Venus in Leo
by HTRK
Metascore
78

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. The Quietus
    Sep 4, 2019
    80
    They are now making music that, thanks to its lack of grandiosity and ornateness, has a seeming air of distance. It could almost pass through you unnoticed. But they leave traces in your brain that linger and slowly burn inside of you, long after you’ve stopped listening.
  2. AllMusic
    Sep 3, 2019
    80
    Every bit as excellent as their previous two full-lengths, Venus in Leo is HTRK's most sensuous material yet, and the type of album that provokes repeated, enraptured listens.
  3. Pitchfork
    Sep 3, 2019
    76
    HTRK are at their most vulnerable here, sounding in desperate need of sating desires before they are paralyzed by listlessness and disappointment.
  5. The 405
    Sep 4, 2019
    75
    It’s clear that with Venus in Leo, HTRK have taken a step higher, using desolation to their advantage. With an eye for detail and fondness for obsessive downward spirals, they have made their first album in five years comfortably fitting of their sensual and aching mystiques.
  6. Resident Advisor
    Sep 6, 2019
    70
    While this scrappier, DIY vibe feels like a natural fit for HTRK, Venus In Leo lacks some of the depth and mystery that makes their music so powerful. ... Still, HTRK create something their fans will never tire of: a dark, sensual, poetic languor that's theirs alone. Venus In Leo delivers a welcome fresh take on that sound.
  7. The Wire
    Sep 5, 2019
    70
    There’s a weighty sense of looking back and taking stock to Venus In Leo, while simultaneously navigating a present that’s growing increasingly alien to its protagonists. [Oct 2019, p.55]
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  8. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Sep 3, 2019
    70
    Overall, Venus in Leo deviates minimally, fearful of letting light shine in, but the moods it creates shimmer with a gorgeous, melancholic atmosphere.

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  1. lulabymusic
    Nov 26, 2019
    9
    I listened to it from beginning to end for five times today and 2 times yesterday ... Without emotions, without any conclusions, I turn it onI listened to it from beginning to end for five times today and 2 times yesterday ... Without emotions, without any conclusions, I turn it on again and again, as if I missed something or didn’t hear it, but with a clear desire to listen again. .. I don’t know what kind of magic it is ... The rhythms of drum machines and the muffled sounds of synthesizers, like ghostly lights, flicker restlessly inside you, lighting up the light. Music and voice seem to fascinate and live their own lives in your own body.
    ____ Venus in Leo ... hypnotic music, after the use of which you need an antistatic.) I do not stop listening and I do not know how long this will last ...    … Full Review »
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