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| Origin = [[Newport]], [[Wales]]
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| Genre = [[Alternative rock]]<br>[[Rock music|Rock]]<br>[[Indie rock]]<br>[[Britpop]]<br>[[Pop rock]]<br>[[Grunge]] (older material)
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| Years_active = 1992 – present
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| Label = [[Echo Records|Echo]]
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| URL = [http://www.feederweb.com FeederWeb.com]
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| Current_members = [[Grant Nicholas]]<br />[[Taka Hirose]]<br />[[Mark Richardson (musician)|Mark Richardson]]
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| Past_members = [[Jon Lee]] <small>(deceased)</small>
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'''Feeder''' are a British [[Rock music|rock]] band formed in [[Newport]], [[South Wales]]. The band was formed in 1992 by singer/songwriter/guitarist [[Grant Nicholas]], and drummer/guitarist Jon Lee. Feeder's line-up was completed when [[Bass guitar|bassist]] [[Taka Hirose]] placed an advert. They have been in the past, joined for live performances by Dean Tidey (guitar/vocals; 1998-present), Matt Sime (keyboards/samples; 2000-2002) and Dean Deval of [[SpiderSimpson]] (keyboards; 2008-present). Feeder have charted twenty-four UK top 75 singles, and eight UK top 75 albums.<ref name="Chartstats">{{cite web| url=http://www.chartstats.com/artistinfo.php?id=471| title=Chart Stats - UK Singles & Albums Chart Archive - Feeder| publisher=ChartStats.com| accessdate=2007-11-02}}</ref> Feeder's music has been inspired by a wide variety of artists and styles, including [[The Pixies]] and [[The Smashing Pumpkins]].
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Feeder garnered media attention for its third album, ''[[Echo Park (album)|Echo Park]]'' (2001), and its first single "[[Buck Rogers (song)|Buck Rogers]]". The following year in January 2002, Jon Lee comitted suicide in his [[Miami]] home, leading the band to keep a low profile for the rest of the year, before releasing their forth [[studio album]] ''[[Comfort in Sound]]'', an album lyrically and musically based around the bands emotions. ''Comfort in Sound'' is Feeder's most successful release to date, selling over 436,000 copies in the [[United Kingdom]], with a total of over one million studio albums sold. ''The Singles'' was a [[European Top 100 Albums|European top ten album]],<ref>{{cite web| url=http://pandora.nla.gov.au/pan/23790/20060620-0000/issue848.pdf| title=[[Australian Recording Industry Association|ARIA]] report, issue 848| publisher=ARIA| accessdate=2008-09-07}}</ref> and also made the top 40 on the [[Global Top 40 Albums|Worldwide charts]].<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.mediatraffic.de/albums-week22-2006.htm| title=ALBUMS week 22 / 2006 - June 38| publisher=mediatraffic.de| accessdate=2008-10-10}}</ref> Feeder have won two ''[[Kerrang! Awards]]'' in 2001 and 2003 for "Best British Live Act" and 'Best British Band".
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==History==
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===Formation (1992-1994)===
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At the age of 14, singer and guitarist Grant Nicholas joined a band called 'Sweet Leaf', named after a [[Black Sabbath]] song. Black Sabbath was the first band Grant had seen play live.<ref name="FEEDER1997FAQ">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014071012/http://freespace.virgin.net/ali.bunny/feeder/faq.htm|title=Descend FAQ|work=Descend|accessdate=2007-03-15}}</ref> At this time bassist Taka Hirose and drummer Jon Lee were playing in different covers bands.<ref name="FEEDER1997FAQ" /> While playing in different bands on the [[Newport]] gig circuit, Grant and Jon became friends. They formed an [[electronic music|electronic]] [[Duet (music)|duo]] called 'Temper Temper' after Jon left the Newport band [[The Darling Buds]].<ref name="FEEDER1997FAQ" /> Shortly thereafter, they formed a band called 'Rain Dancer'.<ref name="FEEDER1997FAQ" /><ref>Jon Lee tribute night at [[T. J.'s]] Newport, programme guide.</ref> Both of these bands failed to become successful. The latter's sound was described by Grant as that of [[The Waterboys]].<ref name="FEEDER1997FAQ" />
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Going back to the drawing board, they formed a three-piece band called 'Reel'. They fired their bass player and then changed their name to 'Real'.<ref name="FEEDER1997FAQ" /> During this time they recruited Japanese bassist Taka Hirose via an advert in Loot, which Taka placed himself.<ref name="FEEDER1997FAQ" /> The band then changed their name to Feeder, named after Grant's pet goldfish.<ref name="FEEDER1997FAQ" /> They won their [[recording contract]] with [[Echo records|Echo]] after sending a [[demo tape]], and then sealed the deal after an employee from the label witnessed one of the band's gigs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.brent.gov.uk/news.nsf/24878f4b00d4f0f68025663c006c7944/c9eadb4e31d756478025726b004b4c7e!OpenDocument|title=Taka Hirose interview- February 2007|work=brent.gov.uk|accessdate=2007-03-25}}</ref> A track from the demo, entitled "Don't Bring Me Down", appeared as a b-side on the "[[Day in Day Out]]" single, and is also a new version.<ref>"Day in Day Out", Feeder Central Exclusive CD single inlay inserts.</ref>
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===Early releases (1995–1996)===
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Feeder's first official release was a two-track EP, ''[[Two Colours EP|Two Colours]]'', in 1995, which was only available at the band's early gigs. It was limited to 1,500 CDs and 1,000 7" vinyls.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.discogs.com/release/729565|title=Discography "Two Colours" CD| publisher=discogs.com| accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.discogs.com/release/729573|title=Discography "Two Colours" 7"| publisher=discogs.com| accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> In 1996, the band released their first commercially available release, the ''[[Swim (EP)|Swim]]'' EP, on the Echo label. The EP was given a 4/5 review in ''Kerrang!'' magazine (KKKK).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangswimreview.jpg|title=Kerrang! "Swim" review|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref>
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Shortly before the record was released, a tape called ''Two Tracker'' was given away free with ''Kerrang!'' magazine, and contained the tracks "Sweet 16" and "Waterfall". The latter was described, on the inlay card, as one of the tracks that was on their forthcoming debut album proper, then entitled ''Here in the Bubble'' (whose name was soon changed to ''Polythene'').<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feederanorak.co.uk/Releases/TT_Tape_Promo_UK.htm|title="Two Tracker" info page|work=feederanorak.co.uk|accessdate=2007-07-29}}</ref> Some of the photography for the EP's inlay was produced by Grant himself, while [[Chris Sheldon]] produced the recordings.<ref>"Swim" inlay booklet.</ref> The band released "[[Stereo World]]" as its only single, after appearing at the [[Reading and Leeds festivals|Reading festival]].
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===''Polythene'' (1997–1998)===
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[[Image:Feeder press promo photo 1998.JPG|thumb|right|180px|Feeder in 1997. From left to right: [[Taka Hirose]], [[Grant Nicholas]] and [[Jon Lee]].]]
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After building a strong fanbase with the release of ''Swim'',<ref name="FEEDERWEBBAND">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060530112915/www.feederweb.com/band|title=Band Biography- Feederweb.com|work=feederweb.com|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref> the band released their first full-length album in 1997. The result, ''Polythene'', was voted the eighty-seventh best British rock album of all-time by ''Kerrang!'' magazine readers in January 2005.<ref name="BRITISH100">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html#British%20Rock%20Albums|title=Kerrang! - The 100 best British rock albums ever!|work=rocklistmusic.co.uk|accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> The album also won critical acclaim from ''Metal Hammer'' and ''Kerrang!'', who placed the album at first and sixth place in their end of year lists.<ref name="METALHAMMERLISTS">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/metal.htm|title=Metal Hammer yearly albums lists|work=rocklist.net|accessdate=2007-03-02}}</ref><ref name="KERRANGLISTS">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang.html|title=Kerrang! yearly albums lists|work=rocklist.net|accessdate=2007-02-06}}</ref> Two tracks from "Swim" were used for the album, being "Descend" and "Stereoworld".
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After the recording sessions were completed, the album's first single "[[Tangerine (Feeder song)|Tangerine]]" was released, and charted at number sixty in the UK charts. This was followed by "Cement", charting at number fifty-three and then the release of the album which charted at number sixty-five. Two more singles were released before and after their main stage debut at the Reading festival of 1997, with "[[Crash (Feeder song)|Crash]]" making number forty-eight, while a new song entitled "[[High (Feeder song)|High]]", charted at number twenty-four.
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{{assessment | page=[[Local community]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Local_community&oldid=63705342 ] | importance={{Mid-Class}} | date=July 18, 2006 | class={{Stub-Class}} | version= | comments= }}
The album, as of March 2003, has been certified silver by the [[British Phonographic Industry|BPI]] for shipments of 60,000 units.<ref name="BPI">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumleft.html|title=Searchable UK certifications database|work=bpi.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> They also re-issued the album in October 1997 with "High" included, and the "Stereo World" b-side, "Change" replacing "Waterfall" from the original tracklist. Also included as an enhanced element was the video for "High". The album caused many critics to label the band "The UK's answer to the [[Smashing Pumpkins]]",<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/?p=351|title="The Empire Strikes Back!"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref> and also draw comparisons to [[The Pixies]] and [[Talk Talk]].<ref name="FEEDERWEBBAND">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060530112915/www.feederweb.com/band|title=Band Biography- feederweb.com|work=feederweb.com|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref> The band's tour of the album took place in April before the release of the "Cement" single, and continued after the release of the album.
