THE DIVINE COMEDY Fin De Siecle LP SETANTA 1998 UK orig SETLP057 NEIL HANNON
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THE DIVINE COMEDY

The Divine Comedy is the alias for Neil Hannon, a Northern Irish pop singer/songwriter with aspirations of becoming a chamber pop fusion of Scott Walker, Morrissey, and Electric Light Orchestra. During the early '90s, he built up a strong cult following with a pair of idiosyncratic, critically acclaimed records before his third album, Casanova, became a mainstream success in the wake of Brit-pop's popularity. Subsequent outings like Absent Friends (2004), Bang Goes the Knighthood (2010), and Office Politics (2019) continued to toe the line between majestic orchestral pop and clever, irony-ridden indie rock.

"FIN DE SIECLE"

1998     LP    SETANTA RECORDS   SETLP057  

MADE IN ENGLAND    ORIGINAL PRESSING

SINGLE COVER

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Barcode: 5 033281 310570 >

Label Code: none

LABEL: SETANTA - PHOTO (A) & BLACK (B) LABELS - WHITE TEXT

Catalog on cover: SETLP057

Catalog on labels: (Side B) SETLP057

Matrix / Runout (Side A, Etched): FORGIVE AND FORGET     (Stamped): SETLP 057 A-1-1-

Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): SETLP 057 B-1-1-

On labels: (Side B only) ? and © 1998 Setanta Records

Distributed by Vital

Made in U.K.

On Back Cover: Tracklist & Credits

? and © 1998 Setanta Records Distributed by Vital Made in U.K.

tracklisting

Side A: GENERATION SEX - THRILLSEEKER - COMMUTER LOVE - SWEDEN - ERIC THE GARDENER

Side B: NATIONAL EXPRESS - LIFE ON EARTH - THE CERTAINTY OF CHANCE - HERE COMES THE FLOOD - SUNRISE

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 Fin de Siècle largely diminishes the Scott Walker whispers that have shadowed his every move, if not actually erasing them. In the end, Hannon is the one you want at your party, sitting at an end table, smoking, drinking your most expensive booze, slyly winking at the ladies, and sizing up the crowd like an international spy. "Commuter Love," the grandiose, wind-swept "The Certainty of Chance," and especially the rainy-day funeral song "Life on Earth" make attempts, as does the song that jumps out at you the most, in line with Hannon's past work, "Sweden." Its '60s-movie oom-pah pomp and bombast that introduces each verse is fabulous...(AllMusic)










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