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Track List
01) Intro
02) To the Light
03) I Need Something
04) All I Got
05) Dream Catch Me
06) Feels Like Home
07) Teardrop
08) Gone in the Morning
09) Sitar-y Thing
10) Uncomfortably Slow
11) Straight Towards the Sun
12) People Should Smile More
13) She's Got the Time
14) U.F.O.
15) Face (Her)
16) Ageing Superhero
17) Lullaby
18) Full Fat
19) Dream Catch Me (Acoustic Version)
20) Teardrop (Acoustic Version)
01) Intro
02) To the Light
03) I Need Something
04) All I Got
05) Dream Catch Me
06) Feels Like Home
07) Teardrop
08) Gone in the Morning
09) Sitar-y Thing
10) Uncomfortably Slow
11) Straight Towards the Sun
12) People Should Smile More
13) She's Got the Time
14) U.F.O.
15) Face (Her)
16) Ageing Superhero
17) Lullaby
18) Full Fat
19) Dream Catch Me (Acoustic Version)
20) Teardrop (Acoustic Version)
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First Released
2007
Acoustic
Happy
Rock/Pop
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Hand Built by Robots is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner, released on July 30, 2007 on Ugly Truth Records. Preceded by the single "Dream Catch Me", the album initially charted at #3 in the UK album chart, and subsequently reached #1 in its fourth week. Regarding the album's success, Faulkner stated. "I don't think anyone involved in Hand Built by Robots actually thought it would do that at all."
Regarding the album's composition, Faulkner stated, in 2009, that the album was "actually quite rushed in a lot of ways. "Dream Catch Me" was actually released before we finished the album, so we had to move really fast to complete Hand Built By Robots. The album wasn't the culmination of ten years worth of writing, but was a few months of panic, and a couple of things I had lying around - a couple of older songs that were still good enough to be used. A lot of Hand Built By Robot's songs were written in the last few months leading up to recording, as I became better at writing."
Four tracks on the album were co-written with former Longpigs vocalist Crispin Hunt and two were co-written by Adam Argyle, who is perhaps best-known for writing "Next Best Superstar" for Melanie C.
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Soft rocker, acoustic alien, folk fantasist and blues boy are just a few of the nicknames you may fancy labelling Newton Faulkner. And if his personality is as laidback as his sound, the Surrey-bred Brit probably couldn’t care less what you tag him. As long as it’s not cheesy.
Hand Built By Robots, Faulkner’s stripped-back debut LP, introduces a well-travelled 21-year-old, accompanied by little more than his calming vocal and handmade guitar. The sound is soothing, the vibe genteel, the lyrics often profound, sometimes humorous. Unlike many soft rock albums, where monotony too often takes over, Hand Built”¦ brims with subtle yet welcomed variety.
From the off, you know you’re in for an album that strays from the norm. Faulkner’s spectacular guitar solo intro blends perfectly in to feel-good number “To The Light”- with its high-speed lyrics, positive message, unusual breaks and hooky melody, it will undoubtedly dazzle. Move on to “I Need Something” and you’ll unexpectedly stumble upon space age wizardry mingled with classic acoustic guitar.
In stark contrast to the LP’s more chilled moments, “Dream Catch Me” (Jo Whiley’s ‘Record of the Week’ on Radio 1) opens with a dark and nasty bassline, more reminiscent of UK garage/ grime than acoustic/ soft rock. The brilliant riffs, contagious melodies and rocket-fuelled pace make this an obvious highlight. Meanwhile, on “Teardrop”, Faulkner bravely takes on Massive Attack’s haunting classic with considerable ease.
He may have seemingly come out of nowhere to spectacularly bag support slots for James Morrison and Paulo Nutini, play Glastonbury and be playlisted on Radio 1, but one’s thing’s clear: Newton Faulkner is here to stay.
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Hand Built by Robots is the debut studio album by English singer-songwriter Newton Faulkner, released on July 30, 2007 on Ugly Truth Records. Preceded by the single "Dream Catch Me", the album initially charted at #3 in the UK album chart, and subsequently reached #1 in its fourth week. Regarding the album's success, Faulkner stated. "I don't think anyone involved in Hand Built by Robots actually thought it would do that at all."
Regarding the album's composition, Faulkner stated, in 2009, that the album was "actually quite rushed in a lot of ways. "Dream Catch Me" was actually released before we finished the album, so we had to move really fast to complete Hand Built By Robots. The album wasn't the culmination of ten years worth of writing, but was a few months of panic, and a couple of things I had lying around - a couple of older songs that were still good enough to be used. A lot of Hand Built By Robot's songs were written in the last few months leading up to recording, as I became better at writing."
Four tracks on the album were co-written with former Longpigs vocalist Crispin Hunt and two were co-written by Adam Argyle, who is perhaps best-known for writing "Next Best Superstar" for Melanie C.
User Album Review
Soft rocker, acoustic alien, folk fantasist and blues boy are just a few of the nicknames you may fancy labelling Newton Faulkner. And if his personality is as laidback as his sound, the Surrey-bred Brit probably couldn’t care less what you tag him. As long as it’s not cheesy.
Hand Built By Robots, Faulkner’s stripped-back debut LP, introduces a well-travelled 21-year-old, accompanied by little more than his calming vocal and handmade guitar. The sound is soothing, the vibe genteel, the lyrics often profound, sometimes humorous. Unlike many soft rock albums, where monotony too often takes over, Hand Built”¦ brims with subtle yet welcomed variety.
From the off, you know you’re in for an album that strays from the norm. Faulkner’s spectacular guitar solo intro blends perfectly in to feel-good number “To The Light”- with its high-speed lyrics, positive message, unusual breaks and hooky melody, it will undoubtedly dazzle. Move on to “I Need Something” and you’ll unexpectedly stumble upon space age wizardry mingled with classic acoustic guitar.
In stark contrast to the LP’s more chilled moments, “Dream Catch Me” (Jo Whiley’s ‘Record of the Week’ on Radio 1) opens with a dark and nasty bassline, more reminiscent of UK garage/ grime than acoustic/ soft rock. The brilliant riffs, contagious melodies and rocket-fuelled pace make this an obvious highlight. Meanwhile, on “Teardrop”, Faulkner bravely takes on Massive Attack’s haunting classic with considerable ease.
He may have seemingly come out of nowhere to spectacularly bag support slots for James Morrison and Paulo Nutini, play Glastonbury and be playlisted on Radio 1, but one’s thing’s clear: Newton Faulkner is here to stay.
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