The Big Takeover Hails Highway To Heavenly For Being “Quietly Revolutionary”
The Big Takeover contends that “With Highway To Heavenly, Heavenly do something quietly radical: they return not as a legacy act smoothing out its edges, but as a band whose politics, emotions, and melodies feel as urgent as they did in the 1990s; if not more so. Nearly three decades after Operation Heavenly, the group reaffirm their role as architects of indiepop while proving that sweetness, when sharpened by conviction, can still cut deeply… Perhaps the most striking thing about ‘Highway To Heavenly’ is how naturally it speaks to a new generation of listeners without diluting its principles. Heavenly never chased trends, and that independence now feels like foresight. In an era marked by aggressive posturing and hollow bravado, their insistence on empathy, joy, and resistance through pop feels quietly revolutionary. This isn’t just a comeback album; it’s a continuation. Highway To Heavenly stands comfortably alongside Heavenly’s earlier work while addressing the world as it is now; messy, unequal, but still full of possibility. Few bands manage to grow older without growing smaller. Heavenly, against the odds, sound larger than ever.” There are a lot more details in the full review, which is here.
Highway To Heavenly is at radio now and made its debut at #74 on this week’s NACC 200. Thanks to BFF.FM, CHIRP, KBZR, KDUR, KFFP, KMGP, KOSU, KRFF, KUSF, KXRY, Radio 3hive, WARY, WBJB-HD2 AltRock, WCLH, WDCE, WFHB, WFWM, WPRB, and WRUW for including it on either your Top 30 or Top Adds charts this week. The band also has the following North American dates:
4/16 – Washington, DC – Black Cat
4/17 – Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda’s
4/18 – New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom
4/19 – Boston, MA – The Sinclair
4/21 – Toronto, ON – The Great Hall
4/23 – Chicago, IL – Empty Bottle
4/24 – Chicago, IL – Beat Kitchen
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
