title: Bonfires on the Heath
text: # Bonfires on the Heath
  
  Bonfires on the Heath is the fifth studio album by English indie pop group The Clientele. The album was released on 6 October 2009 by Merge Records in the United States and on 16 November 2009 by Pointy Records in the United Kingdom.
  
  A detail from Flora by the 16th century surrealistic painter Giuseppe Arcimboldo is used as the album's cover art.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Aggregate scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 |
  | Metacritic | 81/100 |
  | Review scores ||
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | The A.V. Club | A− |
  | Drowned in Sound | 8/10 |
  | The Guardian | |
  | Mojo | |
  | Pitchfork | 7.4/10 |
  | PopMatters | 9/10 |
  | Q | |
  | Spin | 6/10 |
  | Uncut | |
  
  In a review of Bonfires on the Heath, AllMusic referred to the album as "the most perfect, autumnal, English pop record imaginable."
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by The Clientele (Alasdair MacLean, James Hornsey, Mark Keen and Mel Draisey), except where noted.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits for Bonfires on the Heath adapted from album liner notes.
  
  ## Charts
  
  | Chart (2009) | Peak position |
  | - | - |
  | US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard) | 26 |
  