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]
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Studio album by The Mavis's | ||||
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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Chart (1996) | Peak position |
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Australian Albums (ARIA)[6] | 76 |
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