Goodnight Oslo is the sixteenth studio album by Robyn Hitchcock, and his second with The Venus 3. Recorded with Peter Buck of R.E.M., Scott McCaughey of Young Fresh Fellows and Bill Rieflin of Ministry and R.E.M., who are billed collectively as The Venus 3. Colin Meloy of The Decemberists provided one of the backup vocals in "Saturday Groovers", as Hitchcock provided guitar for a track on the Decemberists' album The Hazards of Love.
Goodnight Oslo | ||||
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Studio album by Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 | ||||
Released | February 17, 2009 | |||
Recorded | 2008 | |||
Genre | Folk pop | |||
Label | Yep Roc | |||
Producer | Kurt Bloch | |||
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Allmusic | [1] |
The Onion | (A) [2] |
Pitchfork Media | (6.5/10) [3] |
HonestTune.com | [4] |
Track list
edit- "What You Is" (Hitchcock) – 3:26
- "Your Head Here" (Hitchcock) – 3:48
- "Saturday Groovers" (Hitchcock) – 2:48
- "I'm Falling" (Hitchcock) – 4:34
- "Hurry for the Sky" (Hitchcock) - 3:11
- "Sixteen Years" (Hitchcock, Peter Buck) – 4:24
- "Up to Our Nex" (Hitchcock) – 3:47
- "Intricate Thing" (Hitchcock) – 3:31
- "TLC" (Hitchcock) – 3:46
- "Goodnight Oslo" (Hitchcock) – 6:01
References
edit- ^ Deming, Mark. Goodnight Oslo at AllMusic
- ^ The Onion review
- ^ Pitchfork review
- ^ HonestTune review