Bonfires on the Heath

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Bonfires on the Heath
Clientele-bonfires-on-heath.jpg
Studio album by
The Clientele
Released6 October 2009 (2009-10-06)
RecordedDecember 2008 – April 2009
StudioBart Studios (London, England)
Genre Indie pop
Length41:43
Label
Producer Brian O'Shaughnessy
The Clientele chronology
That Night a Forest Grew
(2008)		Bonfires on the Heath
(2009)		 Minotaur
(2010)

Bonfires on the Heath is the fifth studio album by English indie pop group The Clientele. The album was released on 6 October 2009 by Merge Records in the United States and on 16 November 2009 by Pointy Records in the United Kingdom.

Contents

A detail from Flora by the 16th century surrealistic painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo is used as the album's cover art.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10 [1]
Metacritic 81/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
The A.V. Club A− [4]
Drowned in Sound 8/10 [5]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.4/10 [8]
PopMatters 9/10 [9]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
Spin 6/10 [11]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [12]

In a review of Bonfires on the Heath, AllMusic referred to the album as "the most perfect, autumnal, English pop record imaginable." [3]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Clientele (Alasdair MacLean, James Hornsey, Mark Keen and Mel Draisey), except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."I Wonder Who We Are" 4:25
2."Bonfires on the Heath" 5:11
3."Harvest Time"
  • The Clientele
  • Lupe Núñez-Fernández
3:50
4."Never Anyone but You" 5:31
5."Jennifer and Julia" 3:01
6."Sketch" 1:31
7."Tonight"
  • The Clientele
  • Emelie Berg
3:54
8."Share the Night" 3:19
9."I Know I Will See Your Face" 3:37
10."Three Month Summers" 2:44
11."Graven Wood"
  • The Clientele
  • Innes Phillips
3:02
12."Walking in the Park" 1:38
Total length:41:43

Personnel

Credits for Bonfires on the Heath adapted from album liner notes. [13]

Charts

Chart (2009)Peak
position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) [14] 26

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References

  1. ↑ "Bonfires on the Heath by The Clientele reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Reviews for Bonfires On The Heath by The Clientele". Metacritic . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  3. 1 2 Sendra, Tim. "Bonfires on the Heath – The Clientele". AllMusic . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  4. ↑ Murray, Noel (13 October 2009). "The Clientele: Bonfires On The Heath". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  5. ↑ Ashman, Neil (4 December 2009). "Album Review: The Clientele – Bonfires On the Heath". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 10 September 2018. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  6. ↑ Costa, Maddy (27 November 2009). "The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath". The Guardian . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  7. ↑ "The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath". Mojo (195): 100. February 2010.
  8. ↑ Harvell, Jess (7 October 2009). "The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath". Pitchfork . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  9. ↑ Fiander, Matthew (6 October 2009). "The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath". PopMatters . Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  10. ↑ "The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath". Q (282): 126. January 2010.
  11. ↑ Beta, Andy (November 2009). "The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath". Spin . 25 (11): 74. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "The Clientele: Bonfires on the Heath". Uncut (152): 105. January 2010.
  13. ↑ Bonfires on the Heath (liner notes). The Clientele. Merge Records. 2009. MRG347.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  14. ↑ "The Clientele Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
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