Venus in Leo

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Venus in Leo
Studio album by
Released30 August 2019 (2019-08-30)
Recorded2018-19
StudioDandenong Ranges, Melbourne
Length41:57
LabelGhostly International
ProducerHTRK
HTRK chronology
Psychic 9–5 Club
(2014)
Venus in Leo
(2019)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.6/10[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

Venus in Leo is the fourth studio album by Australian band HTRK. It was released on 30 August 2019 by Ghostly International.[5][6] The cover photograph is of Jonnine Standish's childhood home by Warwick Baker.[7]

You Know How to Make Me Happy, the first single from the album was released on 10 July 2019.[8]

Critical reception[edit]

Venus in Leo was met with favourable reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews.[1]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Jonnine Standish and Nigel Yang

No.TitleLength
1."Into the Drama"3:51
2."Mentions"6:22
3."Venus in Leo"5:46
4."You Know How to Make Me Happy"3:47
5."Dream Symbol"5:20
6."Hit 'Em Wit Da Hee"3:17
7."Dying of Jealousy"5:16
8."New Year's Day"3:56
9."New Year's Eve"4:22

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  2. ^ Simpson, Paul. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  3. ^ Minsoo Kim, Joshua (3 September 2019). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  4. ^ Kneschke, Tristian. "Tiny Mix Tapes Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  5. ^ Posner, Nina (11 July 2019). "HTRK to release Venus in Leo". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  6. ^ Bruce-Jones, Henry (10 July 2019). "HTRK return to Ghostly with new album". Fact. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Venus In Leo". www.discogs.com. Retrieved 29 March 2023.
  8. ^ "Melbourne Duo HTRK next on Ghostly with fourth studio album". XLR8R. 10 July 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.