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{{assessment | page=[[Misconduct]] [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Misconduct&oldid=222346192 ] | importance={{Low-Class}} | date=June 30, 2008 | class={{Stub-Class}} | version= | comments= }}
In early 1998, following the band's final 1997 tour in support of ''Polythene'', the band travelled to the [[United States]] as a support act for [[Everclear (band)|Everclear]].<ref name="KERRANG1998TOUR">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangfeederlivetreat.jpg|title="Feeder Live Treat- They'll Play New Songs For Brit Fans"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref> During their U.S. tour, the band released a re-worked version of "[[Suffocate (Feeder song)|Suffocate]]" back home in the UK, charting at number thirty-seven. After their return to the UK, they played their own headline tour, this time Everclear was in the supporting position.<ref name="KERRANG1998TOUR" /> Later that year, Feeder started to play various [[music festival]]s in the States, before a tour took place with "High" being released to radio stations and charting at number twenty-four; it was the follow up to "Cement" which had charted at number thirty-one.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/retrieve_chart_history.do?model.vnuArtistId=195973&model.vnuAlbumId=732427|title=US artist chart history|work=billboard.com|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> During the bands first U.S. tour, Grant broke his ankle and picked up other injuries,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangfeederstarinjuredagain.jpg|title="Feeder Star Injured Again"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangfeederstarinjuredinus.jpg|title="Feeder Star Injured in US"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref> and he said he used to find it hard to sleep at nights, which inspired him to write "[[Insomnia (Feeder song)|Insomnia]]", which later appeared on their second album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangnewsjaeger.jpg|title=Kerrang! News|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-08-03}}</ref> They stayed in the U.S. for the majority of the year, with a trip back to the UK for their [[V Festival|V98]] appearance. Feeder later introduced a live guitarist, Dean Tidey, who plays at the band's gigs.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/?p=316|title=Kerrang! Liverpool Lomax gig review|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-08-08}}</ref> Grant had said, in a 1998 interview in ''Kerrang!'', that he was considering bringing in another guitarist for their live gigs.<ref name="YWTSFINISHED">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangywtsfinished.jpg|title="A Life Through Headphones finished"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref>
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===''Yesterday Went Too Soon'' (1999)===
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For 1999's ''Yesterday Went Too Soon'', the band decided to self-produce the album, brought in Matt Sime for engineering duties and had the album mixed in [[New York]] by [[Andy Wallace (producer)|Andy Wallace]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangywtslowdownintheirownwords.jpg|title="Yesterday Went Too Soon Lowdown"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-08-03}}</ref> "Dry" was re-recorded as a full band version after the original acoustic version appeared on "Suffocate" as a b-side. That single's b-sides featured tracks from their sessions for the album and revealed the sound of this new album.<ref>Feeder Central "Suffocate" release information mailing card.</ref> The working title for the album was originally ''A Life Through Headphones'',<ref name="YWTSFINISHED" /> and was originally set to be a [[double album]].<ref name="AMERICANDREAM">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/?p=364|title="The Great American Dream"- Metal Hammer article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref> The name change was due to former [[Take That]] singer [[Robbie Williams]] releasing his solo debut album ''[[Life Thru a Lens]]'', with the band did not wanting to be compared to him.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangfeederinrobbiewilliamsclash.jpg|title="Feeder In Robbie Williams Clash"- Kerrang! article|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-08-03}}</ref>
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When the album was released, the band's reputation was on the rise and it entered the UK charts at number eight. Before that, the band had released the album's first single, "[[Day in Day Out]]", in March 1999, which charted at number thirty-one, followed by "Insomnia" at number twenty-two, resulting in their first appearance on [[Top of the Pops]].<ref name="Kaleidoscope">Pete Seaton and Richard Down. (2006). ''The Kaleidoscope British Television Music & Variety Guide II : Top Pop 1964 - 2006''. Kaleidoscope Publishing. ISBN 978-1-900203-27-2.</ref> A week before the album's release, the band played the main stage of the Reading and Leeds festivals, while the [[Yesterday Went Too Soon (song)|title track]] from the album was at number twenty in the singles chart. The album was then released on 30 August 1999. Only one single was lifted from the album after its release, in which a re-recorded version of "[[Paperfaces]]" charted at number forty-one.
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Some of the album's lyrical themes were derived from Grant's personal perspective of working in a menial supermarket job on a daily basis ("Day In Day Out"), his experiences after gigs on their US tour ("Insomnia" and "You're My Evergreen"), past relationships (the title track and "Dry"), the music industry ("Hole in My Head") and "fear of commitment in relationships" ("Anaesthetic").<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerranglifethrualens1.jpg
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|title="Life Thru a Lens" part 2- Kerrang!- August 31, 1999|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref> Musically, the album employed an indie rock feel to it, which also featured extended appearances of an [[acoustic guitar]] on some of its tracks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/Yesterday-Went-Too-Soon-Feeder/dp/B00005CBX3/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/203-7511691-5429527?ie=UTF8&s=music&qid=1175263458&sr=8-1|title="Yesterday Went Too Soon" info page|work=amazon.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-30}}</ref>
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The album was due for release in June, but this was delayed until August to include material written after its completion which the band felt was too good to leave off.<ref>Feeder Central "Insomnia" mailing list release information mailing card.</ref> Upon its release, the UK music press immediately warmed to the album, with Rob Fitzpatrick, then of ''[[Melody Maker]]'', writing "an absolute stormer it is. Unmissable. Absolutely." The album also received the magazine's ''Album of the Week'' accolade.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/?m=199908|title="Yesterday Went Too Soon" reviews- August 1999|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref><ref name="YWTSPRESSRELEASE">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/ywtsalbumtourpressadvert.jpg|title=Press Advert: Yesterday Went Too Soon Tour & Album|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2008-02-16}}</ref> This enthusiasm was shared by ''Metal Hammer'', who awarded the album a 10/10 mark.<ref name="YWTSPRESSRELEASE" /> The year ended with the band providing support for the [[Red Hot Chili Peppers]] at [[Wembley Arena]] and the [[Manic Street Preachers]] at the [[Millennium Stadium]]. As of March 2003, the album had gone gold, shipping 100,000 units in the UK.<ref name="BPI" /> The album was voted in 2005 by ''Kerrang!'' readers, as the seventy-third best British Rock album of all-time.<ref name="BRITISH100" /> It was ''Melody Maker'''s twenty-forth top album of that year,<ref name="MELODYMAKERLISTS">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/mmlists_p2.htm|title=Melody Maker yearly albums lists|work=rocklist.net|accessdate=2007-02-06}}</ref> while ''Metal Hammer'' placed the album in sixth.<ref name="METALHAMMERLISTS" /> ''Kerrang!'' ranked it at sixteenth.<ref name="KERRANGLISTS" />
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===''Echo Park'' (2000–2001)===
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[[Image:FeederVirginMegastore2001.jpg|thumb|right|280px|Feeder in [[2001 in British music|2001]]. Left to right: [[Jon Lee]], [[Grant Nicholas]] and [[Taka Hirose]].]]
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Feeder spent most of 2000, at [[Linford Manor|Great Lindford Manor studios]], writing and recording for their next album. The band also continued playing festivals around the country previewing the new material they were working on, such as V2000 and [[Glastonbury Festival|Glastonbury]], but would end the year promoting "[[Buck Rogers (song)|Buck Rogers]]", their first single since November 1999, and then playing a mini-tour at the end of the year to mainly showcase the new material. The release of the single on 8 January 2001 was coupled with a signing session at London's [[Tower Records]] store, and then a TV appearance on ''Top of The Pops'' before the single charted.<ref name="Kaleidoscope">Pete Seaton and Richard Down. (2006). ''The Kaleidoscope British Television Music & Variety Guide II : Top Pop 1964 - 2006''. Kaleidoscope Publishing. ISBN 978-1-900203-27-2.</ref> The single charted at number five, becoming the band's first top ten entry in that chart, before appearing on Top of the Pops again.<ref name="Kaleidoscope">Pete Seaton and Richard Down. (2006). ''The Kaleidoscope British Television Music & Variety Guide II : Top Pop 1964 - 2006''. Kaleidoscope Publishing. ISBN 978-1-900203-27-2.</ref>

