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Goodnight Oslo

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Goodnight Oslo
Studio album by
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
ReleasedFebruary 17, 2009
Recorded2008
GenreFolk pop
LabelYep Roc
ProducerKurt Bloch
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 chronology
Olé! Tarantula
(2006)
Goodnight Oslo
(2009)
Propellor Time
(2010)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic [1]
The Onion(A) [2]
Pitchfork Media(6.5/10) [3]
HonestTune.com[4]

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.

Track list

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  1. "What You Is" (Hitchcock) – 3:26
  2. "Your Head Here" (Hitchcock) – 3:48
  3. "Saturday Groovers" (Hitchcock) – 2:48
  4. "I'm Falling" (Hitchcock) – 4:34
  5. "Hurry for the Sky" (Hitchcock) - 3:11
  6. "Sixteen Years" (Hitchcock, Peter Buck) – 4:24
  7. "Up to Our Nex" (Hitchcock) – 3:47
  8. "Intricate Thing" (Hitchcock) – 3:31
  9. "TLC" (Hitchcock) – 3:46
  10. "Goodnight Oslo" (Hitchcock) – 6:01

References

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