Down in Heaven

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Down in Heaven
Down in Heaven.jpg
Studio album by
Twin Peaks
ReleasedMay 13, 2016
Genre Garage rock [1]
Length41:58
Label
  • Grand Jury
  • Communion
Producer
  • Twin Peaks
  • R. Andrew Humphrey
Twin Peaks chronology
Wild Onion
(2014)		Down in Heaven
(2016)		Urbs in Horto
(2017)
Twin Peaks studio album chronology
Wild Onion
(2014)		Down in Heaven
(2016)		 Lookout Low
(2019)

Down in Heaven is the third studio album by Twin Peaks, released May 13, 2016 on Grand Jury Music in North America and Communion Music internationally. Twin Peaks recorded the bulk of the album in August 2015 with R. Andrew Humphrey co-producing. This is the band's first album to feature keyboardist and guitarist Colin Croom, who joined prior to the recording of the album.

Contents

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 74/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Clash 8/10 [4]
Consequence of Sound C+ [5]
The Line of Best Fit 8.5/10 [6]
Paste 8.1/10 [7]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [1]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [8]
Spin 7/10 [9]

Down in Heaven received generally positive reviews from music critics. Grant Rindner of The Line of Best Fit said, "The band has always walked a delicate line between thoughtful, psychedelic pop and rollicking power chords, and they've perfected this balancing act on Down in Heaven... With their third album, Twin Peaks have become not just one of the most exciting young bands in the Chicago music scene, but in the entire rock landscape." [6] Other critics noted the band's move towards songs of a slower tempo. Stuart Berman of Pitchfork described the album as "a casual, charmingly low-key set of kitchen-table blues, slow-dance serenades, and unplugged power pop. Here, Twin Peaks aren't so interested in being the life of party as documenting what happens outside of it: the awkward first kisses, the difficult break-up conversations, the sad walks home alone." [1] Adrien Begrand of Spin stated that it's "satisfying to hear young rock bands with rich knowledge of the genre's history, trying their damnedest to capture the energy of old records from a bygone era" and said, "The unhinged energy of [Wild Onion] has been toned down in favor of a more sedate approach, and although that immediate, primal energy is missed upon initial listens, the more relaxed approach fits rather well... This young band's musical growth supersedes the album's imperfections, and hopefully Down in Heaven will eventually be regarded as a transition to something more career-defining." [9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Cadien Lake James, Clay Frankel, Colin Croom, Connor Brodner and Jack Dolan

No.TitleLead vocalsLength
1."Walk to the One You Love"Cadien James3:33
2."Wanted You"Clay Frankel3:23
3."My Boys"Jack Dolan3:26
4."Butterfly"Frankel3:11
5."You Don't"James3:22
6."Cold Lips"Frankel3:38
7."Heavenly Showers"Frankel3:02
8."Keep It Together"Colin Croom2:27
9."Getting Better"Dolan2:43
10."Holding Roses"Frankel2:38
11."Lolisa"James3:26
12."Stain"Frankel3:56
13."Have You Ever?"Frankel3:21
Total length:41:58

Personnel

Twin Peaks

Additional musicians

Production

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  2. ↑ "Critic Reviews for Down in Heaven". Metacritic . Retrieved July 24, 2019.
  3. ↑ Donelson, Marcy. "Twin Peaks – Down in Heaven". AllMusic .
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