Grant wrote "Buck Rogers" with The Pixies as an influence, but "on a comic book level".<ref name="GETTINGHIGH">{{cite web|url=http://archive.thisishampshire.net/2005/6/10/4581.html|title=Getting high on Feeder|work=thisishampshire.net|accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> He had originally written the track for another band ''Echo Park'' producer [[Gil Norton]] was working with, but decided not to give it away, as he felt Feeder could have a hit with it themselves.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/rocksoundthesevenyearitch9.jpg|title=Rock Sound: The Seven Year Itch|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref><ref name="GETTINGHIGH">{{cite web|url=http://archive.thisishampshire.net/2005/6/10/4581.html|title=Getting high on Feeder|work=thisishampshire.net|accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> The single appears in many all-time lists generated by [[XFM]] and ''Kerrang!'', with a 2004 peak of number twenty-five in the annual XFM list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/kerrang_p2.htm#100GREATESTSINGLES|title=Kerrang's! Top 100 Singles of All-Time|work=rocklistmusic.co.uk|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref><ref name="XFM3">{{cite web|url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=37754|title=X-List 2004|work=xfm.co.uk|accessdate=2007-07-18}}</ref>

After a sell-out tour of two legs, ending at the [[London Astoria]], the album ''Echo Park'' entered and peaked at number five in the UK album charts. A third single, "[[Turn (Feeder song)|Turn]]" reached number twenty-seven before festival season. "[[Just a Day]]", a [[b-side]] from "Seven Days in the Sun", later reached number twelve. The response the album received on a critical level, was mixed with Dan Genroe of ''Q'' magazine, claiming that the listener will still "feeling hungry half and hour later",<ref name="QECHOPARK">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/qechoparkreview.jpg|title=Q- "Echo Park" review|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> and suggesting that the album is "hard to love".<ref name="QECHOPARK">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/qechoparkreview.jpg|title=Q- "Echo Park" review|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> Ben Meyers of ''Kerrang!'' gave the album 4/5 (KKKK) which indicates "blinding", while citing that the band "hit their stride" on the album,<ref name="KERRANGECHOPARK">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/?p=235|title=Kerrang!- "Echo Park" review|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref> alongside suggesting that the album is "fat free and stripped to the bone".<ref name="KERRANGECHOPARK">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/?p=235|title=Kerrang!- "Echo Park" review|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2008-10-12}}</ref>

