The Facts of Life

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The Facts of Life
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Length
11 tracks, 39:43
Release Date
1 January 2000
The Facts of Life is the second studio album by English rock band Black Box Recorder. It was released on 1 May 2000 through Nude Records. Following the release of their debut album England Made Me (1998), the band did not tour to promote it. By early 1999, they were playing two new songs at shows; by June 1999, they were working on a new album. Recording sessions were produced between the band members and Pete Hoffman, continuing through to the end of the year while Luke Haines was occupied with his other act the Auteurs. The Facts of Life is a new wave, synth-pop and psychedelic-lo… read more
The Facts of Life is the second studio album by English rock band Black Box Recorder. It was released on 1 May 2000 through Nude Records. Following t… read more
The Facts of Life is the second studio album by English rock band Black Box Recorder. It was released on 1 May 2000 through Nude Records. Following the release of their debut album Engla… read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track The Art of Driving
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 4:25 24,047 listeners
2 Play track Weekend
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 2:27 14,364 listeners
3 Play track The English Motorway System
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 4:40 13,281 listeners
4 Play track May Queen
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 3:39 10,552 listeners
5 Play track Sex Life
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 2:56 12,173 listeners
6 Play track French Rock'n'Roll
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 3:01 8,389 listeners
7 Play track The Facts of Life
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 4:37 43,763 listeners
8 Play track Straight Life
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 4:09 9,771 listeners
9 Play track Gift Horse
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 3:30 9,565 listeners
10 Play track The Deverell Twins
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 2:43 9,806 listeners
11 Play track Goodnight Kiss
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 3:36 11,772 listeners

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Black Box Recorder was an indie pop/trip-hop group from London, England consisting of Sarah Nixey (vocals), Luke Haines (guitar, vocals) and John Moore (guitar, vocals). They debuted in 1998 with England Made Me, a collection of lyrically sophisticated pop tunes. They followed this up with The Facts of Life, which gave them their first hit with the single of the same name in April 2000. Their third album, Passionoia, was released in 2003. There is also a compilation album, The Worst of Black Box Recorder, a collection of B-sides, cover versions and remixes. Musically, the group wer… read more
Black Box Recorder was an indie pop/trip-hop group from London, England consisting of Sarah Nixey (vocals), Luke Haines (guitar, vocals) and John Moore (guitar, vocals). They debuted in 19… read more
Black Box Recorder was an indie pop/trip-hop group from London, England consisting of Sarah Nixey (vocals), Luke Haines (guitar, vocals) and John Moore (guitar, vocals). They debuted in 1998 with England Made Me, a collection of lyric… read more

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