The band announced the title via a MySpace bulletin on 11 January 2007. The album subtitle, "Psychotic Sounds for Freaks and Weirdos", was created by a fan from the official Horrors forum.[12]
The album consists mostly of previously released material, although several of these tracks were re-recorded or remixed.[13]
A special edition including a DVD in a gatefold digipak 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.
Receptionedit
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 rock 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".[15]
strange, house, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, news, newspapers, books, scholar, jstor, 2016, learn. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Strange House news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2016 Learn how and when to remove this message Strange House is the debut studio album by English rock band the Horrors released on 5 March 2007 by Loog Records Strange HouseStudio album by The HorrorsReleased5 March 2007Recorded2006GenreGarage punkgothic rockpost punkgarage rockLength38 08LabelLoogProducerAlan Moulder Rob Kirwan Nick Zinner Ben Hillier Jim Sclavunos Dimitri TikovoiThe Horrors chronologyThe Horrors 2006 Strange House 2007 Primary Colours 2009 Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic71 100 1 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic 2 BBC Collective 3 Drowned in Sound6 10 4 The Guardian 5 Mojo 6 NME7 10 7 The Observer 8 Rolling Stone 9 Uncut 10 Yahoo Music9 10 11 Contents 1 Content 2 Release 3 Reception 4 Track listing 5 References 6 External linksContent editThe band announced the title via a MySpace bulletin on 11 January 2007 The album subtitle Psychotic Sounds for Freaks and Weirdos was created by a fan from the official Horrors forum 12 The album consists mostly of previously released material although several of these tracks were re recorded or remixed 13 Release editStrange House was released on 5 March 2007 by Loog Records It reached No 37 in the UK Albums Chart 14 A special edition including a DVD in a gatefold digipak 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 Reception editA 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 rock 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 15 Track listing edit Jack the Ripper 3 00 Screaming Lord Sutch cover Count in Fives 3 13 Draw Japan 3 23 Gloves 3 46 Excellent Choice 2 53 On the US edition Excellent Choice is replaced by Horrors Theme Little Victories 2 40 She Is the New Thing 3 21 Sheena Is a Parasite 1 42 Thunderclaps 3 06 Gil Sleeping 4 51 A Train Roars 3 54 On UK editions of the album there are three minutes of silence in the pregap preceding Death at the Chapel Death at the Chapel UK bonus track 2 19 Special Edition bonus DVD Videos Sheena Is a Parasite Count in Fives Gloves Live in London 21 September 2006 Underage Club at Coronet Theatre Jack the Ripper Count in Fives Horrors Theme Death at the Chapel Gloves Sheena Is a Parasite A Knife in the Eye Count in Fives Reprise Live in New York 2 November 2006 The Annex Horrors Theme Crawdaddy Simone Live in Tokyo 20 December 2006 The Astrohall Count in Fives Bonus video material Interview Photo Gallery Hidden Footage Live from the Casa de Ultragrrrl UntitledReferences edit Strange House The Horrors Critic Reviews Metacritic CBS Interactive Retrieved 11 July 2011 Strange House The Horrors Review allmusic com retrieved 8 July 2011 Something wicked this way comes BBC co uk retrieved 8 July 2011 The Horrors Strange House drownedinsound com archived from the original on 16 October 2012 retrieved 8 July 2011 Cooper Leonie 1 March 2007 The Horrors Strange House Guardian co uk London retrieved 8 July 2011 The Horrors Strange House metacritic com retrieved 8 July 2011 The Horrors Strange House nme com 23 February 2007 retrieved 8 July 2011 Hodgson Jaimie 18 February 2007 The Horrors Strange House Guardian co uk London retrieved 8 July 2011 The Horrors rollingstone com archived from the original on 21 May 2008 retrieved 8 July 2011 a href Template Citation html title Template Citation citation a CS1 maint unfit URL link The Horrors metacritic com retrieved 8 July 2011 The Horrors Strange House Uk launch yahoo com retrieved 8 July 2011 DIY April 2017 The Horrors Strange House Album review 3 Sputnikmusic HORRORS full Official Chart History Official Charts Company OfficialCharts com The Horrors Strange House PopMatters 14 May 2007 External links editStrange House at Discogs list of releases Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Strange House amp oldid 1062600957, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
