Surrey Crescent Moon is an album released in 2012 by New Zealand band Hello Sailor. It reached number 35 on the New Zealand music charts.[1]

Surrey Crescent Moon
Studio album by
Released2012
RecordedRoundhead Studios
GenreRock
LabelWarner Music
Hello Sailor chronology
When Your Lights Are Out
(2006)
Surrey Crescent Moon
(2012)

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Bric a Brac Shop"3:57
2."Looking for My Shades"3:46
3."Big Black Bus"5:04
4."Holly and Billy"3:10
5."Black Patch and Pegleg"3:26
6."Bungalow Ave"3:32
7."De Dog"2:21
8."These Furs Were Hers"2:48
9."Good Gun"3:09
10."Under a Surrey Crescent Moon"3:32

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
New Zealand Herald     [2]
Nelson Mail     [3]
Simon Sweetmanfavourable[4]

Critical reception was generally favourable. Simon Sweetman was the most enthusiastic, calling it "their third best record".[4] Graham Reid of the New Zealand Herald criticised the unevenness of the album, with highlights such the title track and "Big Black Bus" equalled by the low point of "De Dog". However, he noted that even the band's albums considered classics were similarly inconsistent and that when the album "locks into place, that old acidic-but-sentimental magic remains mercifully untarnished."[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Surrey Crescent Moon: Charting". NZ Charts. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  2. ^ a b Reid, Graham (18 October 2012). "Album review: Hello Sailor - Surrey Crescent Moon". NZ Herald. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  3. ^ Ward, Nick (18 October 2012). "Hello Sailor: Surrey Crescent Moon". Nelson Mail. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ^ a b Sweetman, Simon (12 November 2012). "Hello Sailor: Surrey Crescent Moon". Blog off the Tracks. Retrieved 16 April 2013.