Fatherhood was the third of five albums of home-made recordings, released by Stephen Jones

Stephen Jones (Baby Bird)

Stephen Jones is an English musician and novelist.- Lo-fi period :After studying at Nottingham Trent University, Jones became involved with an experimental theatre company, Dogs in Honey, in Sheffield in the late 1980s, writing songs for productions.By 1994, Jones had written over 400 songs and...

 under the name Baby Bird in 1995.

It was originally a limited edition release, but is now available as part of the 2002 CD box set The Original Lo-Fi

The Original Lo-Fi

The Original Lo-Fi is a CD box set compiling five albums of home-made recordings released by Stephen Jones under the name Baby Bird between 1995 and 1997, plus a sixth CD , consisting of additional material recorded during the 1990s.-CD one :#"Blow It To The Moon"#"Mans Tight Vest"#"Lemonade...

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The album includes a version of the song "Goodnight", which was subsequently released as the first single by Jones' band Babybird

Babybird

Babybird are a British indie band formed in 1995. The band is fronted by Stephen Jones, who has also released records as a solo artist, using his own name.-Career:Jones had begun...

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Track listing

1. "No Children"
2. "Cooling Towers"
3. "Cool & Crazy Things To Do"
4. "Bad Blood"
5. "Neil Armstrong"
6. "I Was Never Here"
7. "Saturday"
8. "Good Night"
9. "I Didn't Want To Wake You Up"
10. "Iceberg"
11. "Aluminium Beach"
12. "Goddamn It, You're A Kid"
13. "Daisies"
14. "Failed Old Singer"
15. "Fatherhood"
16. "Dustbin Liner"
17. "Not About A Girl"
18. "Good Weather"
19. "But Love"
20. "May We"

Reviews

"...a mixture of whimsy, egotism and madness with a good bit of talent stirred in...his puzzled world-view is unique. He fills the 20 tracks with strangenesses. Weirdly wonderful." - The Guardian

The Guardian

The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...

"Fatherhood is another unpredictable and magical journey through the thoughts of Stephen Jones, a man who is clearly in love with sweet melodies and the millions of ways you can fuck them up...you might find the whole experience as cigar-puffingly satisfying as becoming a dad." - The Independent

The Independent

The Independent is a British national morning newspaper published in London by Independent Print Limited, owned by Alexander Lebedev since 2010. It is nicknamed the Indy, while the Sunday edition, The Independent on Sunday, is the Sindy. Launched in 1986, it is one of the youngest UK national daily...