Biography
Hey Negrita is a product of the aftermath of a five-year, drug-induced nightmare, endured by Felix, the singer and songwriter of the band. It was his excursions into the bitter depths of addiction that inspired much of this groundbreaking album, nearly killing him in the process. After the deaths of two of his closest friends, Jim Sanders - who fell from the sixth floor of an apartment block - and Paula Yates, who passed away under tragic circumstances, it became clear which way Felix was heading, so he made the inspired decision to pack up and leave for the States to kick the poisons once and for all. Having left London with nothing but the clothes on his back and his record collection, consisting mainly of Stones, Animals and Pretty Things, Felix returned from the States clean, determined and armed to the teeth with the music of The Band, Grateful Dead and The Allman Brothers, having lived and played with a fifty-five year-old cowboy junky who had worked with Gram Parsons and Little Feat. As soon as he arrived in London, Felix teamed up with his old partner in crime, the multi-instrumentalist Hugo ?3 Horse? Heimann, and Hey Negrita was born. The result of this catalytic combination of talent and extreme life experience produced a very distinctive sound - as though Keith Richards had recorded in Nashville, injecting half an ounce of china white straight into the acetate. With echoes of Tom Waits, Johnny Cash and Sonny Boy Williamson and slithers of Lou Reed and The Blind Boys Of Alabama, ?We Are Catfish? truly is a magical album. ?We Are Catfish? is one of the most diverse collections of truly inspired songs to have surfaced in years: a quiet menagerie of heartfelt words, potent stories, delicious melodies and intoxicating soundscapes that tease the mind and captivate the soul.
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