▁Sea ▁and ▁V ene er ▁EP ▁( 2 0 1 4 – 2 0 1 5 ) ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁September ▁Girls ▁released ▁their ▁first ▁studio ▁album ▁C urs ing ▁the ▁Sea ▁via ▁independent ▁record ▁label ▁Fort una ▁Pop !. ▁The ▁album ▁featured ▁the ▁single ▁' He art be ats ' ▁and ▁was ▁well ▁received ▁by ▁critics ▁upon ▁its ▁release ; ▁it ▁currently ▁holds ▁a ▁Met ac rit ic ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 2 . ▁The ▁group ' s ▁tour ▁in ▁support ▁of ▁the ▁album ▁resulted ▁in ▁appearances ▁at ▁both ▁the ▁Body & S oul ▁and ▁S X SW ▁festiv als . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁winter ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁the ▁band ▁would ▁follow - up ▁their ▁debut ▁record ▁with ▁the ▁release ▁of ▁a ▁four - track ▁E . P . ▁entitled ▁V ene er ▁through ▁both ▁Fort una ▁Pop ! ▁and ▁Kan ine ▁Records . ▁The ▁record ▁was ▁compared ▁fav ou rab ly ▁to ▁C urs ing ▁the ▁Sea ▁and ▁many ▁critics ▁regarding ▁it ▁as ▁a ▁marked ▁improvement , ▁with ▁Lisa ▁Wright ▁of ▁N ME ▁writing ▁that ▁" Where ▁September ▁Girls ' ▁debut ▁ear mark ed ▁them ▁as ▁the ▁latest ▁addition ▁to ▁the ▁Dum ▁Dum ▁Girls / V iv ian ▁Girls ▁school ▁of ▁Phil ▁Spect or ▁worship , ▁' V ene er ' ▁finds ▁the ▁Irish ▁qu int et ▁throwing ▁off ▁the ▁' 6 0 s ▁girl - group ▁co yn ess ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁something ▁fier cer ." ▁ ▁Second ▁album ▁Age ▁of ▁Ind ignation