Strange House
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| Studio album by The Horrors | ||||
| Released | 5 March 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2006 | |||
| Genre | Garage punk, gothic rock | |||
| Label | Loog | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 |
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| Drowned in Sound | 6/10 |
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| Mojo | |
| NME | 7/10 |
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| Rolling Stone |  |
| Uncut | |
| Yahoo! Music | 9/10 |
Strange House is the debut studio album by English rock band The Horrors, released on 5 March 2007 by record label Loog.
The band announced the title via a MySpace bulletin on 11 January 2007. Several alternative titles for the album were considered, including Through Wax Seals and Padlocks, a line taken from their song "Gloves". The album subtitle, "Psychotic Sounds for Freaks and Weirdos", was created by two fans from the official Horrors forum. The band's lead singer, Faris Badwan, asked fans on the forum to suggest a name for their then yet-to-be-released album, before the title was finalised. The tag line "Psychotic Sounds for Freaks and Weirdos" was not only a subtitle to the album, but was used on all promotional material for Strange House.
The album consists mostly of previously released material, although several of these tracks were re-recorded or remixed.
It was released on 5 March 2007 on Loog Records. It reached No. 37 in the UK Albums Chart.
A special edition including a DVD in a gatefold digipack was also released, which contained three music videos ("Sheena Is a Parasite", "Count in Fives" and "Gloves"), three live performances (one full-length and two short sets), an interview and a photo gallery.
A review in PopMatters said, "The Horrors bring a dose of dark glamour to an increasingly anodyne British alternative music scene... They blend their twin influences of early ‘80s gothic rockgoth]] and '60s garage to startling effect. No doubt some will fail to see past the cartoonish fancy dress of cobweb strewn Edwardian undertakers, and write them off as a joke or novelty act. This would be a shame as there are half a dozen brilliant tunes on offer here".
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