Dead Media

Dead Media
Studio album by
Hefner
Released28 November 2001
GenreIndie rock
LabelToo Pure
Hefner chronology
We Love the City
(2000)		 Dead Media
(2001)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic59/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarHalf star
Alternative PressStarStarStarHalf star
BlenderStarStarStar
DotmusicStar
Drowned in Sound9/10
Pitchfork4.2/10
Record CollectorStarStarStar
Stylus5.5/10
Under the Radar5/10

Dead Media is the fourth, and currently final, album by British indie rock band Hefner. It was originally released in 2001 on Too Pure. It peaked at #35 in the UK Independent Albums Chart.

The "Alan Bean" single peaked at #58 in the UK singles chart, and #4 in the Independent Chart. It also reached #31 in the John Peel BBC Radio 1 Festive Fifty for 2001. Released as a split single with Murray the Hump, "Half a Life" reached #45 in the Independent Chart.

A reissue was released on 4 July 2011, which included all the tracks from The Hefner Brain EP, the "Alan Bean" single releases, and the "Trouble Kid" 7" single, among other bonus tracks.

Track listing

  1. "Dead Media"
  2. "Trouble Kid"
  3. "Junk"
  4. "When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines"
  5. "Union Chapel Day"
  6. "China Crisis"
  7. "Alan Bean"
  8. "Peppermint Taste"
  9. "The Mangle"
  10. "The King of Summer"
  11. "The Nights Are Long"
  12. "Treacle"
  13. "Half a Life"
  14. "Waking Up to You'
  15. "Home"

Track listing (2011 Reissue)

CD1
  1. "Dead Media"
  2. "Trouble Kid"
  3. "Junk"
  4. "When the Angels Play Their Drum Machines"
  5. "Union Chapel Day"
  6. "China Crisis"
  7. "Alan Bean"
  8. "Peppermint Taste"
  9. "The Mangle"
  10. "The King of Summer"
  11. "The Nights Are Long"
  12. "Treacle"
  13. "Half a Life"
  14. "Waking Up to You'
  15. "Home"
  16. "Horror Show" (B-side to "Alan Bean")
  17. "A Better Man" (B-side to "Alan Bean")
  18. "Charlie Girl" (B-side to "Alan Bean")
  19. "Just Take Care" (B-side to "Alan Bean")
CD2
  1. "When The Angels Play Their Drum Machines" (Mothership Mix) (from The Hefner Brain EP)
  2. "Dark Hearted Discos" (from The Hefner Brain EP)
  3. "The Baggage Reclaim Song" (from The Hefner Brain EP)
  4. "Can't Help Losing You" (from The Hefner Brain EP)
  5. "All I'll Ever Need" (from The Hefner Brain EP)
  6. "Waking Up to You" (Bass Guitar Version)"
  7. "Wrong Brain"
  8. "Alan Bean" (Club Lek Radio Session)
  9. "Junk" (Club Lek Radio Session)
  10. "Gabriel in the Airport" (Club Lek Radio Session)
  11. "The Pines" (Club Lek Radio Session)
  12. "Trouble Kid" (Daniel Miller Remix)
  13. "Alan Bean" (Munit Remix) (from the "Alan Bean" 7")
  14. "Trouble Kid" (Battersea Remix) (from the "Trouble Kid" 7")
  15. "Trouble Kid" (Maproom Remix) (from the "Trouble Kid" 7")
  16. "Alan Bean" (Rothko Remix) (from the "Alan Bean" 7")

References

  1. 1 2 "Dead Media by Hefner Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ↑ Dead Media at AllMusic
  3. ↑ At best, Dead Media delivers tuneful, hilarious, pathetic tales of lost schoolboy love. [Mar 2002, p.81]
  4. ↑ Elliot, Ryan. "Hefner Dead Media". Blender. Archived from the original on 13 August 2004. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  5. ↑ Fletcher, Bruce (2 October 2001). "Hefner - Dead Media". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 14 March 2025. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  6. ↑ Kimmitt, James (26 September 2001). "HEFNER - DEAD MEDIA (TOO PURE)". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 16 April 2002. Retrieved 30 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. ↑ Rooney, Nathan (8 February 2002). "Hefner: Dead Media". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 25 May 2005. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  8. ↑ Scott, Jonathan (3 July 2011). "Dead Media - Hefner". Record Collector. Retrieved 30 November 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hefner - Dead Media". Under the Radar. 7 August 2007. Archived from the original on 7 August 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  10. ↑ "Hefner Dead Media | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on 22 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  11. ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Hefner". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  12. ↑ Staff, PopMatters (3 April 2002). "Hefner: Dead Media » PopMatters". www.popmatters.com. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  13. ↑ "Official Charts History: Hefner". www.officialcharts.com.
  14. ↑ "Official Charts History: Hefner". www.officialcharts.com.
  15. ↑ "BBC - Radio 1 - Keeping It Peel - Hefner". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 13 June 2026.
  16. ↑ "Hefner/Darren Hayman Discography". Hefnet.com. 4 July 2011. Archived from the original on 12 February 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
  17. ↑ Ware, Gareth (2 August 2011). "Spotlight: Hefner - Dead Media | Spotlights". musicOMH. Retrieved 9 June 2026.
  18. ↑ "Album Review: Hefner - Dead Media (reissue)". DrownedInSound. 4 July 2011. Retrieved 9 June 2026.