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HTRK - Venus In Leo - Vinyl (gatefold LP)
Sold Date:
August 21, 2020
Start Date:
July 9, 2020
Final Price:
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Free delivery on many items. Same-day despatch, no-question returns. Authorised dealers - full technical support. Online since 1997. Shop categories Information HTRK Venus In Leo(gatefold LP) Ghostly International US
Cat: GI 342LP. Rel: 2 Sep 19
Indie
Side 1 - Track 1. Into The Drama Side 1 - Track 2. Mentions Side 1 - Track 3. Venus In Leo Side 1 - Track 4. You Know How To Make Me Happy Side 2 - Track 1. Dream Symbol Side 2 - Track 2. Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee Side 2 - Track 3. Dying Of Jealousy Side 2 - Track 4. New Year's Day Side 2 - Track 5. New Year's Eve
Given that five years has passed since the last HTRK full-length, "Psychic 9-5 Club", it's perhaps not that surprising that the duo's new album, "Venus In Leo" sounds notably different from its predecessors. While the pair's emotionally charged, melancholic approach remains in tact, the dubbed-out downtempo pop that marked out "Psychic 9-5 Club" has been replaced by a drowsier, ethereal sound seemingly inspired by a mixture of the Cocteau Twins, The Durutti Column, Massive Attack's "Mezzanine", David Lynch film soundtracks and sunrise-ready, slow motion dream pop. The results are uniformly inspired, with Jonnine Standish's heart-felt, soft focus vocals sounding particularly emotive and evocative this time round.
