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- Date Released: September 28, 1994
- Genre: Alternative/Punk
- Style: Indie Rock
- Label: Sarah Records / Virtual
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We Say...
This Oxford, England quintet trumped its American counterparts (and US label mates) Beat Happening by drawing from similar roots (the Velvet Underground, DIY, '60s girlie-pop and feminism) but sang on key more often, played their instruments with a competence that eventually matched their enthusiasm and left behind punky pop for speedy new wave. On their second, shortest and arguably best album, lead vocalist Amelia Fetcher trades knowing lines with keyboardist and backing vocalist Catchy Rogers on snappy tracks like "Skipjack" and the unforgettable title "Sperm Meets Egg, So What?" Shortly before the release of 1996's rockier Operation Heavenly, drumming brother and primary songwriter Mathew Fletcher committed suicide, and Heavenly was no more.
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They Say...
Heavenly has always rooted their music pretty firmly in upbeat '60s pop, and The Decline and Fall..., more than any of their other albums, points this out. While their previous (and probably best) release, Le Jardin de Heavenly, was well in line with indie-pop conventions, and the release that followed (Operation Heavenly) drifted into almost new-wave rock, The Decline and Fall... is 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.
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| 01. |  |
Me And My Madness |
2:52 |
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| 02. | |
Modestic |
2:55 |
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| 03. | |
Skipjack |
3:50 |
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| 04. | |
Itchy Chin |
3:08 |
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| 05. | |
Sacramento |
2:40 |
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| 06. | |
Three Star Compartment |
4:34 |
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| 07. | |
Sperm Meets Egg, So What? |
2:51 |
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| 08. | |
She And Me |
2:29 |
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08 Total Tracks, 25:19 Total Length
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