On August 31, 1998, “Setanta” label released “Fin de Siècle”, the sixth Divine Comedy (The) album. It was recorded in 1998 and was produced by Jon Jacobs and Neil Hannon.

Personnel:

• Neil Hannon– vocals, guitar
• Joby Talbot – harpsichord, piano, arranger, conductor
• John Best – tenor vocal
• Phillip Robinson – tenor vocal
• Nik Turner – tenor vocal
• Julia White – soprano vocal
• Ken Wilson – tenor vocal
• John Gibbons – bass vocal
• Paul Mason – bass vocal
• Ian Lawrence – bass vocal
• Dexter Fletcher – the narrator
• John Murphy – viola
• Robert Riley – viola
• Anna Giddey – violin
• Mary Martin – violin
• Kelly McCusker – violin
• Matthew Ward – violin
• Betsy Taylor – cello
• Bryan Mills – bass
• Ian Watson – double bass
• Peter Devlin – double bass
• Miggy Barradas – drums
• Stuart “Pinkie” Bates – accordion, organ
• Simon Jones – piccolo trumpet, trumpet
• Steve Hilton – programming
• Steve Hilton – programming
• Andy Scade – engineer, programming
• Jon Jacobs – engineer, mixing
• Jon Jacobs – engineer, mixing
• Adam Brown – recording assistant
• Mitsuo Tate – recording assistant
• Mark Togashi – assistant
• Rob Crane – design
• Neil Hannon – concept
• Kevin Westenberg – concept, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Neil Hannon, except where noted.

1. Generation Sex
2. Thrillseeker
3. Commuter Love
4. Sweden
5. Eric the Gardener – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
6. National Express
7. Life on Earth
8. The Certainty of Chance – Neil Hannon, Joby Talbot
9. Here Comes the Flood
10. Sunrise