Dead Media

Dead Media
Studio album by Hefner
Released	28 November 2001
Genre	Indie rock
Label	Too Pure
Hefner chronology
We Love the City (2000) Dead Media (2001)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	59/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	[3]
Blender	[4]
Dotmusic	[5]
Drowned in Sound	9/10 [6]
Pitchfork	4.2/10 [7]
Record Collector	[8]
Stylus	5.5/10 [1]
Under the Radar	5/10 [9]

Dead Media is the fourth, and currently final, album by British indie rock band Hefner. It was originally released in 2001 on Too Pure.

A reissue was released on 4 July 2011, which included all the tracks from The Hefner Brain EP, the "Alan Bean" single releases, and the "Trouble Kid" 7" single, among other bonus tracks. ^[10]

Track listing

1. "Dead Media"
2. "Trouble Kid"
3. "Junk"
4. "When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines"
5. "Union Chapel Day"
6. "China Crisis"
7. "Alan Bean"
8. "Peppermint Taste"
9. "The Mangle"
10. "The King of Summer"
11. "The Nights Are Long"
12. "Treacle"
13. "Half a Life"
14. "Waking Up to You'
15. "Home"

Track listing (2011 Reissue)

CD1

1. "Dead Media"
2. "Trouble Kid"
3. "Junk"
4. "When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines"
5. "Union Chapel Day"
6. "China Crisis"
7. "Alan Bean"
8. "Peppermint Taste"
9. "The Mangle"
10. "The King of Summer"
11. "The Nights Are Long"
12. "Treacle"
13. "Half a Life"
14. "Waking Up to You'
15. "Home"
16. "Horror Show" (B-side to "Alan Bean")
17. "A Better Man" (B-side to "Alan Bean")
18. "Charlie Girl" (B-side to "Alan Bean")
19. "Just Take Care" (B-side to "Alan Bean")

CD2

1. "When The Angels Play Their Drum Machines" (Mothership Mix) (from The Hefner Brain EP)
2. "Dark Hearted Discos" (from The Hefner Brain EP)
3. "The Baggage Reclaim Song" (from The Hefner Brain EP)
4. "Can't Help Losing You" (from The Hefner Brain EP)
5. "All I'll Ever Need" (from The Hefner Brain EP)
6. "Waking Up to You" (Bass Guitar Version)"
7. "Wrong Brain"
8. "Alan Bean" (Club Lek Radio Session)
9. "Junk" (Club Lek Radio Session)
10. "Gabriel in the Airport" (Club Lek Radio Session)
11. "The Pines" (Club Lek Radio Session)
12. "Trouble Kid" (Daniel Miller Remix)
13. "Alan Bean" (Munit Remix) (from the "Alan Bean" 7")
14. "Trouble Kid" (Battersea Remix) (from the "Trouble Kid" 7")
15. "Trouble Kid" (Maproom Remix) (from the "Trouble Kid" 7")
16. "Alan Bean" (Rothko Remix) (from the "Alan Bean" 7")

References

1. "Dead Media by Hefner Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
2. Dead Media at AllMusic
3. At best, Dead Media delivers tuneful, hilarious, pathetic tales of lost schoolboy love. [Mar 2002, p.81]
4. Elliot, Ryan. "Hefner Dead Media". Blender . Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
5. Fletcher, Bruce (2 October 2001). "Hefner - Dead Media". Dotmusic . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
6. Kimmitt, James (26 September 2001). "HEFNER - DEAD MEDIA (TOO PURE)". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
7. Rooney, Nathan (8 February 2002). "Hefner: Dead Media". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
8. Scott, Jonathan (3 July 2011). "Dead Media - Hefner". Record Collector . Retrieved 30 November 2025.
9. "Hefner - Dead Media". Under the Radar . 7 August 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
10. "Hefner/Darren Hayman Discography". Hefnet.com. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.