Love Will Destroy Us in the End
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"Love Will Destroy Us in the End" is a single by British
indie rock
band Hefner
. It was released by Too Pure
in 1998, and is the first proper single from their album Breaking God's Heart
.
The b-side "Goethe's Letter to Vic Chesnutt
" was not written by typical Hefner songwriter Darren Hayman
, but, according to Hayman, a "guy called Mathew who I no longer keep contact with. He was in this band called the New Bad Things
who are most famous for a song called 'I suck' which [John] Peel
played every night for about four years."
and a 7" vinyl record. The compact disc version contains all four tracks, while the 7" only contains the first two.
United Kingdom
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indie rock
Indie rock
Indie rock is a genre of alternative rock that originated in the United Kingdom and the United States in the 1980s. Indie rock is extremely diverse, with sub-genres that include lo-fi, post-rock, math rock, indie pop, dream pop, noise rock, space rock, sadcore, riot grrrl and emo, among others...
band Hefner
Hefner (band)
Hefner were a British indie rock and "urban folk" band formed in east London in 1995. They were active from about 1996 until 2002; since then they have played together only once, for a tribute to the DJ John Peel, who was a strong supporter of theirs....
. It was released by Too Pure
Too Pure
Too Pure is a London-based independent record label that was formed in 1990 by Richard Roberts and Paul Cox.-History:Too Pure started off as a small experimental label and had built their reputation by releasing primarily alternative/independent music which they felt was being ignored by the major...
in 1998, and is the first proper single from their album Breaking God's Heart
Breaking God's Heart
Breaking God's Heart is the debut full-length album by British indie rock band Hefner. The album was originally released by Too Pure in 1998, and a reissue was released by Darren Hayman, the band's lead singer, in September 2007.-Track listing:...
.
The b-side "Goethe's Letter to Vic Chesnutt
Vic Chesnutt
James Victor "Vic" Chesnutt was an American singer-songwriter from Athens, Georgia. His first album, Little, was released in 1990, but his breakthrough to commercial success didn't come until 1996 with the release of Sweet Relief II: Gravity of the Situation, a tribute album of mainstream artists...
" was not written by typical Hefner songwriter Darren Hayman
Darren Hayman
Darren Russell Hayman is an English singer-songwriter and guitarist. He is best known as the lead singer and guitarist in Hefner...
, but, according to Hayman, a "guy called Mathew who I no longer keep contact with. He was in this band called the New Bad Things
New Bad Things
New Bad Things were a Portland, Oregon indie rock band active during the 1990s. They recorded for Candy Ass Records,Rainforest Records, Lissy's Records, Pop Secret, Punk in my Vitamins Records, Kill Rock Stars, and Freewheel Records....
who are most famous for a song called 'I suck' which [John] Peel
John Peel
John Robert Parker Ravenscroft, OBE , known professionally as John Peel, was an English disc jockey, radio presenter, record producer and journalist. He was the longest-serving of the original BBC Radio 1 DJs, broadcasting regularly from 1967 until his death in 2004...
played every night for about four years."
Tracklisting
The single was released on compact discCompact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
and a 7" vinyl record. The compact disc version contains all four tracks, while the 7" only contains the first two.
- "Love Will Destroy Us in the End"
- "Destroyed Cowboy Falls"
- "Blind Girl with Halo"
- "Goethe's Letter to Vic Chesnutt"