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| Name = Heavy Deavy Skull Lover
| name = Heavy Deavy Skull Lover
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| Artist = [[The Warlocks]]
| artist = [[the Warlocks]]
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| cover = Warlocks_heavydeavy.jpg
| Released = 2007
| alt =
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| Recorded =
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| Genre = [[Rock Music|Rock]], [[Psychedelic]], [[Shoegaze]]
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* [[Psychedelic rock]]
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* [[neo-psychedelia]]
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* [[Shoegazing|shoegaze]]
* [[Drowned in Sound]] {{Rating|8|10}} [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2590286 link]
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* [[The Guardian]] {{Rating|3|5}} [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2211610,00.html link]
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| next_year = 2009
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'''''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover''''' is the fourth album by American [[psychedelic rock]] band [[the Warlocks]]. It was released on October 7, 2007 by record label [[Tee Pee Records|Tee Pee]].

== Background ==

With this album, the Warlocks signed to [[Tee Pee Records]], a small [[psychedelia]]-themed record label also home to band cohorts, [[the Brian Jonestown Massacre]], who reportedly requested that the Warlocks be signed.<ref name="AllMusic">{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/heavy-deavy-skull-lover-mw0000498347 |title=''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'' – The Warlocks <nowiki>| Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards |</nowiki> AllMusic |last=Lymangrover |first=Jason |website=[[AllMusic]] |accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref>

== Recording ==

The album was recorded as a stripped down four-piece, in departure from the octet, dual drummer formation of previous releases. The album is produced by Rod Cervera, who had previously worked on the Warlocks' debut album, ''[[Rise and Fall (Warlocks album)|Rise and Fall]]''.

== Musical style ==

In contrast to the more refined sounding and [[Major record label|major label]] released ''[[Surgery (album)|Surgery]]'', the album features a rougher and less melodic sound, described by [[Drowned in Sound]] as akin to an "elongated jamming session".<ref name="Drowned in Sound">{{cite web |url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11881/reviews/2590286- |title=Album Review: The Warlocks – ''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'' / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound |last=Gourlay |first=Dom |date=November 16, 2007 |website=[[Drowned in Sound]] |accessdate=December 6, 2014 |archive-date=December 8, 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141208150744/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/11881/reviews/2590286- |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Critics noted the album's darker sound than previous Warlocks albums. Describing the album's sound and mood, [[Pitchfork Media]] wrote: "The end goal here is [[The Cure (band)|the Cure]]: [[Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii|Live at Pompeii]] – lo-fi dirges heavy on slow-motion distortion, but with Hecksher's usual stoned-out sighs replaced by more pronounced, mopey affectations. That the bookend tracks both feature the word 'death' in the title offers some indication of the kind of mood he's in, and the pervasively dreary mood makes it hard to tell where the pained opener 'The Valley of Death' ends and the quicksand-slow descent of 'Moving Mountains' begins."<ref name="Pitchfork"/> ''Spin'' described the album as the Warlocks being "more funereal than ever".<ref name="Spin"/> [[PopMatters]] countered, writing "Though 'The Valley of Death' starts the record off with a dreary note, the record itself is altogether quite glorious, buzzing and sticky with muck that's convincingly part saccharine."<ref name="PopMatters"/>

== Release ==

''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'' was released on October 7, 2007 by [[Tee Pee Records|Tee Pee]].


