Venus Returning is the debut studio album by Australian pop band The Mavis's, released in May 1996 by record label Mushroom.[1] It was produced by Kalju Tonuma (Nick Barker).[2][3] Australian musicologist, Ian McFarlane, described how it "highlighted the band's brash sound, which mixed the Thomas siblings' idiosyncratic, imperfect vocal blend, crashing guitars, sugar-frosted melodies, goofy keyboard embellishments and odd instrumentation (sitar, Tibetan bells and Indian banjo)."[2] The album provided three singles, "Thunder" (March 1996), "Box" (June) and "Lost" (November).[2] "Thunder" was listed on the national youth radio Triple J audience poll, Hottest 100 of 1996, at No. 92.[4][5] The album peaked at No. 76 on the Australian ARIA Albums Chart.[6]
| Venus Returning | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 20 May 1996[1] | |||
| Recorded | Sing Sing Studios | |||
| Genre | Indie rock | |||
| Label | Mushroom | |||
| Producer | Kalju Tonuma, The Mavis's | |||
| The Mavis's chronology | ||||
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Track listing edit
- "Moon Drone Gold" – 3:10
- "Thunder" – 3:32
- "Box" – 3:59
- "Giant" – 3:32
- "Do You Have a Brother?" – 2:54
- "Supa*Star" – 3:28
- "See-Saw" – 3:06
- "The Land That Time Forgot" – 2:59
- "Sleep" – 2:51
- "Lost" – 3:55
- "Ribcage" – 3:53
- "Ghosts of the Night" – 3:09
Charts edit
| Chart (1996) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 76 |
References edit
- ^ a b "New Releases – Product Available from: 20/5/96 (from The ARIA Report No. 326)". Imgur.com (original document published by ARIA). Retrieved 24 June 2018.
- ^ a b c McFarlane, Ian (1999). "Encyclopedia entry for 'The Mavisis'". Encyclopedia of Australian Rock and Pop. St Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin. ISBN 1-86508-072-1. Archived from the original on 15 June 2004.
- ^ Holmgren, Magnus. "The Mavis's". hem.passagen.se. Australian Rock Database (Magnus Holmgren). Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ Swift, Brendan. "Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ "Hottest 100 Archive: Mavis's". Triple J (Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC)). Retrieved 27 November 2017.
- ^ a b Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 180.
