Bonfires on the Heath

by The Clientele

Bonfires on the Heath cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 6 October 2009
  • Label: Merge
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 41:46
  • Community rating: 3.55/5 from 5 ratings

Artists on this release: Brian O'Shaughnessy, James Hornsey, Alasdair MacLean, John Hoare

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On their fifth studio album, the London-based band perfects their signature, deeply autumnal approach to dreamy, 1960s-inflected indie pop. Alasdair MacLean's hushed vocals and intricately fingerpicked, reverb-soaked guitars are augmented by subtle brass and string arrangements that perfectly capture the misty, surreal atmosphere of the English suburbs. It remains one of the most consistently gorgeous and evocative releases in their celebrated catalog.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, dreamy, jangly, twee, retro

Tracklist

  1. I Wonder Who We Are (4:25)
  2. Bonfires on the Heath (5:11)
  3. Harvest Time (3:50)
  4. Never Anyone but You (5:30)
  5. Jennifer & Julia (3:01)
  6. Sketch (1:30)
  7. Tonight (3:54)
  8. Share the Night (3:19)
  9. I Know I'll See Your Face (3:36)
  10. Three Month Summers (2:44)
  11. Graven Wood (3:02)
  12. Walking in the Park (1:38)

Credits

  • The Clientele - primary artist, written-by
  • Mel Draisey - arranged by [string arrangements], backing vocals, electric piano [fender rhodes], glockenspiel, organ [hammond], percussion, violin
  • Mark Keen - arranged by [trumpet arrangements], backing vocals, drums, percussion, piano
  • Giuseppe Arcimboldo - artwork [cover image]
  • Federico de Vinciolo - artwork [lace patterns]
  • James Hornsey - backing vocals, bass
  • John Hoare - trumpet
  • Emelie Berg - written-by

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