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Sizer Barker was an indie band from Liverpool, England. [1]
As of 2004, the band comprised frontman Carl Brown, multi-instrumentalist Tim Bruzon, and bassist Maria Hughes. [2] [3]
Sizer Barker began as the solo project of Carl Brown, who had previously played with The Lightning Seeds and Space, in 2000. [2] [4] Their name is derived from a gravestone inscription reading "William Sizer Barker", seen by Brown in a Liverpool cemetery. [1] [3] The band were signed to Peter Gabriel's record label Pre. [3]
Dave Simpson of The Guardian described Sizer Barker's sound as "a wonderful, idiosyncratic thing", and likened the band to Beck, Shack and Pere Ubu. [1] Ben Hogwood of MusicOMH described their music as "life-affirming" and their debut album as "a record that could only have been made in Liverpool." [3] Andy Gill of The Independent described the album as "a sparkling, diverse collection, full of Beatlesque melodies and quirky, exotic arrangements". [2] Stewart Lee of The Times wrote of the album: "It's easy on the ear, but contains enough subliminal segments of squally guitar noise to appease those suspicious of nakedly commercial craftsmanship." [4]
The group performed a live set for Janice Long's show on BBC Radio 2 on 13 January 2005. [5]