Bonfires on the Heath

Bonfires on the Heath is the fifth studio album by English indie pop group The Clientele. The album was released on 6 October 2009 by Merge Records in the United States and on 16 November 2009 by Pointy Records in the United Kingdom.

Bonfires on the Heath
Studio album by The Clientele
Released	6 October 2009 (2009-10-06)
Recorded	December 2008 – April 2009
Studio	Bart Studios (London, England)
Genre	Indie pop
Length	41:43
Label	Merge Pointy
Producer	Brian O'Shaughnessy
The Clientele chronology
That Night a Forest Grew (2008) Bonfires on the Heath (2009) Minotaur (2010)

A detail from Flora by the 16th century surrealistic painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo is used as the album's cover art.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
AnyDecentMusic?	7.4/10[1]
Metacritic	81/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The A.V. Club	A−[4]
Drowned in Sound	8/10[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Mojo	[7]
Pitchfork	7.4/10[8]
PopMatters	9/10[9]
Q	[10]
Spin	6/10[11]
Uncut	[12]

In a review of Bonfires on the Heath, AllMusic referred to the album as "the most perfect, autumnal, English pop record imaginable."^[3]

Track listing

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"I Wonder Who We Are"		4:25
2.	"Bonfires on the Heath"		5:11
3.	"Harvest Time"	The Clientele Lupe Núñez-Fernández	3:50
4.	"Never Anyone but You"		5:31
5.	"Jennifer and Julia"		3:01
6.	"Sketch"		1:31
7.	"Tonight"	The Clientele Emelie Berg	3:54
8.	"Share the Night"		3:19
9.	"I Know I Will See Your Face"		3:37
10.	"Three Month Summers"		2:44
11.	"Graven Wood"	The Clientele Innes Phillips	3:02
12.	"Walking in the Park"		1:38
Total length:			41:43

All tracks are written by The Clientele (Alasdair MacLean, James Hornsey, Mark Keen and Mel Draisey), except where noted.

Personnel

Credits for Bonfires on the Heath adapted from album liner notes.^[13]

The Clientele Alasdair MacLean – vocals, whispering, acoustic guitar, slide guitar, Spanish guitar, Jazzmaster and Telecaster guitars James Hornsey – bass, backing vocals Mark Keen – drums, percussion, piano, backing vocals, trumpet arrangements Mel Draisey – violin, piano, Hammond organ, Rhodes piano, glockenspiel, backing vocals, string arrangements Additional musicians Nikki Gleed – violin (1st) John Hoare – trumpet Brian O'Shaughnessy – electronic tambura Sarah Squires – violin (2nd) Hannah Stewart – cello Charlie Stock – viola

Production Jeff Lipton – mastering Brian O'Shaughnessy – production Maria Rice – mastering (assistant) Artwork and design Maggie Fost – design Giuseppe Arcimboldo – artwork Federico Vinciolo – artwork

Charts

Chart (2009)	Peak position
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[14]	26