The Rebirth of Venus
| The Rebirth of Venus | ||||
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| Released | 6 February 2009 | |||
| Genre | Indie pop | |||
| Label | New West Records, Universal | |||
| Producer | Brad Wood | |||
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| Singles from The Rebirth of Venus | ||||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 43/100 |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Alternative Press | |
| The A.V. Club | D– |
| The New Zealand Herald | |
| Paste | 7.3/10 |
| PopMatters | 6/10 |
| Slant Magazine | |
| Spin | |
| Sputnikmusic | 2.5/5 |
| Uncut | |
The Rebirth of Venus is the seventh studio album by Australian indie pop musician Ben Lee, released on 10 February 2009 by New West Records.
A portion of the proceedings attained from the record are to be donated to FINCA International's village banking program. A press release said FINCA "offers financial services, not charity, to the world's lowest-income women entrepreneurs. This creates jobs, builds assets and generally improves the standard of living in these destitute communities."
Critical response to the album has been largely negative, with particular mention of the song 'I'm a Woman, Too' (which Andrew P Street of Time Out Sydney described as reaching "a conclusion so baffling that it defies any criticism that isn't expressed via a crowbar to the jaw").
The album features Missy Higgins, Nic Johns, Cary Brothers, Patience Hodgson, John Alagia (Ripe producer) and Lara Meyerratken.