# ***Complete [Organizam Star](<a href="https://organizamstar.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://organizamstar.wordpress.com/</a> "The Sound Of Who We Are") Archive!***<br />***<br /><br /># ***The Charlatans Biography***<br /><br />***"The Charlatans"*** are an English rock band formed in the **[West Midlands](<a href="https://cutt.ly/NIvCiHx" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/NIvCiHx</a>)** in 1988 by bassist ***[Martin Blunt](<a href="https://cutt.ly/9IvCmt0" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/9IvCmt0</a>)***, who recruited fellow West Midlanders ***[Rob Collins](<a href="https://cutt.ly/NIvCItb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/NIvCItb</a>)*** (keyboards), ***[Jon Brookes](<a href="https://cutt.ly/wIvCJVe" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/wIvCJVe</a>)*** (drums), Jon Day (guitar) and singer-guitarist ***Baz Ketley***. ***Ketley*** left the band and was replaced by singer ***[Tim Burgess](<a href="https://cutt.ly/pIvX8R9" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/pIvX8R9</a>)***.<br /><br />Although the ***Charlatans*** would later become popularly associated with the *[Madchester scene](<a href="https://cutt.ly/YIb7ZuY" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/YIb7ZuY</a>)*, the band's early demos recorded in 1988 in *Birmingham* and *Dudley* already evidenced the sound that the band ultimately became famous for, dominated by ***Collins*** *Hammond organ*. <br />With their fusion of 1960s *soul*, *R&B* and *garage rock*, the band saw themselves firmly in the West Midlands tradition that included Birmingham bands ***[The Spencer Davis Group](<a href="https://cutt.ly/EIvVvS7" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/EIvVvS7</a>)*** and early ***[Dexys Midnight Runners](<a href="https://cutt.ly/UIvVQUl" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/UIvVQUl</a>)***.<br /><br />> On previous ***[“Wonderland”](<a href="https://cutt.ly/aIv2Vs6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/aIv2Vs6</a>)***, the band sounded like it still wanted to change the world (o, at the very least, the world's dancefloors), but on eighth studio album ***“Up at the Lake”***, ***The Charlatans*** sounds like its title suggests: a retreat and a retrenchment. <br />> There's a defined sense that this is the beginning of a new chapter for the band, and that ***“Up at the Lake”*** is their first work as "mature" artists. What makes sense, since the *britpop* torch had been passed on from the ***Charlies*** and their peers to the next generation (***[The Futureheads](<a href="https://cutt.ly/wIbM6HI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/wIbM6HI</a>)***, ***[Dogs Die in Hot Cars](<a href="https://cutt.ly/TIb1EiR" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/TIb1EiR</a>)***, ***[The Coral](<a href="https://cutt.ly/BIb1Dlt" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/BIb1Dlt</a>)***, ***[Franz Ferdinand](<a href="https://cutt.ly/aIb1LIi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/aIb1LIi</a>)***, etc.) by 2004.<br />> <br />> What's here instead is the boozy barroom shuffle of ***["Bona Fide Treasure"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/WIbtS0b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/WIbtS0b</a>)*** British trad rock in the title track, and just a touch of the band's post-Madchester tendencies on ***["Feel the Pressure"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/WIbtS0b" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/WIbtS0b</a>)***.<br />> ***[“Up at the Lake”](<a href="https://cutt.ly/rIv27Qc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/rIv27Qc</a>)*** is a relaxed and assured record, the work of craftsmen who know how to produce something solid and consistent. As such, there isn't much of a spark, but anyone who's bothered to follow the ***Charlatans*** this long, won't be disappointed.<br /><br /># ***The Song*** info<br /><br />***”High Up Your Tree”*** is the sixth song from ***The Charlatans*** eighth studio album, ***[“Up at the Lake”](<a href="https://cutt.ly/rIv27Qc" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/rIv27Qc</a>)***, released in 2004. under the ***[Universal](<a href="https://cutt.ly/FIb0PPw" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/FIb0PPw</a>)*** and ***[Island Records Group](<a href="https://cutt.ly/IIb0G0X" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/IIb0G0X</a>)***.