The album saw the band take on much more of a commercially influenced sound, and also the appearance of Moog synthesizers,<ref name="MELODYMAKERLINE">{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/melodymakergrantphoneinterview2.jpg|title="Straight Down The Line"- Melody Maker interview- July 25, 2000|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-30}}</ref> while being lyrically focused on a comedic approach, like with "Seven Days in the Sun", but also dark emotions, such as those shown on "Turn", "Oxygen", and "Satellite News". It was during the campaign for ''Echo Park'' that the band played another slot on the main stage at the Reading-Leeds festival and also [[T in the Park]]. As of August 2003, the album has shipped 300,000 units in the UK, going platinum.<ref name="BPI">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumleft.html|title=Searchable UK certifications database|work=bpi.co.uk website|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> Grant said in a ''Melody Maker'' interview that if the album did not sell well enough the band would probably split up; he said at the time that "It's the same with any band. That's just the way the music business is. There is only a certain amount of money a label will put into a band. I'm just being realistic. We've been around for seven or eight years and I am not planning on giving up, but we're putting everything into this record and I'm just hoping that people like it".<ref name="MELODYMAKERLINE" /> The album was voted the twenty-fifth best British rock album of all-time by ''Kerrang!'' readers, and was the highest placed Feeder album on the list.<ref name="BRITISH100" /> On August 28, 2001 the band won "Best British Live Act" at the ''Kerrang!'' awards,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/1513974.stm|title=Kerrang! awards 2001 report- 28 August, 2001|work=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> before ending the year supporting the [[Stereophonics]] on their UK tour, and then releasing the "Just a Day" single in December.

===''Comfort in Sound'' (2002–2003)===
[[Image:Grant Taka Mark and Dean.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Feeder playing a homecoming show, at the [[Newport Centre]] on [[St David's Day]] in 2003.]]
In January 2002, the band's drummer Jon Lee committed suicide in his [[Miami, Florida|Miami]] home,<ref name="FEEDERWEBBAND">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060530112915/www.feederweb.com/band|title=Band Biography- Feederweb.com|work=feederweb.com|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref> resulting in the band keeping out of the public eye for most of the year. It was during this time that Grant Nicholas wrote a series of songs relating to their emotions and reactions to Jon's death, which formed their fourth album ''Comfort in Sound''. The band brought in former [[Skunk Anansie]] and [[Little Angels]] member [[Mark Richardson (musician)|Mark Richardson]] for drumming duties.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.music-news.com/ShowReview.asp?nCID=0&H=Feeder-Grant-Nicholas,-Mark-Richardson&nReviewID=3330&nType=4|title=Grant Nicholas and Mark Richardson interview|work=music-news.com|accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref> The album focused mainly on themes such as loss, depression, grievance, and positivity, while dedicating "Quickfade" to Jon.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00006L3ZP/ref=pd_cpt_gw_3/202-1185080-5480664|title=Amazon.co.uk "Comfort In Sound" info page|work=amazon.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-05}}</ref> The album was released in October of the same year to widespread critical acclaim in the [[United Kingdom|British]] [[music press]], with ''Kerrang!'' stating that "''Comfort in Sound'' harnesses the anthemic appeal of a latter day [[U2]]... and a quality that propels Feeder from the confines of the everyday into the neighbourhood of everyman..." and giving the album their ''Album of the Week'' award, alongside the heavy rock magazine ''Metal Hammer'' giving the album the similar accolade of ''Album of the Month'' while stating that it was "an album they should rightfully be proud of...".,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.feederanorak.co.uk/Assets/Images/CIS_CD_Album_Sticker.jpg|title="Comfort In Sound" album sticker|work=feederanorak.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> The band decided to play at the Reading and Leeds festivals that year, making a low-key appearance by playing the second stage. ''Comfort in Sound'' was voted by ''Kerrang!'' readers as one of their top one-hundred British rock albums of all-time in thirty-second place.<ref name="BRITISH100" /> The album is currently Feeder's most successful,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/liverpool-life-features/liverpool-arts/2008/08/01/feeder-s-grant-nicholas-being-a-dad-has-made-me-more-creative-64375-21448674|title="Feeder's Grant Nicholas: Being a dad has made me more creative"|publisher=liverpooldailypost.co.uk|accessdate=2008-08-15}}</ref> with an estimated 436,000 units sold.<ref name="MW">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsingles.net/news/music-news/293|title="EXCLUSIVE: Charts Round Up"|publisher=ChartSingles.net|accessdate=2008-08-15}}</ref>

