The Heavens

by The Heavens

rock indie psychedelic roll shoegaze

4 tracks

17:47

1	Second Day Blues	5:11
2	This Beautiful Machine	3:28
3	If You're Lost For Somewhere Else To Be	3:36
4	Echo Serena	5:32

Description

Credits
Richard Green - Vocals, Guitars, Piano, Percussion, Sonic Effects, Bass on 'Echo Serena'
Kerry Harrison - Drums & Percussion
Bob Birch - Organ, Electric Piano
Andy Duggan - Bass on 'Second Day Blues' & 'If You're Lost For Somewhere Else To Be'
Robert Simpson - Bass on 'This Beautiful Machine'
David O'Donnell - Harmony vocals on 'If Your Lost For Somewhere Else To Be'

Recorded at Attic Studios, Leeds
Produced by Ricky Spangles
Assisted by Robert Simpson, Alex Eden and Stevie Buttocks

Reviews

onestoploser

I like...

02/04/08

This is a great (but short) album. It leaves me wishing there was more when it's over (which is a good thing). Good indie rock. I'll be looking forward to Heaven's next release.

darkcompass

Stunning

10/05/08

This is a Stunning little album, it brings back some of the good UK music styles of the 90's well before all the dull imaginative music that is produced today. Well worth getting this and supporting the band.

mko72

09/05/08

Do these guys have an official website?

Seamus McFamous

Paisley classic

04/04/08

Four diverse tracks make a captivating introduction to the band. Great middle eight in "If you're lost..." makes it my favourite. That should be the spelling shouldn't it?
Tracks:
Second day blues - belongs on the second (rest of world) nuggets box. Swirling keys and a wailing solo.
If you're lost - immediate pop song.
This beautiful machine - gets above the narcoleptic groove. Stereo separation straight out of 1966.
Echo Serena - tasty bass riff. We like the grand epic. The echo is indeed Floydian in its mysteriousity. I knew a guy with a Vox that sounded a lot like the intro. It was great amp.
One drawback with this album - the mix is a little murky IMHO. Which can be a good thing, but in this case I'm not sure one way or the other. Am I allowed to say that?
Groovy.

jslate

nice parts

31/03/08

I like the last track, cool use of echo. One track has all the drums on one side and sounds unbalanced with headphones. But for the most part it has real energy and an authentic sound. I expect this band would be fun to see live.

wb4bbc

16/03/08

This band reminds me alot of Pink Flyod, I love the interplay of the music, Very Nice.

watsony

Great Rock

13/03/08

My only regret is that this album isn't longer. These guys are really great. Reminds me of '90s Brit rock and a little of U2, but they have their own sound.

0mnim0g

Listen Now

13/03/08

(Echo Serena) This is shoe gazer - psych rock - this stuff is right there where you would hope to have it. I would love to see you in concert.
Been too long since I've this kind of emotive grist in the music (plus I have a soft spot for such tasty backings). The vocalist delivers - spot on. Rich concept and atmosphere here. The Heavens have obviously put the thought into this. Great recording, moods, lyrics.
Love it. It's the Heavens -
Yeah!

DBD2008

Very Good

07/03/08

I have looked on this site alot and i must say i have found a decent band with a future.
In this day and age of the single artist with a computer and a synth (90% of this site)It is refreshing to see a band getting together, writing together, and playing together. This album is mixed very well, there is a very old school feel to it. They kept it simple.
Echo Serena is very cool very radiohead like.
The first track sounds like Americas, horse with no name.
Im not saying thats what the song emulates, but thats the vibe i got off of it.And i love when i can hear a band influences in the music.
I think we have all heard the new age artists out there that claim their influences are from deep artist (Zep, Stones, Jimi, Floyd) but you cant pick up a damn bit of it in thier music, almost as though they are just saying it to say it and sound cool, ya know?
Anyway these guys have thier own thing going and i dig it.
5 Stars

Album information

Genre

Rock

Release

March 07, 2008

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