Echo & the Bunnymen - Heaven Up Here

Following their more psychedelia-based debut, Crocodiles, and subsequent "Puppet" single, Echo & The Bunnymen returned in 1981 with the darkest and perhaps most experimental album of their career. Heaven Up Here lacks the signature hooks and melodies that would make The Bunnymen famous, showcasing instead a dirge-like songwriting approach built around the circular rhythms of bassist Les Pattinson and drummer Pete Defreitas. In this setting, the band remarkably flourishes, although they would go on to greater heights by scaling back the album's extremism. Read More