Finelines is the debut album released in 2001 by the British

United Kingdom

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 alternative rock band My Vitriol

My Vitriol

My Vitriol are an alternative rock band from London, England. The band name, which is often misinterpreted, is taken from the novel Brighton Rock by Graham Greene...

. The album spawned five singles and reached 24th on the UK Albums Chart and received huge critical acclaim. The album has been credited with revitalising the shoegaze

Shoegazing

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 scene and ushering in a love of FX pedals amongst a new wave of British acts, often referred to as nu gaze

Nu Gaze

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 after My Vitriol frontman Som Wardner

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 stated that My Vitriol were not a shoegaze band, "but you could probably call us Nu-Gaze."

The album was re-released as a double album package in 2002 with a B-side and rarities CD titled 'Between the lines'.

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Track listing

Finelines

1. "Alpha Waves"
2. "Always: Your Way"
3. "The Gentle Art of Choking"
4. "Kohlstream"
5. "Cemented Shoes"
6. "Grounded"
7. "C.O.R. (Critic-Orientated-Rock)"
8. "Infantile"
9. "Ode to the Red Queen"
10. "Tongue Tied"
11. "Windows and Walls"
12. "Taprobane"
13. "Losing Touch"
14. "Pieces"
15. "Falling Off the Floor"
16. "Under the Wheels"
17. "All of Me" [*]
18. "Another Lie" [*]
19. "Safety Zones and Crumple Zones" [*]

• Note: Japanese release contained

Between the Lines (included in 2002 UK release)

1. "Deadlines"
2. "Wait a Minute"
3. "Windows and Walls (Acoustic Version)"
4. "Safety Zones and Crumple Zones"
5. "Vapour Trails"
6. "Taprobane and Losing Touch (Acoustic Session)"
7. "Oh Father"
8. "Spotlights"
9. "Moodswings"
10. "Game of Pricks"
11. "Another Lie"
12. "It Came Crashing"
13. "Static"
14. "Always: Your Way (Acoustic Version)"
15. "Breakfast (live session)"
16. "All of Me"