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Before their next long-player, Heavenly released two non-album 7" singles, "P.U.N.K. Girl" and "Atta Girl." These signalled a growing complexity in Fletcher's songwriting, particularly "Atta Girl," in which Fletcher and Rogers sung in rapid-fire trade-off vocals. A broadening (and darkening) of
410:(keyboard, back-up vocals) joined the band. Her harmony vocals and keyboards became an integral part of the group's sound. Another strikingly different element of the group's second album was the inclusion of the track, "C is the Heavenly Option," featuring the guest vocals of 496:, releasing four albums before calling it a day in 2013. As of 2024, Fletcher and Pursey are both in The Catenary Wires and Swansea Sound, while Momtchiloff plays in 397:, the group's debut album, came out in 1991. At this stage in their career, the instrumentation remained very much the same jangly guitar style used by Talulah Gosh. 1096: 484:, Mathew Fletcher, took his own life The remaining members announced that the band name Heavenly was to be retired, but that they would continue, using the name 1101: 1091: 145: 38: 492:, on K Records (it was not released separately in Britain). Afterwards, Marine Research dissolved. The band's core members reformed in 2002 as 387:
Heavenly debuted with the 7" single "I Fell in Love Last Night", followed by another 7", "Our Love Is Heavenly", both released in 1990 on
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replacing Mathew Fletcher on drums. In 2024, the band will play further dates in Spain, France and the US.
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guest spot on the track "Pet Monkey." However, shortly before the release of
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Henderson, Dave (5 March 1991). "Heavenly vs Satan review".
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