You Are the One I Pick is the debut studio album by English chamber pop group Felix. It was released on 2 November 2009 through Kranky. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.
Background Felix were an English chamber pop group. Lucinda Chua met Chris Summerlin in 2004. After Chua gave Summerlin a CD of home recordings she had made, they began making music together and formed Felix. You Are the One I Pick is their debut album. For the album, they were joined by drummer Elvis Beetham. It was released on 2 November 2009 through Kranky.
Critical reception
Matthew Murphy of Pitchfork wrote, "Informed in part by Chua's classical training, the album strikes an airy balance nearby the quieter moments of PJ Harvey's White Chalk and the spare chamber work of Rachel's' Music for Egon Schiele." Ned Raggett of AllMusic stated, "While comparisons can be made, there's something quietly but persistently unique about the duo's work that suggests its own realm, quirky and wry but not simply a showcase for lyrical wit, gently swinging and twangy without losing a sense of calm hush." Andrzej Lukowski of BBC described the album as "a hazy 34 minutes of minimal but nonstop music, an almost slowcore-like trickle of distant pianos, sparse, slow thickets of bendy strings and the occasional sonorous garnish of Chua's cello."
Drowned in Sound included it in their year-end list of the "Lost 9 of '09". The A.V. Club included it in their year-end list of "The Best Non-2010 Music We Discovered in 2010".
Track listing
Personnel Credits adapted from liner notes.
Lucinda Chua – vocals, piano, cello, photography Chris Summerlin – guitar, bass guitar, percussion, layout Elvis Beetham – drums Gareth Hardwick – recording, mixing Ian Scanlon – recording Felix – mixing Peter Fletcher – mastering
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