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Hey Venus! is an attractive album with a broad appeal – Rough Trade wanted a pop record and got one--but it also feels like a missed opportunity, a consolidation of affairs rather than a step forward.
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No doubt fans’ll love it, but virgins shouldn’t expect to swoon at this end-of-the-pier jamming.
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Q MagazineHey Venus! feels like a missed opportunity. [Sep 2007, p.94]
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MojoThe gleeful exuberance of Hey Venus! finds the band refreshed.... If Hey Venus! lacks anything, it's the thumping-heart centerpiece that made SFA's early records so special. [Sep 2007, p.108]
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They fail to develop their retro psychedelia influences, and use fairground organs and cutesy strings as lazy shorthand for dreamy nostalgia. The result is a pleasant record that's lacking in personality.
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The album's psychedelic pop runs out of gas near the end in cringe-worthy Battersea Odyssey and Let The Wolves Howl At The Moon, but by then you're won over and wondering how you slept on this band for the past nine years.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 34 out of 39
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Mixed: 2 out of 39
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Negative: 3 out of 39
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LiamRFeb 24, 2008
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EmilyW.Feb 12, 2008
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LizJan 22, 2008Pure pop joy. It would get a 10 if it wasn't so short.