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. Cox later said, "When we made ''Lazy Highways'' we knew it wouldn't do as well as Future Spa because we weren't interested in making '' Future Spa'' mark 2. ''Lazy Highways'' had too many quiet moments for the average mosher in the front row and our popularity went down accordingly." Newey added, "We played ''Future Spa'' on the road for so long, we did like 140 shows after its release. We were just exhausted and that's largely responsible for the mellower tone on this record. We didn't feel like cranking it up and going crazy."

Track listing

(all songs by

) # "Surf City Limits" # "Ocean Hearted" # "The Charles Atlas Way" # "Long Load" # "Girlfriend For Life" # "Campfire King Of Course # "Playing Like Millionaires" # "Wear The Label On The Outside" # "Kickin' On" # "The Greek Aesthetic" # "Extra Virgin" # "What's Five Cents Buy" # "Don't Give Me The It's Not You It's Me" # "Sunbury '97" # "Show You Round The Compound"

Personnel

* Andrew Cox - Guitar, vocals * Philip Leonard - Guitar, vocals * Adam Newey - Drums, vocals * Jack - Bass, vocals

Charts

References

{{Authority control The Fauves albums 1998 albums Polydor Records albums