Life is good when you’re working from home, take a walk during your break, the sun’s out announcing an early spring, and you’re playing the new Heavenly record.
Wait. A new Heavenly record? In 2026?
The band’s last LP came out three decades ago, back when they were splitting time between the legendary Sarah Records and K Records. Now they’re on Skep Wax, the label Amelia Fletcher and Rob Pursey run as Sarah Records’ spiritual successor, and has quickly become a go-to for the good kind of indie pop.
Speaking of which: Heavenly’s blueprint is all over our site when we write about contemporary jangle and indie pop bands. That makes it even better to have new music by the originals, and have it come across with zero rust, a whole lot of their original appeal intact, and some new tricks picked up in the decades since. Highway to Heavenly is the kind of record that makes you geek out with fellow underground pop fans, but also makes your less shy and more extroverted friends dance in the process. Personally, I love the twee punk vibe of songs like Portland Town and Excuse Me, while you may dance to Deflicted and She Is The One or sway to the classic pop melodies of Skep Wax and Good Times. Heavenly sound equal parts sweet and spiky, melodic and mischievous throughout it all.
Thirty years is a long time to be gone, but reliefs will be sighed, fun will be had. Heavenly still got it!