Makes Me Feel Better

Honeychurch | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (March 2, 2004)
• Original Release Date: March 2, 2004
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Siren Electric
• ASIN: B0001MS39W
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #42,497 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Fields On Fire

2. Chancery Lane

3. The Dinner Song

4. Second Chance

5. Friendships & Love

6. From the Sky

7. Birds

8. Lonely Coming Down

9. Welcome Home Spacegirl

10. The Darkest Hour

11. Chancery Lane Revisited

12. Honeychurch Loves You

Editorial Reviews

Mark Whitfield, Americana UK, May 2004

'Hopwood writes amazing songs...a beautiful record which burns a little brighter with every listen.'

Product Description

Long-anticipated second album from Pennsylvania's Honeychurch. Twelve tracks, including 8 original songs as well as unique covers of songs by Neil Young, Rocketship, Dolly Parton and Ralph Stanley. Lush chamber-pop production, with layers of pedal steel and strings, and featuring the gorgeous trademark boy-girl harmonies of Shilough and Larissa Hopwood (reminiscent of LOW or GRAM PARSONS & EMMY LOU HARRIS). For fans of Mojave 3, Kings of Convenience, Simon & Garfunkel, Damien Rice, The Beach Boys, Belle & Sebastian, The Byrds, The Zombies, Neil Young, and Nick Drake.

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Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars makes me feel better, March 7, 2004

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"_applejack_" (scaggsville, oh yeh, maryland) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Makes Me Feel Better (Audio CD)

the last album i listened to so obsessively was actually a mix tape i got from a strange, beautiful girl who dissapeared into the northwest somewhere. it reminded me of july weddings, paper lanterns and that feeling you get when you drive away from someone you know you'll never see again. at first, listening to Makes Me Feel Better heads me in a similar direction of music and cocktail induced, mind numbing, melancholic euphoria, of which i am a big fan. it hasnt failed yet though, when i find myself at the last track, Honeychurch Loves You, i actually do feel better, amazing. well chosen too, were the covers on the album, dolly parton,ralph stanley and neil young respectfully, though i think doctor stanley like myself would bear some resentment towards neil young, for reasons i will keep to myself. this is a beautiful, haunting album with a happy ending, and i would recommend it to anyone who doesnt want me to beat them up.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars pleasantly beautiful, March 4, 2004

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matt johnson (willow grove, pa) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Makes Me Feel Better (Audio CD)

well i got the cd in the mail today, and thats all i've been listening to ever since. its a big improvement from the first cd, not saying that the first cd wasn't good, but i think with "makes me feel better" you see a nice progression going on within the songwriting. i enjoy all thats going on in the songs such as the pedal steel, the strings, and the harmonies. all of the songs are really great in their own way, but "chancery lane" and "honeychurch loves you" are by far the ones that have stuck out on the album. if you like belle & sebastian, simon & garfunkel, mojave 3, the beatles, etc. then "makes me feel better" is the cd for you.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Genius, March 3, 2004

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KW "babygrand88" (Willingboro, NJ USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Makes Me Feel Better (Audio CD)

I have long been a fan of Honeychurch's music, and I must say that this latest production lives up to all my expectations. Each song stands on its own merit, and together they create such a marvelous amalgam of styles that soothes, inspires and uplifts. "Welcome Home Spacegirl" and "Honeychurch Loves You" are at two opposite ends of the musical spectrum. One is very ethereal and well... spacey, and the other is very pop-ish and happy. And the cover songs are so well done, you'd swear they were original compositions. I highly recommend this album to all who love sweet harmonies, meaningful lyrics, and feeling good.