''Surrey Crescent Moon'' is an album released in 2012 by

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band Hello Sailor. It reached number 35 on the New Zealand music charts.

Track listing

Critical reception

Critical reception was generally favourable. Simon Sweetman was the most enthusiastic, calling it "their third best record". Graham Reid of the

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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."

References

Hello Sailor (band) albums 2012 albums Albums recorded at Roundhead Studios {{NewZealand-music-stub