Heavenly’s Return Impresses A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed

Heavenly is back with their first album in 30 years, Highway To Heavenly, and A Pessimist Is Never Disappointed has coverage. “On tunes like the jubilant ‘Excuse Me’ you’d swear you were hearing a lost Heavenly cut from 1996. Similarly, ‘Good Times’ is a stroll around familiar territory, the Heavenly sound being revived after too many years dormant. Elsewhere, ‘Skep Wax’ is a mid-tempo jewel, the hook being of the kind that sort of sneaks up on you even as the brighter ‘Press Return’ soars with ease. Last year’s ‘Portland Town’ is here, as is ‘Scene Stealing…’ Everything here sounds right, which is something that needs to be said as indie fans can be strict taskmasters, especially so for bands who’ve been away for so long. There are subtle progressions in the group’s sound here in 2026, but, yeah, Highway to Heavenly most assurededly sounds like classic Heavenly.” Read more here.

See Heavenly:

6/21 – San Diego, CA – Casbah
6/22 – Los Angeles, CA – Regent Theater
6/24 – San Francisco, CA – Great American Music Hall
6/26 – Portland, OR – Aladdin Theater
6/27 – Seattle, WA – The Crocodile
6/28 – Vancouver, BC – Hollywood Theatre