The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories

by Felt

The Strange Idols Pattern and Other Short Stories cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 26 October 1984
  • Label: Cherry Red
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:04:48
  • Community rating: 3.85/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Gary Ainge, Lawrence, Maurice Deebank, Mick Lloyd

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Felt refined their pristine, highly melodic jangle pop with the introduction of Martin Duffy's Hammond organ and increasingly intricate Spanish guitar lines. Lawrence's deadpan, poetic vocal delivery navigates cryptic, bittersweet narratives, providing a remarkably sharp contrast to the bright, energetic instrumentation. The album solidified the band's status as sophisticated, fiercely independent architects of British indie pop.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, jangly, literate, delicate, twee

Tracklist

  1. Roman Litter (3:30)
  2. Sempiternal Darkness (2:15)
  3. Spanish House (4:30)
  4. Imprint (1:46)
  5. Sunlight Bathed the Golden Glow (2:58)
  6. Vasco De Gama (3:41)
  7. Dismantled King is Off the Throne (2:51)
  8. Crystal Ball (2:56)
  9. Whirlpool Vision of Shame (3:34)
  10. My Darkest Light Will Shine (2:55)
  11. The Day The Rain Came Down (2:31)
  12. Scarlet Servants (3:39)
  13. I Don't Know Which Way to Turn (2:46)
  14. Primitive Painters (6:02)
  15. Textile Ranch (2:59)
  16. Black Ship in the Harbour (3:01)
  17. Elegance of an Only Dream (5:22)
  18. Serpent Shade (2:10)
  19. Caspian See (2:03)
  20. Southern State Tapestry (3:11)

Credits

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