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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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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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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.
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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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Q MagazineHey Venus! feels like a missed opportunity. [Sep 2007, p.94]
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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.
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.