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As Brave As We Could Be
Studio album by
Jellicoe
Released2000
Studio5 Mile High Studio, Peterborough
GenreAlternative rock
Length47:12
LabelDo-Little Records
ProducerAndy Hawkins
Singles from As Brave As We Could Be
  1. "Panic 250 EP"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Self Defence EP"
    Released: 2001

As Brave As We Could Be is the only studio album by British band Jellicoe, issued by Do-Little Records in 2000.[1] It is notable as the first album to feature Jay McAllister who later went on to have a successful career as a folk singer-songwriter under the stage name Beans On Toast.[2]

Background

Jellicoe were a 3-piece alternative rock band from Essex. The group was formed before they could play (or owned) instruments while still at school in 1996. Inspired by Nirvana's punk approach they taught themselves to play and wrote their first batch of songs.[3] After building up a following playing local venues around the county, including a headlining slot at the Harlow Square, they were signed to Do-Little Records. As Brave As We Could Be was recorded at 5 Mile High Studio in Peterborough and produced by Andy Hawkins.

Reception

The track "Arcade Superhero" received airplay on BBC Radio 1 from DJ John Peel, who was impressed enough to invite the band to record a BBC session for his show shortly after the album's release.[4]

Describing first single "Panic 250", Louis Pattison of the NME wrote that "Jellicoe roll out the same pleasing list of influences that have warmed the cockles of Steve Lamacq's heart since the beginning of recorded indie time."[5]

Lamacq himself supported the album by playing follow up single "Self Defence" on his Radio 1 show The Evening Session, with NME's Victoria Segal remarking that "this trio of Essex adolescents certainly have the courage of their ramshackle convictions" in her review of the track.[6]

Jellicoe split up before recording a follow-up, making As Brave As We Could Be the band's one and only studio album.

Track listing

All songs written and performed by Jellicoe.

  1. "Panic 250" – 02:33
  2. "Space Shuttle" – 03:22
  3. "The Story So Far" – 04:47
  4. "Battle Cat" – 01:55
  5. "Self Defence" – 03:25
  6. "Monster Killed By Lazer Gun" – 04:53
  7. "Orange Juice" – 03:14
  8. "Arcade Superhero" – 02:41
  9. "I.E.D." – 02:52
  10. "Fire Engine" – 03:07
  11. "Skylights" – 03:43
  12. "Aim For The City" – 10:40

The track "Arcade Superhero" was originally featured on the Fierce Panda compilation Cutting Hedge.[7]

Personnel

References

  1. ^ "As Brave as We Can Be - Jellicoe | Release Info". AllMusic. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
  2. ^ "Beans on Toast – The Foolhardy Folk Musician". Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  3. ^ #79 - BEANS ON TOAST - JAY MCALLISTER, retrieved 2021-05-09
  4. ^ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Jellicoe". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-10.
  5. ^ "Panic 250 EP". NME. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  6. ^ "Jellicoe : Self Defence EP". NME. 2005-09-12. Retrieved 2021-05-08.
  7. ^ "Fierce Panda Records". www.fiercepanda.co.uk. Retrieved 2021-05-07.
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