The Death of Cool
Studio album by
Kitchens of Distinction
Released3 August 1992
Recorded1991–92
StudioSawmills Studio, Golant, Cornwall
GenreShoegaze, dream pop
Length52:27
LabelOne Little Indian
ProducerHugh 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]
Select4/5[2]

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, peaking at number 72 on the UK Albums Chart.[3] 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."[1] 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 are 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

Kitchens of Distinction

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Technical

External links

References

  1. ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "The Death of Cool – Kitchens of Distinction". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 October 2017.
  2. ^ Linehan, Graham (September 1992). "Kitchens of Distinction: The Death of Cool". Select (27): 79.
  3. ^ "Kitchens of Distinction". Official Charts. Official Charts Company. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  4. ^ One Little Indian - Kitchens Of Distinction
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