The Fidelity Wars

by Hefner

The Fidelity Wars cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 12 July 1999
  • Label: Too Pure
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 2:36:09
  • Community rating: 3.84/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Neil Yates, Hornography, Matt Coleman, Jack Hayter, Martin Slattery

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Chronicling romantic failure and metropolitan heartbreak with biting, self-deprecating wit, Darren Hayman's razor-sharp lyricism acts as the focal point of the group's sophomore LP. The unpolished, jangling indie rock arrangements perfectly complement the cynical, deeply intimate character studies scattered throughout the tracklist.

Genres

Descriptors: alcohol, failure, literate, lo-fi, witty

Tracklist

  1. The Hymn for the Cigarettes (3:53)
  2. May God Protect Your Home (4:02)
  3. The Hymn for the Alcohol (3:43)
  4. I Took Her Love for Granted (2:35)
  5. Every Little Gesture (4:05)
  6. The Weight of the Stars (2:56)
  7. I Stole a Bride (5:24)
  8. We Were Meant to Be (4:03)
  9. Fat Kelly's Teeth (5:42)
  10. Don't Flake Out on Me (4:54)
  11. I Love Only You (3:52)
  12. Grandmother Dies - B-Side (5:33)
  13. Lisa and Me - B-Side (2:49)
  14. A Belly Full of Babies - B-Side (4:24)
  15. Mary Lee - Hefner Heart EP (3:03)
  16. The Hymn for the Things We Didn't Do - Hefner Heart EP (3:38)
  17. Karen - Hefner Heart EP (3:51)
  18. The Heart of Portland - Hefner Heart EP (3:56)
  19. The Hymn for Thomas Courtney Warner - Hefner Heart EP (4:47)
  20. The Hymn for the Alcohol - 7' Version (3:50)
  21. My Art College Days Are Over - B-Side (3:45)
  22. Don't Flake Out on Me - 4-Track Demo (5:11)
  23. I Stole a Bride - 4-Track Demo (5:09)
  24. May God Protect Your Home - 4-Track Demo (4:05)
  25. A Belly Full of Babies - 4-Track Demo (3:25)
  26. The Hymn for Thomas Courtney Warner - 4-Track Demo (4:24)
  27. Blind Girl with Halo - 4-Track Demo (3:51)
  28. Harlot's Teeth - 4-Track Demo (5:35)
  29. I Took Her Love for Granted - 4-Track Demo (2:20)
  30. Karen - 4-Track Demo (2:45)
  31. The Hymn for the Cigarettes - Rehearsal Demo (3:58)
  32. We Were Meant to Be - Rehearsal Demo (3:38)
  33. You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone - Rehearsal Demo (2:38)
  34. I Took Her Love for Granted - Rehearsal Demo (2:57)
  35. I Love Only You - Rehearsal Demo (3:39)
  36. Kate Cleaver's House - Rehearsal Demo (2:51)
  37. Twisting Mary's Arm - Rehearsal Demo (4:46)
  38. The Weight of the Stars - Rehearsal Demo (3:00)
  39. The Girl from the Coast - Rehearsal Demo (2:45)
  40. The Librarian - Rehearsal Demo (4:10)

Credits

  • Hefner - primary artist
  • Hornography - brass
  • Antony Harding - performer [hefner are]
  • Darren Hayman - performer [hefner are], written-by
  • John Morrison - performer [hefner are]
  • Christopher Andrews - scratches
  • Martin Slattery - tenor saxophone, organ [wurlitzer], organ tenor saxophone
  • Matt Coleman - trombone

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