Feeder - ‘Tracing Lines’ Music Video Review
by 
Dave Parrack on August 25th, 2008
Feeder are one of those bands who seem to be forever in the background without ever getting the headlines they deserve. They’ve had their moments, with Buck Rogers and Just The Way I’m Feeling both being singles which have scored them big hits, but generally, they are too ignored by the mainstream.
Which is a shame because like Muse and the Stereophonics, Feeder are a brilliant band who straddle various genres of music and should have more fans than they do. Feeder are indie rock now but you can also hear traces of pop and hard rock in most of their singles, which is a heady mix.
Feeder released their sixth studio album earlier this year, titled Silent Cry, and I must admit to having completely missed its release, and the subsequent two singles that have been released from it. And I class myself as a fan of the band too. Which just goes to show the lack of press attention that Feeder receives these days.
Tracing Lines is the third single to be released from Silent Cry, and it’s time to rectify the wrongness of me not having covered Feeder at all on Brit Music Scene over the past year.
The single is out today but strangely only available as a download with no physical release being planned. But thankfully for us there is a video, which is embedded above for your pleasure.
The single is a brilliant mix of hard rock drums and basslines, with what can only be described as pop guitars and lyrics. Some people will hate this genre-straddling combination but it delivers everything I want in a single - something to sing along to with the ability to rock out with my air guitar also.
After original drummer Jon lee committed suicide in 2002, Feeder, and lead singer Grant Nicholas in particular seemed to get caught up in mourning and contemplating the futility of life, and this punctuated their music quite heavily for the next few years.
Tracing Lines seems to be much more uplifting and optimistic than anything they have written since then and it helps give the single something they have been sorely lacking.
The video is also awesome, with its simple lines, visual effects and splashes of red on a black and white background. It also shows what I want to see most from Feeder: Nicholas, Hirose, and Richardson rocking out and thoroughly enjoying themselves.
Song: 8/10
Video: 8/10
[Photo Source: Amazon.co.uk]
Tags: Brit, British, Feeder, Grant Nicholas, Jon Lee, Muse, Music Video, Silent Cry, Stereophonics, Tracing Lines, UK, YouTube| 2.5 |
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