The Way I Feel Today (Six by Seven album)

The Way I Feel Today is the third album by English indie rock band Six by Seven. It was released in 2002 on Beggars Banquet Records in the UK and Mantra Recordings in the US. The band's first album as a four-piece following the departure of guitarist Sam Hempton, it showcased what was in part more song-based, commercial approach following the building, atmospheric drone rock of previous albums The Things We Make and The Closer You Get. It includes the single "I.O.U. Love", possibly the band's most pop-orientated to date.

The Way I Feel Today
Studio album by Six by Seven
Released	6 March 2002
Recorded	2001
Studio	Rockfield (Rockfield, Wales)
Genre	Space rock, noise rock, shoegaze
Length	40:28
Label	Beggars Banquet (UK) Mantra Recordings (US)
Producer	Ric Peet
Six by Seven chronology
The Closer You Get (2000) The Way I Feel Today (2002) 04 (2004)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Drowned in Sound	(10/10)
NME	(7/10)
Pitchfork Media	(7.7/10)
Stylus Magazine	(B+)

Track listing

All tracks are written by Six by Seven

No.	Title	Length
1.	"So Close"	4:39
2.	"I.O.U. Love"	4:13
3.	"All My New Best Friends"	4:17
4.	"Flypaper for Freaks"	2:17
5.	"Speed Is In, Speed Is Out"	2:34
6.	"Karen O"	3:52
7.	"American Beer"	5:41
8.	"Anyway"	2:36
9.	"The Way I Feel Today"	3:44
10.	"Cafeteria Rats"	3:58
11.	"Bad Man"	2:37
12.	"Fraggle Rock" (Japan bonus track)	1:51
13.	"Requiem for an Oil-Spill Seagull" (Japan bonus track)	5:54
14.	"Chanson Mort-Homme" (Japan bonus track)	3:29

Personnel

• Chris Olley – vocals, guitar
• Paul Douglas – bass
• Chris Davis – drums
• James Flower – keyboards

Additional personnel

• Ray Dickaty – flute on "I.O.U. Love", saxophones on "Requiem for an Oil-Spill Seagull"
• Sharon MckKinley – cello on "All My New Best Friends"
• Oliver Wilson-Dickson – violin on "All My New Best Friends"
• John Hoare – trumpets and horns on "All My New Best Friends"