The Secret to Life
The Secret to Life is the debut studio album by the indie pop supergroup Fizz, released on 27 October 2023 by Decca Records and Universal Music Group. It was recorded over a two-week period at Middle Farm Studios in South Devon with Peter Miles.
In the production of The Secret to Life, the band bypassed many production tools commonly used in contemporary pop music and relied on real instruments and recording live takes of songs directly onto tape. This approach, as discussed in interviews, imparts a nostalgic quality reminiscent of the music of the 1960s and 1970s.
Critical reception
Critical reception of The Secret to Life was generally positive.The album was praised for its distinctive sound, vocals, and emotive lyrics, but was also described as occasionally cliché.
Track listing
Personnel
Fizz- Greta Isaac – lead and backing vocals; acoustic and electric guitars; percussion
- Martin Luke Brown – lead and backing vocals; acoustic guitar; piano; electric piano, organ; percussion
- Dodie – lead and backing vocals; electric guitar; clarinet; synthesizer; piano; percussion
- Orla Gartland – lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, bass; percussion
- Peter Miles – bass; electric guitar; synthesizer
- Mathew Swales – drums; percussion; tom drum
- Soren Bryce – vocals; bass; percussion
- Dan Hillman – baritone saxophone
- Simon Dobson – trumpet
- Peter Miles – producer; mixing
- Fizz – producer
- Matt Huber – mixing
- Soren Bryce – assistant engineer
- Kevin Tuffy – mastering
Charts