End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story
| End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story | ||||
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| Released | 2000 | |||
| Recorded | 1999 | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Length | 41:40 | |||
| Label | Grenadine | |||
| The Dears chronology | ||||
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End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story is the first album by the Dears.[1][2] It was released in 2000 on Grenadine Records.[3] "This is a Broadcast", "Heartless Romantic" and the title track were notable singles from the album.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [4] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [5] |
The Gazette said: "Raunchy guitars, haunted house organs and lead man Murray Lightburn's timeless Brit-boy vocals combine for dreamy delight."[6] Trouser Press wrote that the album "suffers from overly earnest and often puerile songwriting craftiness; the album is quirky, unpredictable, but also jejune and fragmented."[7]
Track listing
All songs written by Murray Lightburn.
- "C'était pour la passion" - 4:59
- "Jazz Waltz No. 3 in B-Flat" - 5:35
- "This Is a Broadcast" - 3:21
- "Where the World Begins and Ends" - 6:19
- "Heartless Romantic" - 4:37
- "End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story" - 5:08
- "There Is No Such Thing as Love" - 10:06
- "Partir, par Terre" - 1:35
References
- ^ "The Dears | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ^ "The Dears: Comforting and Groundbreaking". NPR.org.
- ^ "The Dears End Of A Hollywood Bedtime Story". exclaim.ca.
- ^ "End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story - The Dears | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 810.
- ^ Dunlevy, T'Cha (1 June 2000). "The Dears End of a Hollywood Bedtime Story". The Gazette. p. C13.
- ^ "Dears". Trouser Press. Retrieved 3 June 2021.