Description
Fin de Siclewas first released in 1998. Chock full of millennial angst, it was the band039s most ambitious album to date. Time Out described it as34A huge, extraordinary record a concept album even, picking at the scabs of twentieth century existence.. quintessential pop music.34Metro said34Fin de Sicle …is dangerously close to being a masterpiece.. funny, sad, melodically compelling and obsessed with the themes of numbness, death and public transport.34 Neil McCormick in the Telegraph said34Neil Hannon is one of the most prodigiously talented individuals working in the world of pop… The range of Hannons songwriting is simply unmatched by any of his contemporaries.34 The album charted at number 9, but it was the third single from the album,National Express,thatprovided The Divine Comedy with their first top ten single.Other stand out tracks from the album includeGeneration Sex, The Certainty Of ChanceandSunrise. The CD release consists of 2 discs the original remastered album, with a second CD of Bsides, demos and alternate versions lovingly curated by Neil Hannon, much of which has never been heard before. The CD comes with a booklet of photos, credits and extensive liner notes written by Neil covering the context and inspiration behind the album and its songs.To mark the release, The Divine Comedy play five nights at the Barbican in London in early September and then later the same month, five nights at the Cite de la Musique in Paris. Performing as an elevenpiece ensemble, the bandwill play two albums from their catalogue in full each night. Fin de Sicle and Regeneration will be performed on the 4th Septemberin London and the 27th Sept in Paris.
