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Astronauts & Heretics 1992

pop rock 44 min 9 tracks Virgin

Astronauts & Heretics is the fourth studio album by English new wave/synth-pop musician Thomas Dolby, released on 27 July 1992. It was Dolby's last studio album until 2011's A Map of the Floating City and his last album to be released as a vinyl LP.

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Character

Classical in form, spare, grave and character-led.

classical in formformally daring
sparerichly built
gravecomic
character-led

Tracks

1I Love You Goodbye5:59
2Cruel3:10
3Silk Pajamas3:38
4I Live in a Suitcase5:29
5Eastern Bloc (Sequel to Europa and the Pirate Twins, 1981)5:20
6Close But No Cigar4:26
7That’s Why People Fall in Love5:32
8Neon Sisters4:53
9Beauty of a Dream5:06

9 tracks, 44 minutes.

About the album

Artist: Thomas Dolby
Label: Virgin
Released: 1992-07
Type: Album
Format: CD
Country: GB

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