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Catalogue number

LP-SKEP-019IE

Colour

Black

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Rough Trade Exclusive

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Format detail

Indie Exclusive

Format Music US

Limited edition

Release date

2024-02-23

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier US

Redeye

Tax rate US

Sales:8.875

UPC / Barcode

5055869550031

Total Cap

Black LP

Artist

Heavenly

Genre US

Rock-Pop

Label US

SKEPWAX

Jangly indie-pop group from Oxford (UK) who evolved from a previous band. Their songs were written by lead singer Amelia Fletcher; the rest of the group comprised Peter Momtchiloff on guitar, Cathy Rogers on keyboards and vocals, Rob Pursey on bass, and Mathew Fletcher on drums. The group was active from 1989 until the death of Mathew Fletcher in 1996. Afterward, the remaining members formed another group.
Heavenly is known for their catchy melodies and upbeat sound that defined the indie-pop genre during their active years. Lead singer Amelia Fletcher's songwriting skills brought a unique charm to their music.
Their discography includes several albums and singles that gained popularity among fans of indie-pop music. Despite facing tragedy with the loss of Mathew Fletcher, Heavenly's legacy lives on through their memorable tunes and influential contributions to the genre.

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The Decline and Fall of Heavenly shows a band rapidly expanding its scope. The album veers confidently from high speed indiepunk (Me And My Madness) to cool surf instrumental (Sacramento) and back again to the sweetest indiepop (Itchy Chin).  Meanwhile, the singles, which include the band’s most celebrated tune - P.U.N.K Girl – demonstrate how much confidence Heavenly were deriving from their involvement in the nascent Riot Grrrl scene. 
 
At Heavenly gigs in the UK, often playing with other bands on the increasingly influential Sarah Records, audiences were getting bigger, while the bands were finding a sweet spot where anti-corporate understatement and a dismissive attitude to an increasingly misogynist UK Press was no barrier to success. P.U.N.K Girl and Atta Girl on the other hand, are more gleeful, more headlong, and somehow feel more American: they are  carried along by the excitement and adrenaline of having found another spiritual home - the indiepunk Riot Grrrl scene that was focussed on Olympia, WA, the HQ of Heavenly’s US label K Records.

Amelia Fletcher and Cathy Rogers were now confidently sharing vocals. Peter (guitar) Mathew (drums) and Rob (bass) had become adept at changing gear from ornate pop to full-on punk, unafraid of genre rules and increasingly happy to make up their own version of what pop music should sound like.
 
The more delicate, more decorative arrangements of Heavenly’s first two albums had been left behind. The band were still dogged by accusations of being too fey, too ‘twee’: not ROCK enough.  But, as the chorus of Atta Girl makes clear, any attempts to define Heavenly by their ‘cuteness’ now received an unambiguous response: ‘Fuck you, no way!’

The Decline and Fall Of Heavenly

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Discover The Decline and Fall Of Heavenly by Heavenly. A diverse album showcasing indiepunk, surf instrumentals, and sweet indiepop. Label: Skepwax.