Hefner: The Fidelity Wars on 2 CDs

Das zweite Album von Hefner, »The Fidelity Wars«, ist das Album, das ihnen die Anerkennung der Kritiker und ihr Kultpublikum einbrachte und das in einer limitierten Auflage auf schwarzem Vinyl neu aufgelegt wurde. »Hymn for the Alcohol» und ›Hymn for the Cigarettes‹ schafften es 1999 auf Platz 2 und 3 in John Peel's Festive 50, und das Album selbst war bei seiner ersten Veröffentlichung die Nummer 1 in den Indie-Charts.

1999 was a special year for Hefner. The original Fidelity Wars reached number one in the independent album charts, with its accompanying single, cult favourite Hymn for the Cigarettessecuring them the number one place in the independent single charts. It was also the year that saw Hefner working hard for John Peel, recording three sessions for his show and having five entries in the Festive Fifty for '99. They reached numbers two and three in the chart, only beaten to the number one spot by the Cuban Boys! Fidelity Wars saw Hefner coming of age; the rawness of songwriter Darren Hayman's earlier music and lyrics developing into a more intelligent, observational style. Hymn for the Alcohol, tells the tale of two alcoholics falling out of love, accompanied by the sweet pedal steel of new member Jack Hayter. The Weight of the Stars has the narrator memorising the contents of a roll of camera film, which was lost...