Six By Seven
Six by Seven are a Nottingham, England based rock band who formed in 1996, … Read Full Bio ↴Six by Seven are a Nottingham, England based rock band who formed in 1996, specialising in a brand of space-rock that fused the drones, propulsiveness and washes of noise of krautrock with the abrasiveness of punk. They have released six albums, along with several compilations of studio offcuts and live performances. Arriving at a time of stagnating but popular Britpop and Britrock, they were unique not only in sound but also in utilising a saxophonist for texture and in Sam Hempton choosing to attack his guitar strings with a drumstick instead of a plectrum.
The band take their name from the research connected with the Hubble telescope. Sam came up with the name, but he's told the story so many times that he's not quite sure if he still remembers the theory correctly! Anyway, it goes something like this... "There was a big debate as to whether the millions of other galaxies in the universe were accelerating away from each other or moving away at a constant rate, or whether they were actually coming back in on themselves. The scientists originally thought that everything would eventually come back in on itself and implode, but what's actually happening is that they are accelerating away at a rate of Six By Seven."
Six by Seven have a spontaneous approach to their songwriting - some of the songs for the new album weren't written until the day that they were recorded; another was written briefly using an acoustic guitar and a drum machine. Chris Olley explains: "I've always maintained that we're a band who try to find themselves musically simply by pursuing our ideas. There are too many people in the band to have this thing where 'it's gonna be like this' or 'it's gonna be like that'. There are different things that we can do and it's just however the mood takes us on the day that we go in that direction. We don't make any rules for ourselves."
Six by Seven were initially feted by the music press, the UK's influential NME describing European Me as 'possibly the greatest début single ever', but have never found the commercial success their heartfelt, powerful music perhaps deserves. 2008 saw them working on what would have been their seventh full album, but the band split before it's completion. Demos from these sessions are available on their official website, www.sixbyseven.co.uk.
The band reformed in 2013 with another line-up change, including the addition of former Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt. The band resumed touring and recorded a new album, Love and Peace and Sympathy.
The band take their name from the research connected with the Hubble telescope. Sam came up with the name, but he's told the story so many times that he's not quite sure if he still remembers the theory correctly! Anyway, it goes something like this... "There was a big debate as to whether the millions of other galaxies in the universe were accelerating away from each other or moving away at a constant rate, or whether they were actually coming back in on themselves. The scientists originally thought that everything would eventually come back in on itself and implode, but what's actually happening is that they are accelerating away at a rate of Six By Seven."
Six by Seven have a spontaneous approach to their songwriting - some of the songs for the new album weren't written until the day that they were recorded; another was written briefly using an acoustic guitar and a drum machine. Chris Olley explains: "I've always maintained that we're a band who try to find themselves musically simply by pursuing our ideas. There are too many people in the band to have this thing where 'it's gonna be like this' or 'it's gonna be like that'. There are different things that we can do and it's just however the mood takes us on the day that we go in that direction. We don't make any rules for ourselves."
Six by Seven were initially feted by the music press, the UK's influential NME describing European Me as 'possibly the greatest début single ever', but have never found the commercial success their heartfelt, powerful music perhaps deserves. 2008 saw them working on what would have been their seventh full album, but the band split before it's completion. Demos from these sessions are available on their official website, www.sixbyseven.co.uk.
The band reformed in 2013 with another line-up change, including the addition of former Placebo drummer Steve Hewitt. The band resumed touring and recorded a new album, Love and Peace and Sympathy.
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Six By Seven Lyrics
100 & Something Foxhall Road Hey, the weekend's come my way Midland mainline takes me th…
88-92-96 i wish you could see what i can see i wish…
A Beautiful Shape I'm gloomy as my oldest pair of shoes I'm happy as…
American Beer Nobody told me it would be like this nobody showed me…
Another Love Song Another love song. It is written... Still nothing said…
Anyway Grace and Mercy Grace is when You get more than You…
Bad Man I've been a bad man all my life but I am not…
Brilliantly Cute Say you will be on with me The cutest face of…
Cafeteria Rats I knew a man who would lock himself inside of his office …
Candlelight Something broke like an egg in my throat Something stopped …
Comedown Telephone Take me home Steer my way In this Taxi I want t…
Don't Wanna Stop I see you shining in the mirror It could suck me…
Eat Junk Become Junk I'm living in my life I'm living in my life I saved…
England and a Broken Radio Everybody wants a spotlight Everybody wants to taste nice …
European Me It's good to be someone It's good to be someone To feel…
Flypaper For Freaks I never promised you shit I never promised you nothing We …
For You Say you want to stay with me Say you want to…
I.O.U. Love You are the atom that started life You are the glue…
Karen O Take a look around you and tell me what you see people…
My Life Is an Accident I'm not a doctor I'm not a lawyer I'm not an actor And…
New Year Give me something I can live for Give me something to…
Oh! Dear You are the sweetest thing You're all that I need…
One Easy Ship A cool light in a quiet room This crowded house wasn't…
One Easy Ship Away A cool light in a quiet room This crowded house wasn't…
Overnight Success What you see is what you get What you see is…
Slab Square So take a break from your hair Why don't we go…
So Close Last night I thought I heard you stepping through the door …
Something Wild Try something new Try something old Try something odd Try…
Spy Song Tell me you will, Tell me you won't, Tell me there's a…
Ten Places to Die On a T.V. screen In a magazine In a crazy game In complete…
The Way I Feel Today Peace and love belong to someone else and the way I feel…
This maybe i'm amazed at what you were maybe i'm amazed at…
Your Town there's too many people in this town there's too many peopl…