Fanfare for the Comic Muse
Fanfare for the Comic Muse | ||||
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Released | July 1990 | |||
Recorded | May 1990 | |||
Genre | Jangle pop, alternative rock | |||
Length | 26:34 | |||
Label | Setanta | |||
Producer | Sean O Neill | |||
The Divine Comedy chronology | ||||
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AllMusic | [1] |
Fanfare for the Comic Muse is the debut album by Irish chamber pop band the Divine Comedy, released in 1990 by Setanta Records. Recording took place at Homestead Studios in May 1990 with producer Sean O Neill. Lorcan Mac Loughlann engineered the sessions, and Mudd Wallace mixed the recordings.[2]
The album evinces a more jangle pop-oriented sound than the band's later chamber pop output and has since been disowned by the band's lead singer/songwriter, Neil Hannon, due to its stylistic differences from the band's later works. "The Rise and Fall" was later re-recorded for the Timewatch EP (1991).
In 2020, the album was re-released for the first time as part of the 23-CD box set Venus, Folly, Cupid & Time - Thirty Years of the Divine Comedy.[3] The tracks are featured on the second CD of the Juveneilia set, alongside remastered versions of the Timewatch and Europop EPs. Unfortunately, on this reissue, most of the tracks from Fanfare and Europop are damaged with glitches.
Track listing[]
All songs written by Neil Hannon.[2]
- "Ignorance Is Bliss" – 3:42
- "Indian Rain" – 3:24
- "Bleak Landscape" – 3:40
- "Tailspin" – 2:44
- "The Rise and Fall" – 4:21
- "Logic vs Emotion" – 4:34
- "Secret Garden" – 4:09
Personnel[]
Personnel per booklet.[2]
The Divine Comedy
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Production
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References[]
- ^ Fanfare for the Comic Muse at AllMusic
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Fanfare for the Comic Muse (Booklet). The Divine Comedy. Setanta. 1990. Set CDM 2.CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
- ^ https://www.discogs.com/The-Divine-Comedy-Venus-Cupid-Folly-And-Time-Thirty-Years-Of-The-Divine-Comedy-/release/16047257
External links[]
- Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz release group identifiers
- 1990 debut albums
- The Divine Comedy (band) albums
- Setanta Records albums
- Jangle pop albums