<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:left; width:30%; float:left; padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px; display:table;">It’s one of the best songs I’ve done, but we nearly didn’t do it. I wrote it right at the end of making ''[[Comfort in Sound]]'', and our producer Gil Norton said he wasn’t sure we really needed another mid-tempo song. But when we played it, we all thought that it definitely did have something. Lyrically it’s quite dark but it’s still an uplifting song. This was the single that really made the album a success. It’s the kind of song I’d like us to be remembered for.<p style="text-align: left;"> — Grant Nicholas on the second ''Comfort in Sound'' single, "Just the Way I'm Feeling".<ref name="FEEDERWEBBAND">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060530112915/www.feederweb.com/band|title=Band Biography- Feederweb.com|work=feederweb.com|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref>

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Musically, the album was much more mellow, with the use of a [[string orchestra]] on "[[Forget About Tomorrow]]", while other tracks on the album also used an [[accordion]], [[trumpet]], and a [[piano]] played by their manager Matt Page,<ref name="FEEDERWEBBAND">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060530112915/www.feederweb.com/band|title=Band Biography- Feederweb.com|work=feederweb.com|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cduniverse.com/search/xx/music/pid/6647637/a/Comfort+In+Sound.htm|title="Comfort in Sound" - Import Super-Audio CD info page|work=cduniverse.com|accessdate=2007-03-30}}</ref> with "Godzilla" being one of two tracks on the album to use loud guitars. The album was their first release to be certified platinum,<ref name="BPI">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumleft.html|title=Searchable UK certifications database|work=bpi.co.uk website|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> (with ''Echo Park'' going platinum later on). It also spawned their second top 10 single, with "[[Just the Way I'm Feeling]]" in January 2003. In December of the same year they took on their first [[arena]] tour, after the album's first tour sold all it's 60,000 tickets.<ref name="CHRYSALIS">{{cite web|url=http://www.chrysalis.com/index.php?object=news_item&file_id=0000000108&object_id=30|title=EMI Chrysalis News Archive article- August 2003|work=chrysalis.com|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> In reaction to this, the band were invited to the Glastonbury Festival being billed third on the last day, playing the "Pyramid Stage".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/radio1/glastonbury2003/lineup_sunday.shtml|title=Glastonbury 2003 Sunday Line-up|work=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2007-05-06}}</ref> Shortly after the release of the single, the band were invited to support [[Coldplay]] on their UK and [[Europe|European tour]], due to their frontman [[Chris Martin]] often saying how much he liked the ''Comfort in Sound'' album, and their live shows.<ref>{{cite journal|title = "Bands Poigant Return" 1 March 2008|journal = [[South Wales Argus]]|page= 4|accessdate = 2008-09-15}}</ref>

The album's final single, being [[Comfort in Sound (song)|the title track]], was only available to buy as a limited edition of 3,000 CD copies on their 2003 arena tour.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/release/742770|title=Feeder - Comfort In Sound (Tour Edition)|work=discogs.com|accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref> Four singles were released commercially, with those being "[[Come Back Around]]" (number fourteen), "[[Just the Way I'm Feeling]]" (number ten), "[[Forget About Tomorrow]]" (number twelve), and "[[Find the Colour]]" (number twenty-four), which was released following their V2003 appearance and ''Kerrang!'' award win for "Best British Band", which Grant dedicated to Jon, saying it was the award he had always wanted the band to win.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/music/3172315.stm|title=Kerrang! awards 2003 report- August 22, 2003|work=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerrangbestbritishactaward.jpg|title=Kerrang: Best British Act- August 21, 2003|work=feederscapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2008-02-16}}</ref> The band later went on to win an ''Internet Music Award'' for their "Just The Way I'm Feeling" video.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/low/entertainment/3257662.stm|title=Awards honour interactive music|work=BBC.co.uk|accessdate=2007-09-02}}</ref> Their efforts also helped them receive their only ''Brit Awards'' nomination to date, in the "Best British Rock" category at the 2004 event,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.ukmix.org/articles/2004/brits.html| title=Brit Awards 2004| publisher=UKMIX.com| accessdate=2008-01-13}}</ref> before making their only appearance in the charts that year as part of [[Bob Geldof]]'s [[Band Aid 20]] charity ensemble,<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.bandaid20.com/| title=Band Aid 20| publisher=Band Aid 20.com| accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref> while the single was the [[Christmas number one]], and became 2004's biggest UK-selling single.<ref>{{cite web| url=http://www.chartsplus.co.uk/ChartsPlusYE2004.pdf| title=Year-End Charts 2004| publisher=[[ChartsPlus]]| accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref>

===''Pushing the Senses'' (2004–2005)===
[[Image:Feeder frontman Grant Nicholas performing with the band at the Islington Academy in 2005.jpg|thumb|left|280px|[[Grant Nicholas]] performing with Feeder at the [[Carling Academy Islington|Islington Academy]], promoting the ''[[Pushing The Senses]]'' album, as part of the XFM live session series.]]
Feeder returned to the studio to record their fifth album. The album was seen by Grant as more of an extension to ''Comfort in Sound'', as it focused on the same lyrical themes and musical styles, and also said that it had more of an organic sound, with more upbeat tracks added into the mix.<ref name="GRANTPTS">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20071014071402/http://feederweb.com/view.php?template=normal&page_id=58|title=Grant on "Pushing The Senses"|work=feederweb.com|accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref> It also seen a number of [[piano]] driven tracks, with "Frequency" being an example. "Frequency" was produced by Coldplay producer [[Ken Nelson (British record producer)|Ken Nelson]], while for the rest of the album, Gil Norton was on production duties.<ref>''Pushing the Senses'' inlay booklet.</ref>

