorful beads, and dark glossiness. Hmm. That rather describes the music as well. (sophiagurley@hotmail.com)
Thanks to Sophia Gurley for work on this entry
