Bonfires on the Heath
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| Bonfires on the Heath | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 6 October 2009 | |||
| Recorded | December 2008 – April 2009 | |||
| Studio | Bart Studios (London, England) | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Length | 41:43 | |||
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| Producer | Brian O'Shaughnessy | |||
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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.
A detail from Flora by the 16th century surrealistic painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo is used as the album's cover art.
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[1] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [3] |
| The A.V. Club | A−[4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[5] |
| The Guardian |  [6] |
| Mojo | [7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.4/10[8] |
| PopMatters | 9/10[9] |
| Q | [10] |
| Spin | 6/10[11] |
| Uncut | [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. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "I Wonder Who We Are" | 4:25 | |
| 2. | "Bonfires on the Heath" | 5:11 | |
| 3. | "Harvest Time" |
| 3:50 |
| 4. | "Never Anyone but You" | 5:31 | |
| 5. | "Jennifer and Julia" | 3:01 | |
| 6. | "Sketch" | 1:31 | |
| 7. | "Tonight" |
| 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" |
| 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]
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The Clientele
Additional musicians
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Production
Artwork and design
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