Fixers (band)

Fixers are a five-piece experimental music/psychedelic pop band from Oxford. The band consists of Jack Goldstein, Jason Warner, Christopher Dawson, Roo Bhasin and Michael Thompson and formed in 2009. The debut album, We'll Be the Moon, was released in the United Kingdom on 18 June 2012.[1]

Fixers
OriginOxford, Oxfordshire, England
GenresPsychedelic pop, dance, experimental
Years active2009–present
LabelsDolphin Love/Universal
WebsiteOfficial website
MembersJack Goldstein (vocals, electronics)
Jason Warner (bass, sampler)
Christopher Dawson (guitar)
Roo Bhasin (samplers, electronics)
Michael Thompson (percussion and electronics)

The band cites their influences as Brian Wilson, Van Dyke Parks, Kate Bush, Cocteau Twins, Steve Reich, J-Pop and Vanilla Fudge.[2]

Biography

The band made their debut radio appearance in August 2009, when the track "Amsterdam" was played on BBC Oxford Introducing. Increasing support from BBC Introducing followed, with the band's first release, a cassette entitled "Amsterdam" seeing release in late 2010.

The band released a 7" vinyl of the track "Iron Deer Dream" through independent record label, Young & Lost Club, on 21 February 2011 - before signing a record deal with Mercury-division Vertigo Records. Fixers' first official single, "Crystals", was released on 1 April 2011[3] - preceding the release of the extended play, Here Comes 2001 So Let's All Head For The Sun; which saw release on 6 May through Vertigo Records.[4]

A second single, "Swimmhaus Johannesburg" was released on 31 October,[5] with a second extended play succeeding it. The EP, entitled Imperial Goddess of Mercy was released through Vertigo Records on 17 December,[6] including early tracks "Evil Carbs" and "Majesties Ranch"; the latter of which was performed as part of BBC Radio 1's Live Lounge on 15 January alongside a cover of "What's My Name?" by Rihanna.[7]

The band headlined the BBC Introducing stage at Reading and Leeds Festivals in August 2011.[8]

NME described the Oxford band as "the most capable of thinking their way to break-out success with their avant-garde take on The Beach Boys".[2]

We'll Be The Moon was released on 18 June 2012 to critical acclaim. Michael Hann of The Guardian wrote that the album was 'proof that psychedelia need not be an exercise in retro genre pastiche - a terrific album' and Raplh Moore proclaimed in Mixmag that 'Your favourite new band may well have arrived'. The album was The Times album of the week, calling it 'an album so beautiful and devastating as any record company could hope to release in 2012. It is the melancholia underlying We'll Be The Moon's sonic beauty that proves, ultimately, overwhelming'.

On 16 February 2015 the band announced that they had completed their sophomore record.

Discography

Studio albums
List of studio albums, with chart positions and year released
Title Details Peak chart positions
UK
We'll Be The Moon 162

Extended plays
Title Details
Here Comes 2001 So
Let's All Head For The Sun
Imperial Goddess of Mercy
  • Released: 17 December 2011[6]
  • Label: Mercury Records
  • Format: Digital download

Singles
Single
"Amsterdam"
"Crystals"[3][lower-alpha 1]
"Schwimmhaus Johannesburg"[5]
"Iron Deer Dream"[1]
"Really Great World"[1]

Music videos
Song Year Director Reference
"Amsterdam" 2010 N/A [9]
"Crystals" 2011 N/A [10]
"Swimmhaus Johannesburg" N/A [11]
"Majesties Ranch" N/A [12]
"Evil Carbs" N/A [13]
"Iron Deer Dream" 2012 N/A [14]

Footnotes
  1. The single "Crystals" also appeared on the four-track extended play, Here Comes 2001 So Let's All Head For The Sun (2011).

References
  1. "Fixers Confirm Album Details". DIY. 24 January 2012.
  2. "Radar Band of the Week - Number 30 - Fixers". 11 December 2010.
  3. "Fixers 'Crystals' - Digital Download". Amazon. 1 April 2011.
  4. "Fixers 'Here Comes 2001 So Let's All Head For The Sun' - Extended Play - Digital Download". Amazon. 6 May 2011.
  5. "Fixers 'Schwimmhaus Johannesburg' - Digital Download". Amazon. 31 October 2011.
  6. "Fixers 'Imperial Goddess of Mercy' - Extended Play - Digital Download". Amazon. 17 December 2011.
  7. "Fixers in the BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge". BBC. 15 January 2011.
  8. "Reading + Leeds Festival 2011 - Line-up". BC. 31 August 2011.
  9. "Fixers 'Amsterdam' - Music Video". YouTube. 17 October 2010.
  10. "Fixers 'Crystals' - Music Video". YouTube. 3 May 2011.
  11. "Fixers 'Swimmhaus Johannesburg' - Music Video". YouTube. 2 August 2011.
  12. "Fixers 'Majesties Ranch' - Music Video". YouTube. 18 November 2011.
  13. "Fixers 'Evil Carbs' - Music Video". YouTube. 1 December 2011.
  14. "New Music: Fixers 'Iron Deer Dream'". The Guardian. 27 January 2012.
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