Felt - Primitive Painters

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.
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 60s 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, Haywards trademark melodic songs are matched by a fuller sound - catchy organ lines from Martin Duffy (now with Primal Scream) and Deebanks 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 Felts cult following and reputation, before Hayward split the band up to pursue 70s-influenced project, Denim, and subsequently Go-Kart Mozart.
Felts influence continues to reverberate in the music of current bands like Belle and Sebastian who have acknowledged their admiration.

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[Alex Oneub]

Ahhhhh... Elizabeth Fraser !!!

[daddyofjames]

Don't you mean; can you here 'Primitive Painters' in Paradise City? :-)

[Robert Slack]

Popular music forms are basically built on the same chord structures over and over again. What I actually pick up on is "Hollywood Nights" by Bob Seger. 

[nobbynoris]

I can hear the Paradise City diff running through this. Now that it has been pointed out to me. But to be honest (and leaving aside the indisputable fact that Felt pretty dated Guns N Roses), that's about as relevant as flashing up the fact v that

[MsMissymelbourne]

this is pretty low volume?anyway ..best song lou reed never wrote

[strangepowers]

I had a Joss Stone advert before this wonderful song started. It was a bit like sitting down to eat a lovely meal, only to find out that there is a mandatory dog poo starter being served.

[emile235]

what a stupid fuckin debate"!! as if Axl Rose and Slash were into UK shoe gazing scene, End it now