The Death of Cool

For the Huffamoose album, see The Death of Cool (Huffamoose album).
The Death of Cool
Studio album by Kitchens of Distinction
Released 3 August 1992
Recorded 1991–1992
Studio Sawmills Studio, Golant, Cornwall
Genre Shoegazing, dream pop
Length 52:27
Language English
Label One Little Indian
Producer Hugh Jones
Kitchens of Distinction chronology
Strange Free World
(1991)		 The Death of Cool
(1992)		 Cowboys and Aliens
(1994)
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]

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.[2] 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." [3] Lead singer Patrick Fitzgerald said this of the album:

“ People didn't understand the album...and it sold half of Strange Free World. It was too dark and gloomy and questioning, this being the height of Madchester and E. You had "...Tooting Broadway" and the queer-bashing scenario of "Breathing Fear," the AIDS death song of "When in Heaven"...perhaps a little challenging for its time...[4] ”

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

Personnel

References

  1. ↑ Allmusic review
  2. ↑ "Kitchens of Distinction". Chart Stats. Archived from the original on 2013-01-02. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  3. ↑ Allmusic review of "The Death of Cool"
  4. ↑ One Little Indian - Kitchens Of Distinction
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