Sizer Barker

Sizer Barker was an indie band from Liverpool, England.

Members

As of 2004, the band comprised frontman Carl Brown, multi-instrumentalist Tim Bruzon, and bassist Maria Hughes.

History

Sizer Barker began as the solo project of Carl Brown, who had previously played with The Lightning Seeds and Space, in 2000. Their name is derived from a gravestone inscription reading "William Sizer Barker", seen by Brown in a Liverpool cemetery. The band were signed to Peter Gabriel's record label Pre.

Dave Simpson of The Guardian described Sizer Barker's sound as "a wonderful, idiosyncratic thing", and likened the band to Beck, Shack and Pere Ubu. Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH described their music as "life-affirming" and their debut album as "a record that could only have been made in Liverpool." Andy Gill of The Independent described the album as "a sparkling, diverse collection, full of Beatlesque melodies and quirky, exotic arrangements". Stewart Lee of The Times wrote of the album: "It's easy on the ear, but contains enough subliminal segments of squally guitar noise to appease those suspicious of nakedly commercial craftsmanship."

The group performed a live set for Janice Long's show on BBC Radio 2 on 13 January 2005.

Discography

References

  1. 1 2 3 Simpson, Dave (13 January 2001). "Sizer Barker's little big success". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Gill, Andy (29 October 2004). "Album: Sizer Barker". The Independent. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Hogwood, Ben (1 November 2004). "Sizer Barker – Hotel Juicy Parlour". MusicOMH. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  4. 1 2 3 Lee, Stewart (23 January 2005). "Sizer Barker: Hotel Juicy Parlour". The Times. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  5. ↑ "BBC programme index – BBC Radio 2". 12 January 2005. Archived from the original on 9 January 2023. Retrieved 9 January 2023.