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Hefner|The Fidelity Wars

The Fidelity Wars

Hefner

Released on 21/09/1999 by BELKA
Main artists: Hefner
Genre: Rock

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What becomes of the brokenhearted? If you're Darren Hayman, you channel your pain and suffering into a remarkable pop record. Hefner's The Fidelity Wars is a classic breakup album, an unsettlingly acute musical diary born of sleepless, nicotine-stained nights, and best appreciated under similar circumstances. These tersely melodic confessionals chart romantic disintegration in unflinching detail, endlessly replaying each and every lie and betrayal. Although the scenarios change from song to song -- "The Weight of the Stars" depicts a one-night stand, "Fat Kelly's Teeth" explores infidelity, and so on -- the endings don't, as time after time Hayman is left to sift through the rubble, invariably swallowed alive by his own doubts, fears, and weaknesses. The bitter irony of The Fidelity Wars is that the honesty, vulnerability, and neurotic self-obsession which make Hefner's music so moving are the same qualities which doom each of Hayman's relationships to failure almost before they begin.

© Jason Ankeny /TiVo

The Fidelity Wars

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1

The Hymn For The Cigarettes

00:03:53

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2

May God Protect Your Home

00:04:02

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3

The Hymn For The Alcohol

00:03:43

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4

I Took Her Love For Granted

00:02:35

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5

Every Little Gesture

00:04:05

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6

The Weight Of The Stars

00:02:56

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7

I Stole A Bride

00:05:24

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8

We Were Meant To Be

00:04:03

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9

Fat Kelly's Teeth

00:05:42

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10

Don't Flake Out On Me

00:04:54

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11

I Love Only You

00:03:52

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12

Grandmother Dies (B-Side)

00:05:33

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13

Lisa And Me (B-Side)

00:02:49

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14

A Belly Full Of Babies (B-Side)

00:04:24

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15

Mary Lee (Hefner Heart EP)

00:03:03

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16

The Hymn For The Things We Didn't Do (Hefner Heart EP)

00:03:38

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17

Karen (Hefner Heart EP)

00:03:51

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18

The Heart Of Portland (Hefner Heart EP)

00:03:56

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19

The Hymn For Thomas Courtney Warner (Hefner Heart EP)

00:04:47

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DISC 2

1

The Hymn For The Alcohol (7" Version)

00:03:50

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2

My Art College Days Are Over (B-Side)

00:03:45

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3

Don't Flake Out On Me (4-Track)

00:05:11

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4

I Stole A Bride (4-Track)

00:05:09

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5

May God Protect Your Home (4-Track)

00:04:05

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6

A Belly Full Of Babies (4-Track)

00:03:25

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7

The Hymn For Thomas (4-Track)

00:04:24

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8

Blind Girl With Halo (4-Track)

00:03:51

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9

Harlot's Teeth (4-Track)

00:05:35

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10

I Took Her Love For Granted (4-Track)

00:02:20

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11

Karen (4-Track)

00:02:45

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12

The Hymn For Cigarettes (Rehearsal)

00:03:58

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13

We Were Meant To Be (Rehearsal)

00:03:38

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14

You Need A Mess Of Help To Stand Alone (Rehearsal)

00:02:38

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15

I Took Her Love For Granted (Rehearsal)

00:02:57

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16

I Love Only You (Rehearsal)

00:03:39

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17

Kate Cleaver's House (Rehearsal)

00:02:51

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18

Twisting Mary's Arm (Rehearsal)

00:04:46

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19

The Weight Of The Stars (Rehearsal)

00:03:00

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20

The Girl From The Coast (Rehearsal)

00:02:45

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21

The Librarian (Rehearsal)

00:04:10

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Album review

What becomes of the brokenhearted? If you're Darren Hayman, you channel your pain and suffering into a remarkable pop record. Hefner's The Fidelity Wars is a classic breakup album, an unsettlingly acute musical diary born of sleepless, nicotine-stained nights, and best appreciated under similar circumstances. These tersely melodic confessionals chart romantic disintegration in unflinching detail, endlessly replaying each and every lie and betrayal. Although the scenarios change from song to song -- "The Weight of the Stars" depicts a one-night stand, "Fat Kelly's Teeth" explores infidelity, and so on -- the endings don't, as time after time Hayman is left to sift through the rubble, invariably swallowed alive by his own doubts, fears, and weaknesses. The bitter irony of The Fidelity Wars is that the honesty, vulnerability, and neurotic self-obsession which make Hefner's music so moving are the same qualities which doom each of Hayman's relationships to failure almost before they begin.

© Jason Ankeny /TiVo

About the album

2 disc(s) - 40 track(s)
Total length: 02:35:52

Main artists: Hefner
Label: BELKA
Genre: Pop/Rock Rock

Available in

16-Bit/44.1 kHz Stereo

2008 Belka 2008 Belka

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