Change/Return/Success

Change/Return/Success
Studio album by Neils Children
Released	20 August 2004
Studio	Bark Studio, London
Genre	Post-punk, psychedelia, punk rock
Label	Soft City
Producer	Neils Children, Brian O'Shaughnessey
Neils Children chronology

Last updated March 19, 2019

Change/Return/Success is the first long playing album by British band Neils Children, released in August 2004 on Soft City Recordings.

Album collection of recorded music, words, sounds

An album is a collection of audio recordings issued as a collection on compact disc (CD), vinyl, audio tape, or another medium. Albums of recorded music were developed in the early 20th century as individual 78-rpm records collected in a bound book resembling a photograph album; this format evolved after 1948 into single vinyl LP records played at 33 ¹⁄₃ rpm. Vinyl LPs are still issued, though album sales in the 21st-century have mostly focused on CD and MP3 formats. The audio cassette was a format used alongside vinyl from the 1970s into the first decade of the 2000s.

Neils Children are an English rock band, formed in 1999 in Harlow, Essex by lead singer and guitarist John Linger, drummer Brandon Jacobs and bassist Tom Hawkins.

Background

After releasing the critically acclaimed ltd. edition vinyl only singles 'Come Down' and 'I Hate Models' the group entered the studio to record extra tracks for a CD mini-album release, which also featured both singles' A and B sides for those unable to purchase the vinyl releases. Although not intended to be regarded as the band's first album proper, the collection was highly acclaimed by both critics and fans alike and can be marked as an important early step in the groups career.

Musical style

The music featured on the album draws heavily from the British post-punk genre, with influences such as Gang of Four and Public Image Limited highly audible.^{[ citation needed ]} Alongside these more aggressive and angular sound are psychedelic and space rock influences, such as the groups love of Syd Barrett's early Pink Floyd.^{[ citation needed ]} The name of the album was taken from Barrett's use of the I Ching tome in his song Chapter 24.^{[ citation needed ]}

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Some songs show a nod to the then contemporary dance-punk revival, with "Trying to Be Someone Else for Free" featuring the 'four to the floor' drum beat adopted by bands like Liars and The Rapture.^{[ citation needed ]} Others present an almost grunge rock bent, and tracks "Come Down" and "How Does It Feel Now You're on Your Own" reminiscent of In Utero era Nirvana.^{[ citation needed ]}

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Critical reception

The album's release saw strong support from publications such as the NME. They awarded the album 8/10 and claimed it to be 'absolutely vital'. The following year they also included Neils Children singer John Linger in their yearly 'Cool List' feature, coming in at 30 out of 50 places. The group were largely favoured by the magazine and around the time of release were regularly included in interview and review features.

New Musical Express (NME) is a British music journalism website and former magazine that has been published since 1952. It was the first British paper to include a singles chart, in the edition of 14 November 1952. In the 1970s it became the best-selling British music newspaper. During the period 1972 to 1976, it was particularly associated with gonzo journalism, then became closely associated with punk rock through the writings of Julie Burchill, Paul Morley and Tony Parsons. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s and 1990s, changing from newsprint in 1998.

NME's Cool List is an annual listing of popular musicians compiled by the weekly British music magazine NME. The list is created each November by the magazine's writers and journalists, and is based on the 50 musicians that they consider to be the "coolest". Each year's list is first announced by NME through both a dedicated issue of their magazine and their official website, NME.com – the Cool List issue often attracts high sales. The list was first published in 2002, to highlight the people who were "at the forefront of the music scene" – Jack White, the lead singer of American rock band The White Stripes, topped the first poll. Since then, it has been published a further eight times: it ran every year from 2003 to 2011, with the exception of 2009. Musicians such as Justin Timberlake, Pete Doherty and Laura Marling topped these subsequent listings. As of 2013, the most recent artist to top NME's Cool List is the American rapper Azealia Banks.

Online music site Gigwise awarded the album 4 and a half stars our of 5, the only gripe being the records short running time.^[1]

Gigwise is a British online music news site that features music news, photos, album reviews, music festivals, concert tickets and video content. Founded in June 2001, the site is based in London, England.

Track listing

Come Down
How Does It Feel Now You're on Your Own?
I Hate Models
Trying to Be Someone Else for Free
Getting Evil in the Playground
What Will You Say to Me?
In the Past
See Through Me

(Hidden Track: Nwod Emoc)

Personnel

John Linger – Guitar, vocals
James Hair – Bass
Brandon Jacobs – Drums

All songs written by John Linger.

Recorded at Bark Studio by Brian O'Shaughnessey. Produced by Brian O'Shaughnessey and Neils Children. Cover photography by Dean Chalkley and Paul Linger.

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↑ "Neils Children Change Return Success". Gigwise. Retrieved 2013-08-20.

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[1] "Neils Children Change Return Success". Gigwise. Retrieved 2013-08-20.