As a result, 2005's ''Pushing the Senses'' received criticism from long time fans and critics. The album was Feeder's highest charting release, at number two on the UK album chart selling 42,951 units in its first week,<ref name="MW" /> while receiving a [[Gold album|gold certification]],<ref name="BPI" /> and becoming a top one-hundred album in five other countries.<ref name="AustriaCharts">{{cite web| url=http://www.austriancharts.at/archiv.asp?todo=show&tag=20&monat=02&jahr=2005&sparte=a| title=ÖSTERREICHISCHE HITPARADE: ALBEN - 20.02.2005| publisher=Austriancharts.at| accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref><ref name="MegaCharts">{{cite web| url=http://dutchcharts.nl//showitem.asp?interpret=Feeder&titel=Pushing+The+Senses&cat=a| title=FEEDER - PUSHING THE SENSES (ALBUM)| publisher=dutchcharts.com| accessdate=2007-10-28}}</ref><ref name="Oricon">''Album Chart-Book Complete Edition 1970-2005''. Orikonmāketingupuromōshon (2006). ISBN 4871310779.</ref> Press response to the album was mixed, with Paul Brannigan of ''[[Q Magazine|Q]]'' describing it as "An album that could finally establish Feeder as major league players", while Chris Heath of ''[[Dotmusic]]'' dismissed the album, saying "''Pushing the Senses'' is by no means soppy, but Feeder's young fanbase might need some convincing".<ref name="PTSMETACRITIC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/feeder/pushingthesenses?q=Feeder|title="Pushing The Senses" reviews|work=metacritic.com|accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref>

<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:left; width:30%; float:right; padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px; display:table;">It's funny, I don't even particularly like that song, I've always thought I was a pretty dark songwriter, and what do I finally get known for?. A throwaway pop song. But I really shouldn't complain, should I?. If it wasn't for "Buck Rogers", I probably wouldn't be here talking to you now.<p style="text-align: left;"> — Grant Nicholas talking about "Buck Rogers" in a 2005 edition of ''Q'' magazine.<ref>Grant Nicholas interview. ''Q''. March 2005 issue. Emap Publishing.</ref>

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The album helped them win a headline slot at the [[Download Festival]],<ref name="lineup2005">{{cite web|url=http://2005.downloadfestival.co.uk/lineup/index.asp|title=Download Festival 2005 / LINE UP|work=Download Festival website| accessdate=2007-02-21}}</ref> shortly before supporting U2 for a brief period on their [[Vertigo tour]], which was followed by an appearance at the ''[[Live 8]]'' concert in [[Edinburgh]] (the second charity event the band played that year after ''[[Tsunami Relief Cardiff]]''). The album in total spawned four UK top forty singles, which included "[[Shatter / Tender|Shatter]]", a reworked version of the "Tumble and Fall" b-side that became a double A-side with "Tender" (charting at number eleven). Other singles apart from "[[Tumble and Fall]]" (which charted at number five), included "Feeling A Moment" (number thirteen), and "Pushing The Senses" (number thirty). "Tender" and "Shatter" both featured on the European release of the Russian film ''[[Night Watch]]''; a fan-petition had been launched to see its release as a single in its own right.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/music/sites/feeder/pages/shatter.shtml|title="Shatter" review|work=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref> The album was after ten weeks on sales of 111,214 units, twenty-two percent ahead of ''Comfort in Sound'' at that stage.<ref name="MW2">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsingles.net/news/music-news/513|title="Week 15 Chart Roundup"|work=chartsingles.net|accessdate=2008-08-15}}</ref> However the album did not keep up this momentum, and did not go platinum like the presucsessor. The last reported sales were that of 160,183 in October of the same year.<ref name="MW3">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsingles.net/news/music-news/1413|title="Week 41 Chart Roundup"|work=chartsingles.net|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref>

In September 2005, Grant Nicholas was [[misquotation|misquoted]] in an interview that the band were set to split, which caused the rumour to be reported on [[music television]] and radio. The band's website soon denied the claims, making an official statement that read "Contrary to inaccurate reports in the press and on the radio, Feeder are not recording their last album, nor set to split. An over-enthusiastic reporter seems to have put 2 and 2 together and come up with 43. Indeed the group are looking forward to the release of new single "Shatter"/"Tender" in October and a [[Far East]] and UK tour in November. They have already started writing new material for a Singles Album to be released in the New Year and a further studio album to follow the current album ''Pushing the Senses''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/webguide/archives/music/index.shtml?feeder_deny_split_rumours|title="Feeder deny split rumours"|work=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2008-10-11}}</ref> Soon afterwards, in a ''Kerrang!'' interview, Grant said that the interviewer misquoted him, and that he said the next album would be Feeder's last album on their current deal with [[Echo Records|Echo]], before deciding to either re-sign or look for a new label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/kerranggrantnotsplittingup.jpg|title="We're Definitely Not Splitting Up!"- Kerrang! interview- 17 September 2005|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-31}}</ref>

Feeder would end the year seeing their then latest album appear at number thirty-nine on Q's end of year list,<ref name="QLIST2005">{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklistmusic.co.uk/qlists.html#2005|title=Q Magazine's albums and tracks of 2005 lists|work=Rocklist.net|accessdate=2007-03-07}}</ref> with "Feeling a Moment" voted the ninety-eighth best song of the year by its readers,<ref name="QLIST2005" /> before winning an award for the album at the ''[[The Pop Factory|Pop Factory Awards]]'' in [[Wales]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/webguide/archives/music/index.shtml?pop_factory_awards_2005_results|title=Pop Factory 2005 winners- December 5, 2005|work=bbc.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> However, the previous day, they were forced to postpone a winter tour, after Grant picked up bleeds on his [[vocal cords]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.necgroup.co.uk/visitor/whatson/DisplayWhatson.asp?i=4231&|title=Feeder gig information December 2005|work=necgroup.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> After the tenth week figure of ''Pushing the Senses'', Feeder's domestic studio album sales stood at over one million.<ref name="MW" /><ref name="MW2" />

===''The Singles'' (2006–2007)===
<blockquote class="toccolours" style="text-align:left; width:30%; float:right; padding: 10px 15px 10px 15px; display:table;">I’ve had people coming up to me saying that they liked the earlier singles but didn’t realise it was us that did them. It’s introduced a lot of our earlier singles to people. We’d had success early on but we weren’t huge. I thought the record had good tracks and the three new tracks made it completely new for our older fans. It took me a long time to sequence the album to make sure it flowed together properly. It wasn’t just a matter of shoving a load of singles on there.<p style="text-align: left;"> — Grant Nicholas talking in 2006 on the sales performance of ''The Singles''.<ref name="METRO2006">{{cite web|url=http://www.metro.co.uk/fame/interviews/article.html?in_article_id=18036&in_page_id=11|title=60 Seconds: Grant Nicholas|work=metro.co.uk|accessdate=2008-02-13}}</ref>

</blockquote>

[[Image:Grant and Mark Amsterdam 2006.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Grant Nicholas]] and [[Mark Richardson (musician)|Mark Richardson]] in 2006.]]

