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The Sky Is Too High
Studio album by Graham Coxon
Released	10 August 1998
Recorded	1998
Length	36:20
Label	Transcopic TRAN005CD
Producer	Graham Coxon
Graham Coxon chronology
The Sky Is Too High (1998) The Golden D (2000)

The Sky Is Too High is the debut solo album by Blur guitarist Graham Coxon. Released in 1998, he wrote, recorded and produced all the music himself. Most of the album consists of lo-fi acoustic songs with some overdubbed electric guitar and percussion, similar in style to the Blur songs "Miss America" (from Modern Life is Rubbish) and "You're So Great" (from Blur, one of the few Blur songs with Coxon singing lead vocals).

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
NME	7/10
Pitchfork Media	5.6/10
Select
Spin	1/10

The Guardian said that, "while there's nothing here to rival the fragility of Syd Barrett's 'Dark Globe' or the irreverence of the Silver Jews, Coxon displays an unsuppressable gift for musical bumbling, one that is impressive even when he doesn't seem to care at all."

Track listing

All tracks are written by Graham Coxon

On the album cover, another song titled "(pause)" is listed in the track list between "Who the Fuck?" and "Mornin' Blues" but it has been crossed out, making it unreadable. There are however only 11 songs on the album and there is no track between "Who the Fuck?" and "Mornin' Blues".

References

1. Flick, Larry (13 June 1998). "Nuggets". Billboard. Vol. 110, no. 24. p. 32.
2. "The Sky Is Too High Review by Nitsuh Abebe". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
3. Beamont, Mark. "Graham Coxon The Sky Is Too High". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000.
4. DiCrescenzo, Brent. "Graham Coxon The Sky Is Too High". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
5. Barnes, Mike. "Graham Coxon The Sky Is Too High". Select. p. 85.
6. Walters, Barry (October 1998). "Reviews". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 10. pp. 143–144.
7. Walsh, Nick Paton (14 August 1998). "Graham Coxon The Sky Is Too High". Features. The Guardian. p. 17.

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