Nimol’s vocals are as beguiling as ever, Ethan Holtzman’s Farfisa organ still swirls, Zac Holtzman’s guitars still chime and chunk, and Paul Dreux Smith’s drums clang happily along. For Venus on Earth, the mainstream beckons, or comes as close to beckoning as it’s ever going to for a band as non-mainstream as Dengue Fever. A recap: when first heard from in 2003 on their self-titled debut, Dengue Fever was like no other band, fronted by a Cambodian-born woman, Chhom Nimol, who paid homage to that Asian nation’s pre-Pol Pot cheesy psychedelic-cum-lounge-surf-garage pop sound of the ’60s/early ’70s. Venus on Earth is at once the band’s most accessible and most varied release. ![]() Three albums in the novelty has worn off, but Dengue Fever has smartly chosen to keep evolving.
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