The Death of Cool

The Death of Cool
Studio album by Kitchens of Distinction
Released 3 August 1992
Recorded 1991–92
Studio Sawmills Studio, Golant, Cornwall
Genre Shoegazing, dream pop
Length 52:27
Label One Little Indian
Producer Hugh Jones
Kitchens of Distinction chronology
Strange Free World
(1991)Strange Free World1991		 The Death of Cool
(1992)		 Cowboys and Aliens
(1994)Cowboys and Aliens1994
Singles from The Death of Cool
  1. "Breathing Fear"
    Released: May 1992
  2. "When in Heaven"
    Released: August 1992
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Select4/5[2]

The Death of Cool is the third studio album from British alternative rock band Kitchens of Distinction, released on 3 August 1992 in the UK by One Little Indian Records and a day later in the US by A&M Records. The album is the follow-up to 1991's Strange Free World and was once again produced by Hugh Jones. While considered by most fans to be their strongest effort, the album was largely ignored by the general public in the midst of the popularity of grunge rock in 1992, charting at #72 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] AllMusic critic Ned Raggett praises the album as a "multifaceted, deeply felt hour of music that is easily the equal of such similar masterpieces of post-punk guitar rock as The Chameleons' Script of the Bridge and The Sound's Heads and Hearts." [1] Lead singer Patrick Fitzgerald said this of the album:

Track listing

All tracks written by Kitchens of Distinction.

No.TitleLength
1."What Happens Now?"4:33
2."4 Men"4:11
3."On Tooting Broadway Station"5:04
4."Breathing Fear"3:43
5."Gone World Gone"7:59
6."When in Heaven"5:14
7."Mad as Snow"7:21
8."Smiling"3:22
9."Blue Pedal"7:35
10."Can't Trust the Waves" (lead vocal by Julian Swales)3:25

Singles

  • "Breathing Fear" (May 1992)
    • CD and 12" single:
    1. "Breathing Fear"
    2. "Goodbye Voyager"
    3. "Skin"
    4. "Airshifting"
    • 7" single:
    1. "Breathing Fear"
    2. "Goodbye Voyager"
  • "When in Heaven" (August 1992)
    1. "When in Heaven"
    2. "Glittery Dust"
    3. "Don't Come Back"
    4. "Spacedolphins"

Personnel

  • Patrick Fitzgerald – vocals, bass
  • Julian Swales – guitar, vocals
  • Dan Goodwin – drums, percussion
  • Katie Meehan – vocals on "4 Men"
  • Caroline Lavelle – cello on "Breathing Fear"
  • Tim Sanders – soprano saxophone on "Can't Trust the Waves"
  • Hugh Jones – producer, engineer, percussion on "Gone World Gone"
  • John Cornfield – assistant engineer
  • Dylan Spalding – tape operator
  • Helen Woodward – mixing engineer
  • Simon Van Zwanenberg – assistant mixing engineer
  • Colin Bell – photography
  • Brent Linley – backgrounds
  • Sleeve design by Cactus
  • Recorded at Sawmills Studio, Cornwall
  • Mixed at The Roundhouse, London
  • Mastered at Tape One

References

  1. 1 2 Raggett, Ned. "The Death of Cool – Kitchens of Distinction". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ↑ Linehan, Graham (September 1992). "Kitchens of Distinction: The Death of Cool". Select (27): 79.
  3. ↑ "Kitchens of Distinction". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  4. ↑ One Little Indian - Kitchens Of Distinction
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