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Bittersweet tales of love and loss from a London bedsit - heartfelt and brimming with restless ambition - What''s On In London called it "a work of pure genius".

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"This remarkable debut by Tim Closs has been re-issued. Which is just as well, as it''s a work of pure genius"
- Richard Fallon, What''s On In London, Feb 2002

"Lovelorn lyrical sharpness not heard since Morrissey took a sharp right-turn into irrelevancy"
- April Long, NME, Dec 2000

Tears In X-Ray Eyes'' debut album, ''Half-Life'', was released on February 4th 2002 on test tube records.

An understated mixture of heartfelt vocals and cinematic arrangements, ''Half-Life'' exquisitely captures a sense of suburban lostness and disillusionment. Exploring feelings of frustration and restless ambition, the album sparkles with songs that are loving, lovelorn and full of pathos: "Don''t read those teenage magazines", pleads ''London''s Most Unwanted Child''.

Two double A-side singles, ''Stained Glass''/''Don''t Crush The One You Love'' (February 2001) and ''Open Wide''/''London''s Most Unwanted Child'' (May 2001) on test tube paved the way for ''Half-Life'' with positive critical reactions.

In equal parts fragile and epic, ''Half-Life'' is warm; never over-bleak: ''Keep Us Together'' and ''Independence Day'' turn from brooding melancholy into something joyous.

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