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''Le Jardin de Heavenly'' is the second album by
twee pop
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band
Heavenly. The album was released on
Sarah Records
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in the
United Kingdom
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and
K Records
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in the
United States
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.
Beat Happening
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's
Calvin Johnson
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sings on the track "C is the Heavenly Option."
Critical reception
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Entertainment Weekly
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'' wrote that "by keeping the sound sassy and the singing strong, Heavenly’s ''Le Jardin de Heavenly'' is adorable without being coy."
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Melody Maker
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'' wrote that the album "recreates only the most stylised cliches of childhood."
Greil Marcus
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Biography
Marcus wa ...
described the album as "Beatles echoes cut with a present-day cynicism so light it merely seems like doubt."
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Pitchfork
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'' said, "Stacked vocal harmonies and sugary guitars mark ''Le Jardin de Heavenly'' as quintessentially '90s indie pop, but it's the band's lyrical benevolence that makes these songs so tasteful."
Track listing
# "Starshy"
# "Tool"
# "Orange Corduroy Dress"
# "Different Day"
# "C is the Heavenly Option"
# "Smile"
# "And the Birds Aren't Singing"
# "Sort of Mine"
K Records reissue
Track listing
# "Starshy"
# "Tool"
# "Orange Corduroy Dress"
# "Different Day"
# "C is the Heavenly Option"
# "Smile"
# "And the Birds Aren't Singing"
# "Sort of Mine"
# "So Little Deserve"
# "I'm Not Scared of You"
References
External links
''Le Jardin de Heavenly'' on K Records
Heavenly (British band) albums
1992 albums
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