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Yet judging by the ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý reception he received at the UK Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß festivals likes Glastonbury, Badly Drawn ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß Boy is, to those who value passion over ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ fashion, one of the few stars in 2002 ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² deserving of applause. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² No one else makes aching lo-fi folk ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß sound quite so transcendental or, ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ lyrically, renders the ordinary so ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² extraordinary. Live, moreover, no one ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý else combines sweet, tender songs with Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß the wit and quirky banter of a stand-up ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß comedian. Which is why no doubt his gigs ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ attract everyone from film stars (Meg ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² Ryan, Harvey Keitel, James Caan) to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ disaffected indie kids to clubbers who ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² crave tunes, and why his new album is ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß entitled 'Have You Fed The Fish?' ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ "because it's the question that gets ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² asked the most at home". ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß "The whole album is a reflection of real ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß life versus the incongruous stupidity of ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the life I now lead as a minor ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² celebrity," he says. "So the statement ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ that meant the most to me was 'Have ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² You Fed The Fish?' The fish angle is ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß symbolic of the fact that it's the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ tiniest things that need the most looking ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² after, as opposed to the jet set ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý lifestyle that's occurred because of my Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß songs. I rub shoulders with people that ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß I've long admired. And that's the thing ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ I'm trying to understand a bit more ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² about and whether it means anything to ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ me." ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß He has been, as he puts it, a 'minor ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ celebrity' ever since 2000's long-awaited ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² debut album, 'The Hour Of ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Bewilderbeast', won the highly-coveted Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Mercury Music Prize, thanks to its ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß inimitable, winning combination of wit, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ vulnerability and glorious stripped down ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² tunes. Its fans, of whom there were ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ many, understandably, included one ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Nick Hornby and directors the Weitz ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß brothers, whose film of Hornby's 'About ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ A Boy' Badly Drawn Boy scored. But though ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² its sprightly, winsome songs were the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý subject of much praise, introducing him Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß to a whole new audience, "it didn't pull ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß my heartstrings quite like 'Have You Fed ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ The Fish?'" Which is understandable: ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² said album is superb. ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² Placing more emphasis on guitars than ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß on '...Bewilderbeast', it is unusual in ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ so far as it combines maturity with ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ingenuity, resulting in an album that ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý boasts few antecedents. On 'You Were Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß Right', perhaps the finest song he's yet ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß produced, he attempts to comprehend his ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ new-found lifestyle; ("This album was ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² started in January, then I took a break ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ for Oscar, my second child, to ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² arrive in March and then returned to ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß LA") by flipping, unexpectedly, from ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ humour to pathos, lamenting the deaths of ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² Jeff Buckley, Frank Sinatra and Kurt ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý Cobain. "I'm most pleased with that Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß song 'cause it says everything that I ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß want to say at this point," he says. "It's ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ a bit of a message to yourself track. ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² It's a reminder of what's important and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ not to lose your marbles. More than ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² that, it's a reflection of exactly how ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß I feel about people who've died because ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ of music." ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý 'How', is the sort of track that Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß buskers will try to emulate and fail, ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß oblivious to the fact that Badly Drawn ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Boy's a one-off. 'Fed The Fish', for its ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² part, begins like the soundtrack to a ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ '30s horror film before making its ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² mark in more amorous terrain ('The keys ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß to your heart open the door to the ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ world/You've got to give me two days and, ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² woman, I'll make you a girl'), while the ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý nimble 'Using Our Feet' is 'Young Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß Americans' era Bowie minus the ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß cheekbones. "For me the key to staying in ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ the game and remaining credible is to ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² slightly expand your boundaries and ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ think, 'Well, I can do a song like ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² this now. I can do a song with limited ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß or massive instrumentation'," he says. ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ "They're one and the same. The goal as a ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² songwriter is to find the core. I want ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý to evolve into someone who, ultimately, Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß can write entirely acoustic albums, like ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß a 'Nebraska' or 'Freewheelin'' by Bob ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÛÛÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ Dylan'." ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ Right now, in 2002, he has one prime ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² concern: to convince those who casually ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß label him 'shambolic', albeit ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß²ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ßßÛÛÜ affectionately, that it's no longer apt. ÜÛÛßßþ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛßßßÜ ÞÛÛ² "There was only a short period - perhaps ²ÛÛÝ ÞÝ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÝ Üܲ²Û²Ý after I won the Mercury Music Prize - Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÜÜÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß when that was applicable. I was never ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß ßßÛÛÛßÜÛÛÛÛÛß inept, but I wasn't as professional as I ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßÜÜ might have been. But I don't think it ÜÜß ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ² can be said again because I think ²ÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÝ there's something about what I do that ÞÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ²ÛÛ² is valid in today's climate. Being ²ÛÛ² ÜÛÛÛÛÛß ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß called shambolic is no longer ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßßÛÛÜ appropriate." ÜÛÛßßÛÛÛ ß Ü ÜÜÜÜÜ ÞÛÛ² ²ÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛÝ ß ßßÛÛÛÜ Ü²²Û²Ý Being called a maestro, though, is Þ²Û²²Ü ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÞÛÛÛÝÜÛÛÛÛÛß appropriate. After all, that's what he ßÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßß Ü ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÛß is. 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