The Venus Trail

by 3Ds

The Venus Trail cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 11 October 1993
  • Label: Flying Nun
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Length: 43:11
  • Community rating: 3.72/5 from 4 ratings

Artists on this release: Denise Roughan, Dominic Stones, David Mitchell, David Saunders

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Evolving beyond their frenetic indie-punk origins, the New Zealand outfit's sophomore release perfectly balances chaotic guitar squalls with sweet, distinctly off-kilter pop melodies. The eccentric interplay between David Mitchell and David Saunders cements the record as a defining, high-water mark of the later Dunedin Sound.

Genres

Descriptors: noisy, melodic, fuzz, cavernous, jangly

Tracklist

  1. Hey Seuss (2:23)
  2. Philadelphia Rising (4:52)
  3. Cash None (3:06)
  4. The Golden Grove (2:45)
  5. The Venus Trail (2:12)
  6. Beautiful Things (3:36)
  7. Man on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown (4:07)
  8. Jane Air (3:08)
  9. The Young and the Restless (3:19)
  10. Summer Stone (2:40)
  11. Ice (6:05)
  12. Spooky (4:54)

Credits

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