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Hand Built by Robots is the debut album by British singer/songwriter Newton Faulkner, who has been compared to many of his peers whom he supported on their U.K. tours, including James Morrison and Paolo Nutini. The intentions of the album are made clear on "Intro," 34 seconds of acoustic guitar picking, and as he moves into the album proper on the tracks "To the Light" and the first single to be released, "I Need Something," there is more of the same: pleasant songs with a minimum of backing. "All I Got" reminds one of Extreme's "More Than Words" and on the second single, "Dream Catch Me," there is much more meat on the bones of the song -- and this finally propelled him into the Top Ten for the first time. For just over a minute, one really is wafted away to an Indian restaurant on the mini track/interlude "Sitar-y Thing," and there are several of these short interludes scattered throughout the second half of the album, including "Face Her" and "She's Got the Time," which wouldn't sound out of place on one of Paul Simon's world record albums. A cover of the Massive Attack ethereal song "Teardrop" is stripped bare and translated to an acoustic version with none of the power of the original, but possibly more feeling. The album entered the charts at number three and, surprisingly, climbed to the very top several weeks later.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
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Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Andy McKim, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Production Limited under exclusive license to Blu Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Spencer, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2007 Peer Southern Productions Limited exclusively licensed to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Mike Spencer, Drums, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Percussion, Producer - Andy McKim, Recording Engineer - Ben Thomas, Bass, Organ
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist - Crispin Hunt, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Spencer, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Andy McKim, Recording Engineer - Ross Hamilton, Bass - Crispin Robinson, Percussion
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist - Crispin Hunt, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Mills Gordon, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Spencer, Producer - Andy McKim, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Sony Music Entertainment UK Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Percussion, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion - Andy McKim, Mixing Engineer, Piano, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Drums, Guitar, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Drums, Guitar, Piano - Robert Del Naja, Composer, Lyricist - Elizabeth Fraser, Composer, Lyricist - Grantley Marshall, Composer, Lyricist - Andrew Vowles, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Spencer, Electric Guitar, Mixing Engineer, Producer - Andy McKim, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist - Toby Faulkner, Composer, Lyricist - Andy McKim, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Crispin Robinson, Percussion - Ben Thomas, Bass, Keyboards
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Sitar, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Sitar - Andy McKim, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Adam Argyle, Acoustic Guitar, Composer, Lyricist - Mike Spencer, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer - Andy McKim, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Percussion, Piano, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Piano - Crispin Hunt, Composer, Lyricist - Andy McKim, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Ben Thomas, Drums, Piano - The McKim Singers
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Piano - Adam Argyle, Composer, Lyricist - Crispin Hunt, Composer, Lyricist - Andy McKim, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer - Crispin Robinson, Percussion
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Percussion, Recording Engineer, Associated Performer, Bass, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Recording Engineer - Toby Faulkner, Composer, Lyricist - Andy McKim, Mixing Engineer, Producer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Percussion, Sitar, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Percussion, Sitar - Toby Faulkner, Composer, Lyricist - Andy McKim, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Guitar, Lyricist - Andy McKim, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist, Main Artist, Associated Performer, Composer, Drums, Guitar, Lyricist - Andy McKim, Keyboards, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Programmer, Recording Engineer - Matthew Truscott, Violin - Tom Dunn, Viola - Robin Michael, Cello - Crispin Robinson, Percussion - Ben Thomas, Piano
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Newton Faulkner, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Main Artist, Piano, Associated Performer, Composer, Lyricist, Piano - Andy McKim, Mixing Engineer, Producer, Recording Engineer
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
Album review
Hand Built by Robots is the debut album by British singer/songwriter Newton Faulkner, who has been compared to many of his peers whom he supported on their U.K. tours, including James Morrison and Paolo Nutini. The intentions of the album are made clear on "Intro," 34 seconds of acoustic guitar picking, and as he moves into the album proper on the tracks "To the Light" and the first single to be released, "I Need Something," there is more of the same: pleasant songs with a minimum of backing. "All I Got" reminds one of Extreme's "More Than Words" and on the second single, "Dream Catch Me," there is much more meat on the bones of the song -- and this finally propelled him into the Top Ten for the first time. For just over a minute, one really is wafted away to an Indian restaurant on the mini track/interlude "Sitar-y Thing," and there are several of these short interludes scattered throughout the second half of the album, including "Face Her" and "She's Got the Time," which wouldn't sound out of place on one of Paul Simon's world record albums. A cover of the Massive Attack ethereal song "Teardrop" is stripped bare and translated to an acoustic version with none of the power of the original, but possibly more feeling. The album entered the charts at number three and, surprisingly, climbed to the very top several weeks later.
© Sharon Mawer /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 17 track(s)
- Total length: 00:43:22
- Main artists: Newton Faulkner
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Ugly Truth
- Genre: Pop/Rock Pop
(P) 2007 Peer-Southern Productions Limited under exclusive license to Blue Sky Music Limited
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