DIVIDED HEAVEN • Oblivion (Splatter Vinyl) • LP
DIVIDED HEAVEN • Oblivion (Splatter Vinyl) • LP
Jeff Berman has not made it easy on himself. For the past 12 years the DIVIDED HEAVEN frontman has tried relentlessly to buck the typical singer-songwriter mold with his unique writing style and career path. The new DIVIDED HEAVEN album, Oblivion, out February 4th on A-F Records (US) and Gunner Records (EU), blazes that ambition forward with a bang, a dash of weird, a pinch of Satanism, and a heavy dose of sex and politics resulting in a unapologetic and provacative DIVIDED HEAVEN album like none before.
Over two years, Berman enlisted four different producers to create a diverse vibe across the 10 tracks on Oblivion. Once again working with longtime producer Charlie Stavish (who most notably worked with Jenny Lewis, Vacation Manor and produced the lead single from Oblivion, the politically scorching 'They Poisoned Our Fathers' which features the incomparable Lydia Loveless), Berman also worked with UK-Singer-Songwriter juggernaut Frank Turner, whose production brought a whole new power to a DIVIDED HEAVEN album. In addition, Berman recorded three tracks for the album in Antwerp, Belgium with producer Tim van Doorn (longtime producer for Joe McMahon and Tim Vantol) who brought out the most graceful songs of Berman's career, including the second single 'Baby in the Band'. Lastly, pop producer Mike Biancaniello (who has notably worked with 5 Seconds of Summer) highlighted a new vivid hue to Berman's songwriting to round out the album.
Pressing Information
200 - Red and White Splatter (Gunner Records Exclusive)-> available at Cruise Records
200 - Yellow/Black/Pink Pie Slice (2022 Record Club Exclusive)
350 - Cloudy Orange Crush