| Outside Closer | ||||
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| Released | 17 January 2005 | |||
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| Length | 46:38 | |||
| Label | Domino | |||
| Producer | Hood, Choque Hosein | |||
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Outside Closer is the sixth studio album by Hood. It was released on Domino Recording Company on 17 January 2005.[4]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Cokemachineglow | 83/100[7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 9/10[8] |
| The Guardian | [9] |
| Pitchfork | 8.6/10[10] |
| PopMatters | [11] |
| Stylus Magazine | B+[12] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
No Ripchord placed it at number 14 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2005" list.[13]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Int" | 0:39 |
| 2. | "The Negatives..." | 3:43 |
| 3. | "Any Hopeful Thoughts Arrive" | 6:55 |
| 4. | "End of One Train Working" | 5:11 |
| 5. | "Winter 72" | 6:10 |
| 6. | "The Lost You" | 4:41 |
| 7. | "Still Rain Fell" | 4:45 |
| 8. | "L. Fading Hills" | 4:25 |
| 9. | "Closure" | 7:33 |
| 10. | "This Is It, Forever" | 2:36 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Hood – music, production, mixing, photography, sleeve design
- I. Haywood – additional drums (3)
- Nicola Hodgkinson – vocals
- Andrew Johnson – vocals
- G. S. Brown – piano, keyboards
- M. Wright – flute, clarinet
- E. Marcasi – trumpet, horns
- Omar Puente – viola
- Choque Hosein – percussion, production, recording, mixing
- C. Adams – recording
- Richard Formby – additional recording
- Julian Scott Wellington – additional recording
- Dallas – mastering
- Matt Cooper – sleeve design
References
- ↑ "The Best Music of 2005". Chicago Reader. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ Nelson, Adam. "Hood Recollected". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
- ↑ Arye, Dworkin (2004). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (129): 54. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
- ↑ "Outside Closer". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- 1 2 "Outside Closer by Hood". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Outside Closer - Hood". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ Purdom, Clayton (2 February 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 16 February 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ Diver, Mike (21 January 2005). "Hood - Outside Closer". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ Clarke, Betty (7 January 2005). "Hood, Outside Closer". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ Abebe, Nitsuh (20 August 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ Umile, Dominic (7 February 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ Kahrl, Sarah (10 February 2005). "Hood - Outside Closer". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2005 (Part Two)". No Ripchord. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
External links
- Outside Closer at Discogs (list of releases)
- Outside Closer at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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