The Fidelity Wars is the second full-length album by British indie rock band Hefner. Recorded in London over a period of twelve days at Roundhouse Studios, it was released in 1999 on Too Pure. It was the first Hefner album to feature Jack Hayter.
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 12 July 1999[1] | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Label | Too Pure | |||
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[3] |
It was reissued by lead singer Darren Hayman in 2008.[4]
Track listing
editAll songs written by Darren Hayman except where noted.
- "The Hymn for the Cigarettes"
- "May God Protect Your Home"
- "The Hymn for the Alcohol"
- "I Took Her Love for Granted"
- "Every Little Gesture"
- "Weight of the Stars"
- "I Stole a Bride"
- "We Were Meant to Be"
- "Fat Kelly's Teeth"
- "Don't Flake Out on Me"
- "I Love Only You"
Track listing (2008 reissue)
editCD 1
- "The Hymn for the Cigarettes"
- "May God Protect Your Home"
- "The Hymn for the Alcohol"
- "I Took Her Love for Granted"
- "Every Little Gesture"
- "Weight of the Stars"
- "I Stole a Bride"
- "We Were Meant to Be"
- "Fat Kelly's Teeth"
- "Don't Flake Out on Me"
- "I Love Only You"
- "Grandmother Dies" (b-side)
- "Lisa and Me" (b-side)
- "A Belly Full of Babies" (b-side)
- "Mary Lee" (The Hefner Heart EP)
- "The Hymn for the Things We Didn't Do" (The Hefner Heart EP)
- "Karen" (The Hefner Heart EP)
- "The Heart of Portland" (The Hefner Heart EP)
- "The Hymn for Thomas Courtney Warner" (The Hefner Heart EP)
CD 2
- "The Hymn for the Alcohol"(7" version)
- "My Art College Days Are Over" (b-side)
- "Don't Flake Out on Me" (4-track)
- "I Stole a Bride" (4-track)
- "May God Protect Your Home" (4-track)
- "A Belly Full of Babies" (4-track)
- "The Hymn for Thomas Courtney Warner" (4-track)
- "Blind Girl with Halo" (4-track)
- "Harlot's Teeth" (4-track)
- "I Took Her Love for Granted" (4-track)
- "Karen" (4-track)
- "The Hymn for the Cigarettes" (rehearsal)
- "We Were Meant to Be" (rehearsal)
- "You Need a Mess of Help to Stand Alone" (rehearsal) (Brian Wilson, Jack Rieley)
- originally recorded by The Beach Boys
- "I Took Her Love for Granted" (rehearsal)
- "I Love Only You" (rehearsal)
- "Kate Cleaver's House" (rehearsal)
- "Twisting Mary's Arm" (rehearsal)
- "The Weight of the Stars" (rehearsal)
- "The Girl from the Coast" (rehearsal)
- "The Librarian" (rehearsal)
Personnel
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Hefner
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Additional personnel
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References
edit- ^ "The Fidelity Wars". Hefnet. Retrieved 12 May 2020.
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ Pitchfork review
- ^ Cemm, Ro. "Darren Hayman - The Fidelity Wars (Reissue)". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 13 August 2015.
- ^ Hefner : The Fidelity Wars - Listen, Review and Buy at ARTISTdirect