In [[2006 in British music|2006]], Feeder returned to the studio, with [[Stephen Street]] working as the band's producer to record three new tracks to appear on their then forthcoming singles collection.<ref>''The Singles'' inlay booklet.</ref> "[[Lost and Found (song)|Lost and Found]]" (which Grant described as "an urban love song"<ref name="FEEDERWEBBAND">{{cite web|url=http://web.archive.org/web/20060530112915/www.feederweb.com/band|title=Band Biography- Feederweb.com|work=feederweb.com|accessdate=2007-07-31}}</ref>) became the first single to promote the collection, and would reach number twelve in the UK singles chart in May 2006, after completing their delayed winter tour. ''The Singles'', released in the same month as "Lost and Found", was the first Feeder album to have involvement from a major label, with [[EMI]] taking part in a one-off collaboration with Echo as the album's distributor.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrysalis.com/investor_reports_db/Chrysalis%20Group%20Full%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=Chrysalis 2006 business report|work=chrysalis.com|accessdate=2007-03-29|format=PDF}}</ref> The album reached number two on the UK albums chart with first week sales of 50,003 entering at number three,<ref name="MW4">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartsingles.net/news/music-news/1993|title=Week 20 Chart Roundup|work=chartsingles.net|accessdate=2008-08-15}}</ref> and was certified platinum in under three months,<ref name="BPI" /> with a total of 500,000 units shipped overall,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.chrysalis.com/investor_reports_db/Chrysalis%20Group%20Full%20Annual%20Report.pdf|title=Chrysalis Business Report 2006|work=chrysalis.com|accessdate=2007-05-20|format=PDF}}</ref> including a gold certification in Ireland.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.irishcharts.ie/awards/gold06.htm|title=Gold Certifications database|work=irishcharts.ie|accessdate=2007-05-20}}</ref> The album also made the top ten in Europe and top 40 in the Worldwide charts, while "[[Save Us]]" was its second and final single, charting at number thirty-four in late July. A version of the album included a [[DVD]] of all their videos filmed up to that point, along with extensive sleevenotes by Ben Johncock, a freelance author and writer.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://benjohncock.com/work.html|title=Freelance writer and author Ben Johncock's work|work=benjohncock.com|accessdate=2007-03-05}}</ref>

Feeder returned to the Reading and Leeds festivals after a four year break, having a late slot on the main stage, before ending the year with a small tour of [[London]], playing [[The Roundhouse]], and [[The Coronet]]. Two of these three gigs saw guest appearances from [[The Sugababes]] and [[Jamelia]], which were in aid of [[War Child (charity)|War Child]], who the band are patrons of, having earlier in the year visited [[Democratic Republic of Congo|The Congo]] as part of their work for the charity.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/thelondonpaperfeedersugababesreview.jpg|title=Feeding Frenzy- The London Paper report|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-10}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederscrapbook.co.uk/wordpress/?p=551|title="The Dead Zone"- Q Magazine report- September 15, 2006|work=feederscrapbook.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-29}}</ref> In summer 2007, the band headlined the Redbourn Music Festival after also headlining the [[Loch Lomond]] festival in Scotland.

===''Silent Cry'' (2008)===
[[Image:Feeder at the Bristol Thekla 31st May 2008.jpg|thumb|left|150px|[[Taka Hirose]], [[Grant Nicholas]] and [[Dean Tidey]] at the [[Bristol]] [[Thekla]] in 2008.]]
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In 2007 Feeder returned to the studio to record their sixth album. Most of the year was spent on the recording, and in 2006 the band announced in an interview with XFM that the album would be reminiscent of their earlier material.<ref name="XFM">{{cite web|url=http://www.xfm.co.uk/article.asp?id=277299|title=X-clusive: Feeder On New Album And Charity Gig- September 2006 interview|work=xfm.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> The album ''[[Silent Cry]]'' was released on the 16 June 2008.

Although the album pleased many fans,<ref name="FFSSCREVIEW">{{cite web|url=http://ffsrock.com/silentcry|title="Silent Cry" review|work=ffsrock.com|accessdate=2008-08-31}}</ref> it was met with mixed reviews by critics, with ''[[Metacritic]]'' aggregating a mark of 56/100 from all reviews featured,<ref name="MCSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/feeder/silentcry?q=feeder|title="Silent Cry" reviews|work=metacritic.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> only four marks higher than the 52/100 given to ''Pushing the Senses'', which both indicate "Mixed or average reviews".<ref name="PTSMETACRITIC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/feeder/pushingthesenses?q=Feeder|title="Pushing The Senses" reviews|work=metacritic.com|accessdate=2007-03-14}}</ref> Dom Gourlay of ''[[Drowned in Sound]]'' was very positive about the album, commenting "A remarkable turnaround then, and although not quite a 360 degree shift, this is a damn fine record that Feeder should be proud of",<ref name="MCSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/feeder/silentcry?q=feeder|title="Silent Cry" reviews|work=metacritic.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> while ''[[The Guardian]]'''s Caroline Sullivan was very negative towards the album, claiming that the record and the band have always been missing "a distinctiveness from other purveyors of guitar-and-two-veg rock".<ref name="MCSC">{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/feeder/silentcry?q=feeder|title="Silent Cry" reviews|work=metacritic.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> Phillip May of ''Rocklouder'' however, gave the album four stars out of five, and claimed that "If ever there was an album to win back those that grew tired of Feeder, it's ''Silent Cry''".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rocklouder.co.uk/articles/5896/Feeder---Silent-Cry.html|title=Feeder "Silent Cry" review|work=rocklouder.co,uk|accessdate=2008-09-06}}</ref>

