Sizer Barker

Sizer Barker was an indie band from Liverpool, England.^[1]

Members

As of 2004, the band comprised frontman Carl Brown, multi-instrumentalist Tim Bruzon, and bassist Maria Hughes.^[2][3]

History

Sizer Barker began as the solo project of Carl Brown, who had previously played with The Lightning Seeds and Space, in 2000.^[2][4] Their name is derived from a gravestone inscription reading "William Sizer Barker", seen by Brown in a Liverpool cemetery.^[1][3] The band were signed to Peter Gabriel's record label Pre.^[3]

Dave Simpson of The Guardian described Sizer Barker's sound as "a wonderful, idiosyncratic thing", and likened the band to Beck, Shack and Pere Ubu.^[1] Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH described their music as "life-affirming" and their debut album as "a record that could only have been made in Liverpool."^[3] Andy Gill of The Independent described the album as "a sparkling, diverse collection, full of Beatlesque melodies and quirky, exotic arrangements".^[2] Stewart Lee of The Times wrote of the album: "It's easy on the ear, but contains enough subliminal segments of squally guitar noise to appease those suspicious of nakedly commercial craftsmanship."^[4]

The group performed a live set for Janice Long's show on BBC Radio 2 on 13 January 2005.^[5]

Discography

• "Day by Day" – single, Hug Records
• "Something in the Park" – single, Hug Records
• Songs from the Parlour – EP, Pre Records
• Hotel Juicy Parlour – album, Pre Records^[3][2][4]
• "Climb Aboard" – single, Pre Records
• "Day by Day" – single, Pre Records
• "Transmission Land" – single, Pre Records