Downward Is Heavenward
Album by Hum
Released	1998
Recorded	???
Genre	Rock
Length	51:58
Label	RCA
Producer(s)	Mark Rubel, Hum
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link Pitchfork Media (8.3/10) link
Hum chronology
You'd Prefer an Astronaut (1995)	Downward is Heavenward (1998)

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Track Listing

1. "Isle of the Cheetah" – 6:38
2. "Comin' Home" – 2:45
3. "If You Are to Bloom" – 5:11
4. "Ms. Lazarus" – 3:38
5. "Afternoon With the Axolotls" – 6:27
6. "Green to Me" – 3:55
7. "Dreamboat" – 6:06
8. "The Inuit Promise" – 6:06
9. "Apollo" – 5:47
10. "The Scientists" – 5:25

Singles

• "Green to Me"
• "Comin' Home"

Personnel

• Matt Talbot – Guitar, Vocals
• Jeff Dimpsey – Bass
• Tim Lash – Guitar
• Bryan St. Pere – Drums