On its release week the album charted at number eight. In its second week the album then fell to number thirty, with a third week drop to number sixty before leaving the top seventy-five albums listing.<ref name="SCSTATS">{{cite web|url=http://www.chartstats.com/albuminfo.php?id=8549|title="Silent Cry" stats|work=chartstats.com|accessdate=2008-09-01}}</ref> Before the release of the album, "[[We Are the People]]" charted at number twenty-five in the singles chart, making it their lowest chart position for a [[lead single]] since 1999's "Day in Day Out". "Miss You" from the album was given away by the bands official website as a free download in April, and gained over 8,000 downloads in its first day of release.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ground-level.co.uk/news.php?RecordID=367|title=Feeder! Feeder! Feeder!|work=Ground Level|accessdate=2008-04-28}}</ref> To date, ''Silent Cry'' is Feeder's only studio album not to pass the 60,000 mark for a silver certification.<ref name="BPI">{{cite web|url=http://www.bpi.co.uk/platinum/platinumleft.html|title=Searchable UK certifications database|work=bpi.co.uk|accessdate=2007-03-01}}</ref> Shortly after album release, the band recorded a cover of [[Public Image Ltd]]'s [[1978]] self-titled single "Public Image", for a compilation album to celebrate ''Independents day'' which celebrated independently released music.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.independentsday08.com/|title=Independents Day 08|work=independentsday08.com|accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref> The second single from ''Silent Cry'' was Feeder's first download-only single, consisting of "[[Tracing Lines / Silent Cry|Tracing Lines]]" and the album's title track. It was originally planned to be a CD single release of "Tracing Lines" only, but was later changed to a download only single, much to a negative reception from the fanbase.<ref name="FFSNEWS">{{cite web|url=http://ffsrock.com/|title=Latest News|work=ffsrock.com|accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref> The single itself failed to chart, and had no new original material on the tracklisting.<ref name="FFSNEWS">{{cite web|url=http://ffsrock.com/|title=Latest News|work=ffsrock.com|accessdate=2009-09-07}}</ref>

Despite the albums relative underwhelming sales, Grant said in an interview with Rocksound.TV, that he has already been writing for the bands seventh studio album, and also discussed the possibility of signing to a new record label.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1873/Feeder-Are-Free-Agents.html|title=Rocksound.TV Videos and Sessions- Feeder|work=Rocksound.tv|accessdate=2008-09-05}}</ref>

In May, 2008 the band played a small eight date tour to promote the album to the fanbase, it sold out in six hours.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://icwales.icnetwork.co.uk/whats-on/whats-on-news/2008/04/22/your-band-could-support-feeder-91466-20799511/|title=Your band could support Feeder|work=icwales|accessdate=2008-04-24}}</ref> The band then went on to play at the [[iTunes]] festival in July, which seen a live six-track EP release of their performance, then announced their own twenty-eight date tour which will take place in October and November, and appeared in August at the 2008 Reading and Leeds festivals, once again on the main stage billed fourth. However, [[Slipknot (band)|Slipknot]] after dropping out, were replaced by [[Bring Me the Horizon]] for the Reading leg of the festival, meaning Feeder were moved to third spot on the lineup.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tiscali.co.uk/music/festivals/2008/08/21/articles/bring-me-the-horizon-for-reading--leeds.html|title=Bring Me the Horizon for Reading and Leeds|work=tiscali.co.uk|accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref> They ended their set with a [[cover version|cover]] of "Breed" by [[Nirvana (band)|Nirvana]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nme.com/news/feeder/39234|title=Feeder cover Nirvana at Reading Festival|work=NME.com|accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref> In July the band played at T in the Park, with an appearance at the [[Isle of Wight Festival]] the month previous. In 2008, the band also introduced live keyboard player Dean Devall, of the band [[SpiderSimpson]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://feederweb.wordpress.com/2008/05/30/touring-commences/#comments|title=Touring commences|work=Feederweb.com|accessdate=2009-09-06}}</ref>
In a recent 2008 interview, Grant stated that Feeder are recording new tracks with producer Gil Norton, while still to decide if they will form an EP, or be a part of Feeders seventh studio album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rock-sound.net/articles/1963/Feeder-Recording-With-Gil-Norton.html|title=Feeder Recording with Gil Norton|work=rock-sound.net|accessdate=2009-09-21}}</ref>

==Awards==
'''Award shows'''
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Award !! Category !! For
|-
| 2001 || [[Kerrang! Awards]] || Best British Live Act ||
|-
| 2003 || Kerrang! Awards || Best British Band ||
|-
| 2003 || Internet Music Awards || Best Music Video Online || "Just the Way I'm Feeling"
|-
| 2005 || [[The Pop Factory|Pop Factory Awards]] || Best Album || ''Pushing the Senses''
|-
|}

'''Gold and platinum records'''
{| class="wikitable"
! Recording
! Silver
! Gold
! Platinum
|-
| ''Polythene''
| UK
|
|
|-
| ''Yesterday Went Too Soon''
|
| UK
|
|-
| ''Echo Park''
|
|
| UK
|-
| ''Comfort in Sound''
|
|
| UK
|-
| ''Pushing the Senses''
|
| UK
|
|-
| ''The Singles''
|
| Ireland
| UK
|-
|}

==Discography==
{{main|Feeder discography}}
Feeder have released several albums and singles. The group's releases have mostly received high chart positions, but have had less critical and overall commercial success than some of their contemporaries. In terms of singles charts, the group's greatest successes were with the 2001 and 2005 releases of the singles "Buck Rogers" and "Tumble and Fall", which both reached number five on the UK singles chart. ''Comfort in Sound'' is the group's best-selling studio album, reaching number six on the UK album charts upon its release in 2002. The highest chart position of any of their albums is for ''Pushing the Senses'' and ''The Singles''. The studio and compilation albums both reached number two in the UK.

* ''[[Polythene (album)|Polythene]]'' (1997)
* ''[[Yesterday Went Too Soon]]'' (1999)
* ''[[Echo Park (album)|Echo Park]]'' (2001)
* ''[[Comfort in Sound]]'' (2002)
* ''[[Pushing the Senses]]'' (2005)
* ''[[Silent Cry]]'' (2008)

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
* [http://www.feederweb.com Feeder's official website]
* {{MySpace|feederweb|Feeder}}
* {{Last.fm|Feeder}}
* [http://www.feederweb.com/music/downloads/Miss%20You.mp3.zip Feeder "Miss You", free download]

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