== Reception ==
* [[Pitchfork Media]] {{Rating|5|10}} [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/46723-heavy-deavy-skull-lover link]
{{album ratings
* [[Spin]] {{Rating|2|5}} [http://www.spin.com/reviews/2007/12/0712_the_warlocks/ link]
| rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
| Last album = [[Surgery (album)|Surgery]] <br /> (2005)
| rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref name="AllMusic"/>
| This album = Heavy Deavy Skull Lover <br /> (2007)
| rev2 = [[Drowned in Sound]]
| Next album = <br />
| rev2score = 8/10<ref name="Drowned in Sound"/>
| rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
| rev3score = {{Rating|3|5}}<ref name="The Guardian">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/nov/16/popandrock.shopping1 |title=CD: The Warlocks, ''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'' <nowiki>| Music |</nowiki> ''The Guardian'' |last=Costa |first=Maddy |date=November 16, 2007 |website=[[The Guardian]] |accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
| rev4 = [[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]]
| rev4score = 5.0/10<ref name="Pitchfork">{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/10847-heavy-deavy-skull-lover/ |title=The Warlocks: ''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'' <nowiki>| Album Reviews |</nowiki> Pitchfork |last=Berman |first=Stuart |date=November 15, 2007 |website=[[Pitchfork Media|Pitchfork]] |accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
| rev5 = [[PopMatters]]
| rev5score = 8/10<ref name="PopMatters">{{cite web |url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/the-warlocks-heavy-deavy-skull-lover1/ |title=The Warlocks: ''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'' <nowiki>|</nowiki> PopMatters |last=Adcock |first=Zack |date=March 2, 2008 |website=[[PopMatters]] |accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
| rev6 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
| rev6score = 4/10<ref name="Spin">{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/reviews/warlocks-heavy-deavy-skull-lover-tee-pee/ |title=The Warlocks, <nowiki>'</nowiki>''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover''<nowiki>'</nowiki> Review |last=Anderson |first=Stacey |date=January 18, 2008 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |accessdate=December 6, 2014}}</ref>
}}
}}


''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'' received a mixed-to-positive critical reception.
'''''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover''''' is the fourth album by the [[Los Angeles]] based [[neo-psychedelic]] rock band, [[the Warlocks]]. It was released in 2007 by [[Tee Pee Records]]; a small [[psychedelia]] themed [[Record label|label]] also home to band cohorts, [[The Brian Jonestown Massacre]].<ref>[http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2590286 Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Album - The Warlocks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> The album is produced by [[Rod Cervera]], who had previously worked on debut album, [[Rise and Fall]]. In contrast to the more refined sounding and [[Major record label|major label]] released, [[Surgery (album)|Surgery]], the album features a rougher and less melodic sound,<ref>[http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2211610,00.html The Warlocks, Heavy Deavy Skull Lover | | guardian.co.uk Arts<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref> described by [[Drowned in Sound]] as akin to an "elongated jamming session".<ref>[http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2590286 Drowned in Sound - Reviews - Album - The Warlocks<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>


[[Drowned in Sound]] wrote "The Warlocks may just have released their best album to date. While not containing the obvious singles of ''[[Phoenix (Warlocks album)|Phoenix]]'', the album that ultimately lifted them into the spotlight of their own accord rather than via associations with co-conspirators, ''Heavy Deavy Skull Lover'' is by far their most ambitious, sprawling and intensely defiant collection of sounds [...] this is the 21st Century psychedelic sound of the West Coast in all its glory. Simply immense."<ref name="Drowned in Sound"/> ''[[The Guardian]]'' described the album as "potent stuff, but not something you'd want to listen to every day".<ref name="The Guardian"/>
The album was recorded as a stripped down four piece, in departure from the octet, dual drummer formation of previous releases.


''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'', on the other hand, described it as "a middling version of shoegaze for people who stare at their hands."<ref name="Spin"/>


==Track listing==
== Track listing ==
#"The Valley of Death" - 5:03
#"Moving Mountains" - 10:59
#"So Paranoid" - 6:27
#"Slip Beneath" - 8:07
#"Zombie Like Lovers" - 4:50
#"Dreamless Days" - 5:31
#"Interlude in Reverse" - 3:11
#"Death, I Hear You Walking" - 6:24


# "The Valley of Death" – 5:03
==References==
# "Moving Mountains" – 10:59
{{reflist}}
# "So Paranoid" – 6:27
# "Slip Beneath" – 8:07
# "Zombie Like Lovers" – 4:50
# "Dreamless Days" – 5:31
# "Interlude in Reverse" – 3:11
# "Death, I Hear You Walking" – 6:24


Note that on the physical edition there are two hidden tracks.


