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find kindness there". Alexander wrote that Nixey sounds "as if the daily
Stepford wife dose of gin and Valium holds little relief". Juzwiak thought that Nixey continued to be "faulty in her cleverness and smugness", mentioning that "when she's not merely speaking and opens her pipes to really sing, she proves herself a righteous puppet". Phipps said there was "something everyday and evil in the way" Nixey can make some of the lyrics "sound, even if you have to listen to hear it in the midst of this lovely poison-candybox of an album". Neate added to this, saying that Nixey's "beautiful vocal melodies are generally at complete odds with the content of the lyrics, which is at times harrowing".
896:, takes place in a classroom with Nixey as the teacher, which is interspersed with shots of two students getting ready for school. On 19 April 2000, Haines criticized Nude Records' "artless and crass" promotional campaign for the album, branding them "fucking cunts" during an interview. A representative from the label was confused by Haines' words, explaining that Nude have a "good relationship with the band and the manager". Two days after this incident, the band appeared on
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praised Haines for something that "few writers can pull off such a sharp, smart sense of sarcasm and still keep listeners enthralled". Lindsay took pride in analysing the album's lyrics, mentioning that "like their debut album, this is sick and twisted, but what else would you expect from the leader
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on some of the album's tracks, with "Weekend" featuring "precisely the kind of cultural coordinates" that they would do and "The
English Motorway" using the travel system its named after as an allegory for a collapsing relationship as Saint Etienne had with
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1951:"Gay Dad, Black Box Recorder, Dot Allison Introduce Themselves To U.S."
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1878:"Black Box Find Residential Home"
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2743:"Black Box Recorder – Brutality"
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3032:The Worst of Black Box Recorder
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2877:"It's the Truth! BBR Go Top 40"
2843:Idov, Michael (18 March 2003).
2647:"CD Review: Black Box Recorder"
1687:Edwards, Mark (19 March 2000).
1481:Chris Wyles – additional drums
975:The Worst of Black Box Recorder
192:The Worst of Black Box Recorder
3535:Albums produced by Phil Vinall
2968:. Nude Records. Archived from
2775:One Little Independent Records
2622:. Nude Records. Archived from
2395:. No. 165. Archived from
1789:. Nude Records. Archived from
1475:Tim Weller – additional drums
1:
3243:. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
3224:. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
3205:. Retrieved 25 January 2019.
2936:Haines, Luke (24 June 2007).
2730:– via Robert Christgau.
2645:Charles, Chris (1 May 2000).
2333:Brunner, Rob (6 April 2001).
1496:Black Box Recorder – producer
3423:. Vol. 17, no. 6.
3415:Walters, Barry (June 2001).
3268:. Vol. 20, no. 3.
2671:Rogers, Jude (1 June 2010).
2176:"Review - The Facts of Life"
2038:Juzwiak, Rich (1 May 2000).
1586:
1571:
1556:
1502:AP;D – art direction, design
1409:"The Deverell Twins" – 2:43
1397:"French Rock'N'Roll" – 3:01
1382:"The Art of Driving" – 4:25
3167:"Review: The Facts of Life"
3045:Black Box Recorder (2019).
3030:Black Box Recorder (2001).
1981:Black Box Recorder (2001).
1829:Black Box Recorder (2018).
1400:"The Facts of Life" – 4:37
1360:UK Independent Albums Chart
1354:peaked at number 37 on the
827:of London. Mark Edwards of
436:(1999) with his other band
345:Reading and Leeds Festivals
3551:
2257:Davies, Ian (1 May 2000).
2075:. Sonicnet. Archived from
1750:"Luke Here for Xmas Cheer"
1436:Personnel per back cover.
625:flourishes, the tinkle of
392:, London. Here, bandmates
26:
3530:Black Box Recorder albums
3258:Dolan, Jon (March 2004).
1992:. NUDE 16CD/425.1016.020.
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762:Je t'aime... moi non plus
502:Comparisons were made to
412:Development and recording
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18:The Facts of Life (music)
2990:Redfern 2001–2002, p. 31
2814:"Haines' Facts of Life?"
1423:
1412:"Goodnight Kiss" – 3:45
560:Musically, the sound of
530:" (1994). Ian Davies of
3241:Official Charts Company
3222:Official Charts Company
3203:Official Charts Company
1655:Official Charts Company
1403:"Straight Life" – 4:09
1358:and number four on the
228:Released: 10 April 2000
3293:Harris, Keith (2004).
2532:Mankowski 2021, p. 112
1939:Williamson 1999, p. 22
1529:Chart performance for
564:has been described as
511:
451:in the United States.
351:Background and writing
3499:CMJ New Music Monthly
3260:"Essential Synth Pop"
1578:UK Independent Albums
1491:Production and design
1370:All songs written by
932:Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
501:
361:in July 1998 through
347:the following month.
237:Released: 3 July 2000
29:Facts of Life (album)
3353:John Hunt Publishing
3313:Simon & Schuster
3097:. Robert Christgau.
3001:"New Luke for Movie"
2954:– via YouTube.
2710:"Sex Tips for Teens"
2340:Entertainment Weekly
2335:"Black Box Recorder"
2007:Walters 2001, p. 153
1689:"Commercial Suicide"
1477:(tracks 7, 8 and 10)
1470:Additional musicians
1406:"Gift Horse" – 3:30
1307:Entertainment Weekly
1083:Entertainment Weekly
994:Professional ratings
912:Glastonbury Festival
868:. With "Brutality",
341:Glastonbury Festival
234:"The Art of Driving"
3093:Christgau, Robert.
2626:on 15 February 2001
2399:on 20 November 2000
1953:MTV. Archived from
1884:. 15 January 1999.
1756:. 17 October 1998.
1726:. Pennyblackmusic.
1533:
1427:"Brutality" – 2:19
1391:"May Queen" – 3:39
995:
780:form, bordering on
610:Belle and Sebastian
445:Benicassim Festival
225:"The Facts of Life"
3155:Harris 2004, p. 29
2586:Hubbard, Michael.
2550:(31 August 2000).
2271:on 11 October 2000
1528:
1511:– band photography
1445:Black Box Recorder
1394:"Sex Life" – 2:56
1293:, which assigns a
993:
960:pornographic films
944:Uptown Top Ranking
927:crash test dummies
707:". "Weekend" is a
666:. Wilson Neate of
664:Olivia Newton-John
512:
449:CMJ Music Marathon
262:Black Box Recorder
214:The Facts of Life
161:Black Box Recorder
150:Black Box Recorder
62:Black Box Recorder
3506:The Facts of Life
3476:The Facts of Life
2883:. 17 April 2000.
2820:. 19 April 2000.
2715:The Village Voice
2708:(24 April 2001).
2706:Christgau, Robert
2478:on 17 August 2000
2365:Dolan 2004, p. 46
2188:on 1 October 2015
1983:The Facts of Life
1911:"Luke Boxes Nude"
1628:on 20 August 2007
1591:
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1531:The Facts of Life
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1385:"Weekend" – 2:27
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889:The Facts of Life
776:. Nixey sings in
592:called the album
562:The Facts of Life
538:The Facts of Life
472:Barry Walters of
453:The Facts of Life
363:Chrysalis Records
326:The Facts of Life
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750:Girls & Boys
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639:This Is Hardcore
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406:Session musician
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