<br /><br /># ***The Charlatans*** info<br /><br />**[Official](<a href="https://cutt.ly/9IvMCZs" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/9IvMCZs</a>)** **/** **[Wikipedia](<a href="https://cutt.ly/0IvMBW3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/0IvMBW3</a>)** **/** **[Discogs](<a href="https://cutt.ly/EIvMNZg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/EIvMNZg</a>)** **/** **[AllMusic](<a href="https://cutt.ly/xIv1fom" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/xIv1fom</a>)** **/** **[Last.fm](<a href="https://cutt.ly/DIv1z8s" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/DIv1z8s</a>)** **/** **[Pitchfork](<a href="https://cutt.ly/WIv1bNd" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/WIv1bNd</a>)** **/** **[YouTube](<a href="https://cutt.ly/PIvM1lp" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/PIvM1lp</a>)** **/** **[Facebook](<a href="https://cutt.ly/MIvM0CL" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/MIvM0CL</a>)** **/** **[Twitter](<a href="https://cutt.ly/EIvM9UN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/EIvM9UN</a>)** **/** **[Instagram](<a href="https://cutt.ly/tIvM3Hg" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/tIvM3Hg</a>)** **/** **[Spotify](<a href="https://cutt.ly/4Iv1Y94" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/4Iv1Y94</a>)** **/** **[Linktree](<a href="https://cutt.ly/tIvM82h" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/tIvM82h</a>)** **/** **[Interview](<a href="https://cutt.ly/1Iv1Mut" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/1Iv1Mut</a>)** **/** **[Lyrics](<a href="https://cutt.ly/IIv1SJI" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/IIv1SJI</a>)** **/** **[Gifts & Merchandise](<a href="https://cutt.ly/xIv17ca" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/xIv17ca</a>)**<br /><br /># More ***The Charlatans*** **Organism Star** candy<br /><br />- **The Charlatans** / ***["Some Friendly"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/aIv00PC" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/aIv00PC</a>)*** <br />- **The Charlatans** / ***["Up to Our Hips"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/BIv08l3" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/BIv08l3</a>)***<br />- **The Charlatans** / ***["The Charlatans"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/zIv2pL4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/zIv2pL4</a>)*** <br />- **The Charlatans** / ***["Between 10th and 11th"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/ZRzuir5" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/ZRzuir5</a>)*** <br />- **The Charlatans** / ***["Us and Us Only"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/bIv2DB4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/bIv2DB4</a>)***<br />- **The Charlatans** / ***["Wonderland"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/aIv2Vs6" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/aIv2Vs6</a>)***<br />- **The Charlatans** / ***["Songs From The Other Side (b.sides)"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/rIv22xU" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/rIv22xU</a>)***<br />- **The Charlatans** / ***["Us and Us Only"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/bIv2DB4" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/bIv2DB4</a>)***<br /><br /># ***Organizam Star Recommendations***<br /><br />- **The Stone Roses** / ***["The Stone Roses"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/PQZiIWQ" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/PQZiIWQ</a>)***<br />- **Smiths** / ***["The Queen Is Dead"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/Kv4iaVi" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/Kv4iaVi</a>)***<br />- **Morrissey** / ***["Vauxhall and I"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/UbuvcsN" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/UbuvcsN</a>)***<br />- **Suede** / ***["Suede"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/rRzuFcb" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/rRzuFcb</a>)***<br />- **Happy Mondays** / ***["Bummed"](<a href="https://cutt.ly/RRzu11P" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://cutt.ly/RRzu11P</a>)***<br /><br />***<br /># ***Complete [Organizam Star](<a href="https://organizamstar.wordpress.com/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">https://organizamstar.wordpress.com/</a> "The Sound Of Who We Are") Archive!***