== References ==
[[Category:2000 albums]]
{{reflist|30em}}
[[Category:The Warlocks albums]]


== External links ==
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* {{Discogs master|121315}}

{{The Warlocks}}

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[[Category:2007 albums]]
[[Category:The Warlocks albums]]
[[Category:Tee Pee Records albums]]

Latest revision as of 07:07, 23 June 2021

Heavy Deavy Skull Lover
Studio album by
the Warlocks
ReleasedOctober 7, 2007 (2007-10-07)
Genre
LabelTee Pee
ProducerRod Cervera
The Warlocks chronology
Surgery
(2005) 		Heavy Deavy Skull Lover
(2007) 		The Mirror Explodes
(2009)

Heavy Deavy Skull Lover is the fourth album by American psychedelic rock band the Warlocks. It was released on October 7, 2007 by record label Tee Pee.

Background

[edit]

With this album, the Warlocks signed to Tee Pee Records, a small psychedelia-themed record label also home to band cohorts, the Brian Jonestown Massacre, who reportedly requested that the Warlocks be signed.[1]

Recording

[edit]

The album was recorded as a stripped down four-piece, in departure from the octet, dual drummer formation of previous releases. The album is produced by Rod Cervera, who had previously worked on the Warlocks' debut album, Rise and Fall.

Musical style

[edit]

In contrast to the more refined sounding and major label released Surgery, the album features a rougher and less melodic sound, described by Drowned in Sound as akin to an "elongated jamming session".[2]

Critics noted the album's darker sound than previous Warlocks albums. Describing the album's sound and mood, Pitchfork Media wrote: "The end goal here is the Cure: Live at Pompeii – lo-fi dirges heavy on slow-motion distortion, but with Hecksher's usual stoned-out sighs replaced by more pronounced, mopey affectations. That the bookend tracks both feature the word 'death' in the title offers some indication of the kind of mood he's in, and the pervasively dreary mood makes it hard to tell where the pained opener 'The Valley of Death' ends and the quicksand-slow descent of 'Moving Mountains' begins."[3] Spin described the album as the Warlocks being "more funereal than ever".[4] PopMatters countered, writing "Though 'The Valley of Death' starts the record off with a dreary note, the record itself is altogether quite glorious, buzzing and sticky with muck that's convincingly part saccharine."[5]

Release

[edit]

Heavy Deavy Skull Lover was released on October 7, 2007 by Tee Pee.

Reception

[edit]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Drowned in Sound8/10[2]
The Guardian[6]
Pitchfork5.0/10[3]
PopMatters8/10[5]
Spin4/10[4]

Heavy Deavy Skull Lover received a mixed-to-positive critical reception.

Drowned in Sound wrote "The Warlocks may just have released their best album to date. While not containing the obvious singles of Phoenix, the album that ultimately lifted them into the spotlight of their own accord rather than via associations with co-conspirators, Heavy Deavy Skull Lover is by far their most ambitious, sprawling and intensely defiant collection of sounds [...] this is the 21st Century psychedelic sound of the West Coast in all its glory. Simply immense."[2] The Guardian described the album as "potent stuff, but not something you'd want to listen to every day".[6]

Spin, on the other hand, described it as "a middling version of shoegaze for people who stare at their hands."[4]

Track listing

[edit]
  1. "The Valley of Death" – 5:03
  2. "Moving Mountains" – 10:59
  3. "So Paranoid" – 6:27
  4. "Slip Beneath" – 8:07
  5. "Zombie Like Lovers" – 4:50
  6. "Dreamless Days" – 5:31
  7. "Interlude in Reverse" – 3:11
  8. "Death, I Hear You Walking" – 6:24

Note that on the physical edition there are two hidden tracks.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ a b Lymangrover, Jason. "Heavy Deavy Skull Lover – The Warlocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  2. ^ a b c Gourlay, Dom (November 16, 2007). "Album Review: The Warlocks – Heavy Deavy Skull Lover / Releases / Releases // Drowned in Sound". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  3. ^ a b Berman, Stuart (November 15, 2007). "The Warlocks: Heavy Deavy Skull Lover | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  4. ^ a b c Anderson, Stacey (January 18, 2008). "The Warlocks, 'Heavy Deavy Skull Lover' Review". Spin. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  5. ^ a b Adcock, Zack (March 2, 2008). "The Warlocks: Heavy Deavy Skull Lover | PopMatters". PopMatters. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
  6. ^ a b Costa, Maddy (November 16, 2007). "CD: The Warlocks, Heavy Deavy Skull Lover | Music | The Guardian". The Guardian. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
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