Goodnight Oslo

Goodnight Oslo
Studio album by Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
Released	February 17, 2009
Recorded	2008
Genre	Folk pop
Label	Yep Roc
Producer	Kurt Bloch
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3 chronology
Olé! Tarantula (2006)Olé! Tarantula2006 Goodnight Oslo (2009) Propellor Time (2010)Propellor Time2010

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
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

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

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