Strange House

Infobox Album | Name = Strange House
Type = Album
Artist = The Horrors


Released = flagicon|UK March 5 2007
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Recorded = 2006
Genre = Garage rock
Label = Loog
Producer = Alan Moulder, Rob Kirwan, Ben Hillier and Jim Sclavunos
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:g9foxz85ldte Link]
*BBC Collective Rating|4|5 [http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A20332883 link]
* Drowned In Sound (6/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/release/view/9148 Link]
*"The Guardian" Rating|5|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/horrors/strangehouse Link]
* LAUNCHcast (9/10) [http://uk.launch.yahoo.com/070308/33/214tw.html Link]
*Mojo Rating|4|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/horrors/strangehouse Link]
*"The Observer" Rating|4|5 [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/omm/10bestcds/story/0,,2013068,00.html Link]
*"Uncut" Rating|4|5 [http://www.metacritic.com/music/artists/horrors/strangehouse Link]
Last album = "The Horrors EP"
(2006)
This album = "Strange House"
(2007)
Next album =

Strange House is the Debut album by The Horrors. It entered the UK album charts at #37. The band announced the title via a MySpace bulletin on January 11 2007. It was released on March 5, 2007 on Loog Records. Several alternative titles for the album were considered, including "Through Wax Seals and Padlocks",Fact|date=December 2007 a line taken from their song "Gloves". The album leaked in its entirety on p2p networks on February 27 2007.Fact|date=December 2007 The album consists mostly of previously released material, however several of these tracks have been re-recorded or remixed.Fact|date=December 2007

A special edition including a DVD in a gatefold digipack was also released, which contains 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.

Psychotic Sounds for Freaks and Weirdos

The album subtitle 'Psychotic Sounds For Freaks And Weirdos', was created by two fans from the official Horrors forum ( [http://www.thehorum.co.uk The Horum] ). The band's lead singer, Faris Badwan asked fans on The Horum 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' is not only a subtitle to the album, but is also being used on all promotional material for "Strange House". It is considered that "Strange House" is named after The Attack's song of same name.Fact|date=December 2007

Track listing

# "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
#*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 (an instrumental track)
# "A Train Roars" - 3:54
#* In UK editions of the album, there are 3 minutes of silence in the pregap preceding "Death at the Chapel".
# "Death at the Chapel" (UK Bonus Track) - 2:19

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