The Decline and Fall of Heavenly
| The Decline and Fall of Heavenly | ||||
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| Studio album by Heavenly | ||||
| Released | September 28, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | April–June 1994 at Shaw Sound in Fulham | |||
| Genre | Indie pop, Twee pop | |||
| Label | Sarah Records | |||
| Producer | Ian Shaw | |||
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The Decline and Fall of Heavenly is the third studio album by British indie pop band Heavenly. It was released in September 1994 by Sarah Records[1] with the catalogue number SARAH 623[2] (see Sarah Records catalogue). In the United States the album was released by K Records.[3]
Four songs were re-recorded for a John Peel radio session in June 1994: the instrumental "Sacramento"; "Itchy Chin"; "Doomster (Three Star Compartment)"; and "Sperm Meets Egg, So What?".[3]
A Japanese reissue on Quattro added five tracks from two British EPs (also released on one CD by both Sarah and K[3]): "Atta Girl"; "Dig Your Own Grave"; "P.U.N.K. Girl"; "Hearts and Crosses"; and "So".
Reception
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| allmusic |   [4] |
EW.com (Entertainment Weekly) states that the music "adds spice with two harmonizing female vocalists sweetly delivering dry, sarcastic lyrics about things like trying to get a lover to leave so you can wake up alone."[5]
From Allmusic: "...a cleanly produced sequence of bouncy, guitar-based pop songs — and fans of the band know just how good they are at writing bouncy pop songs. The only problem with The Decline and Fall is that it's so painfully short."[6]
Track listing
- "Me and My Madness"
- "Modestic"
- "Skipjack"
- "Itchy Chin"
- "Sacramento"
- "Three Star Compartment"
- "Sperm Meets Egg, So What?"
- "She and Me"