''Fake'' is the second and final album by British

alternative rock Alternative rock, or alt-rock, is a category of rock music that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1970s and became widely popular in the 1990s. "Alternative" refers to the genre's distinction from Popular culture, mainstre ...

band Adorable, released in 1994. The sound of the album was influenced by American indie rock, a shift from the

Britpop Britpop was a mid-1990s British-based music culture movement that emphasised Britishness. It produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge music and to the ...

of the band's debut. The album sold poorly, and Adorable were dropped from their label.

Reception

Trouser Press ''Trouser Press'' was a rock and roll magazine started in New York in 1974 as a mimeographed fanzine by editor/publisher Ira Robbins, fellow fan of the Who Dave Schulps and Karen Rose under the name "Trans-Oceanic Trouser Press" (a reference to ...

'' wrote that ''Fake'' "meets the sophomore challenge with surprising grace and ease. A more coherent, ambitious album that flows far better than its predecessor, it possesses twice the bite, more interesting guitar passages and an underlying obstinacy that fuels the immaculately built tunes."

Track listing

#"Feed Me" – 3:29 #"Vendetta" – 4:10 #"Man in a Suitcase" – 4:48 #"Submarine" – 4:29 #"Lettergo" – 3:59 #"Kangaroo Court" – 3:27 #"Radio Days" – 3:36 #"Go Easy on Her" – 4:33 #"Road Movie" – 4:17 #"Have You Seen the Light" – 4:49

Personnel

* Piotr Fijalkowski - (vocals, guitar) *Robert Dillam - (guitar) *Stephen 'Wil' Williams - (bass) *Kevin Gritton - (drums)

References

1994 albums Creation Records albums Adorable (band) albums {{1990s-alt-rock-album-stub