ABOUT THIS ITEM

Two years on from "Twelve Ways To Count", The Miserable Rich bring us an album packed with tales of escapism and excess. From the opening track, "Pegasus", and its story of the destructive nature of desire through to the closing vignette, "Hungover", "Of Flight & Fury" maps the story of a maturing band; where their debut involved numerous musicians from the Brighton band's circle of friends, this album was written, arranged, performed and recorded entirely by the five band members. A richer, fuller sound is the result, with a final gloss added by mix engineer Al Scott (Eliza Carthy, Asian Dub Foundation).

The Miserable Rich's name was inspired by an experience they had playing at the wedding of two ultra-rich aristocrats in Rome. Cellist/pianist William Calderbank and debonair singer/percussionist James de Malplaquet formed the string quintet intending to produce 'unusual acoustic modern music'. They steadfastly adhere to their original plan of using the cello and violin (Mike Siddell, ex-Hope Of The States) as the lead instruments, which has allowed them to mould a unique sound. The line up is completed by Jim Briffett (ex-Clearlake) on guitar and Rhys Lovell.

1. Pegasus
2. Chestnut Sunday
3. Flight #1
4. Somerhill
5. The Mouth Of The Wolf
6. Flight #2
7. Bye Bye Kitty
8. For A Day
9. Flight #3
10. Oliver
11. Flight #4
12. Let Me Fade
13. Hungover