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1. Fine Story 3:34 �0.79

2. Girls 3:55 �0.79

3. Call It Up 3:36 �0.79

4. Faith 3:03 �0.79

5. Long Distance 3:37 �0.79

6. Jcb 3:47 �0.79

7. Love Rage On 3:13 �0.79

8. Freedom 4:12 �0.79

9. Wash Away 3:50 �0.79

10. Sing Around It 4:21 �0.79

11. Worry 6:22 �0.79

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'Half These Songs Are About You' is the debut album from British acoustic duo Nizlopi. Luke Concannon and John Parker play a simple blend of folk, pop and hip hop on a basic set up of acoustic guitar, double bass and beat-box. The single 'The JCB Song' is also included.

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4.8 out of 5 stars (34 customer reviews)

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16 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Like a lovely cup of tea when you've been out in the cold..., 8 Jan 2006

By A Customer

I'll set the scene. I'd gone into to check out their post-Christmas sale. They'd been playing the usual chart stuff, bit of Basement Jaxx, blah blah. Then this new cd started. It was a man who sounded like a jazz-funk Mike Skinner from the Streets singing "well well well well, fine story to tell". I thought to myself "that's quite cool, if a little cocky", and kept a curious ear out as I browsed. The second song was nothing like the first, but it was just as immediate. And then the third, which was even better. By this time, I'd placed the voice and realised who it was, because I'd seen the JCB song on Top of the Pops Christmas Day, and found it really touching. This was such a rare treat, an album I was hearing for the first time, and each new song that came on was as good as, or even better than, the last.

Reader, I bought it.

And let me tell you, it is absolutely life-affirming. Warm, hopeful, heartfelt, poignant, what more do you need? If you can imagine the emotive acoustic folk of Tracy Chapman mixed with the chirpy laddish vocals of the Streets (buy it and see what I mean), with a little bit of Van Morrison and Dave Matthews Band thrown in, that's roughly what this sounds like.

If you're human at all, you'll smile, your eyes will get all misty and you'll resolve to win that love (back), call that old friend, revisit that place you loved as a kid.

Beautiful. Own this, and the world's a happier place.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A band you will tell ALL your friends about, 10 Sep 2004

By	benjy (London) - See all my reviews

Honest. Just buy this album. If you like guitar-based singer-songwriters but think they can sometimes sound a little bland... If you like boogie-ing till your bum drops off but wish you could do it without thundering depth-charge basslines and over-produced drum-machine noisemakers... If you like great lyrics that describe how *you* felt... If you like real instruments played by real people... If you're searching for a truly refreshing original sound... If you're looking for *the* next great voice... Just buy it.

And if you get the chance to see them live, don't don't don't pass it up. You *will* tell all your friends....

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4.0 out of 5 stars Amazing how quickly 'word of mouth' travels in cyberspace!, 28 Dec 2005

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What an amazing medium! There was a link to the JCB video on Christy Moore's site (www.christymoore.com) and I was hooked! :-)
I think also since dyslexia is prevalent in our family and I've a nephew named Luke who's really suffered with this difficulty, I might have been a bit more touched even by his Dad offering him compassionate leave from school. :-)
But without the music being really good it would have just been three minutes and 'interesting', then onto something else. These guys really deliver a great truly fresh sound, and seem to have a brilliant chemistry between them.
They are fun without being fluff. It's great stuff and always so much fun to find new, talented people to hear. The album is worth every penny, or in this case, every pound. Enjoy!

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5.0 out of 5 stars well, well, well, well...
First heard about this band in my first year of uni and loved them. Loved the honesty in their lyrics, loved the live feel, loved the fact that they didn't take themselves too... Read more

Published 2 months ago by Ms. O. R. Jafojo

5.0 out of 5 stars Absolutley Amazing, Truly A Fantastic Piece Of Music!!!!!
This is so amazing! Its just like two perfectly normal guys who have put all their thoughts onto paper and made some greeeeeeeeat music! Read more

Published on 16 April 2006 by OSH

5.0 out of 5 stars Half these songs are about you.....
I went to see these guys just for something to do one evening..they were just magical. I went straight out the next day to buy the album. Read more

Published on 7 April 2006 by Wendie

5.0 out of 5 stars 10 stars if i could
I would give htis album 10 stars if I could... this has to be one of the best albums I have ever heard. Never before has an album touched my heart with every single song... Read more

Published on 4 April 2006 by Ms. K. M. Comper

5.0 out of 5 stars Just amazing....
Bought this album a while ago before all the JCB hype kicked off and I have to say that it's one of teh best albums I've ever heard. Read more

Published on 1 April 2006 by A. Cavers

4.0 out of 5 stars (Half)...Well nearly all.....
Nizlopi:
At first when I hear the Jcb song at around october last year I thought one hit wonders. Read more

Published on 15 Mar 2006 by Ross Fernandes

5.0 out of 5 stars simply beautiful and uplifting
This is simply one of the most pleasing albums I have listened too in a long time - it is fresh and melodious with influences all over the place, without it ever becoming a mess... Read more

Published on 3 Mar 2006

5.0 out of 5 stars Buy it. it wil change your life
This is certainly one of the best albums i have heard recently. The balance of folk and acoustic is splendid, and the lyrics are just excellent. Read more

Published on 2 Mar 2006 by James Smith

5.0 out of 5 stars fanbloodytastic
I saw these guys live recently (supporting Jamie Cullam) and they blew me away. Young, supremely talented & innovative!!! Buy this CD

Published on 16 Jan 2006 by M. Regan

5.0 out of 5 stars A long way from Jesus...
I first heard the acoustic sound of Nizlopi in June 2003, at the May Ball of Jesus College in Cambridge. Read more

Published on 20 Dec 2005 by S. Yogendra

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