Outside Closer

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Outside Closer
Hood Outside Closer album cover.jpg
Studio album by
Hood
Released17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)
GenreIndie rock,[1] glitch-pop[2]
Length46:38
LabelDomino
ProducerHood, Choque Hosein
Hood chronology
Singles Compiled
(2003) 		Outside Closer
(2005)
Singles from Outside Closer
  1. "The Lost You"
    Released: 2004
  2. "The Negatives..."
    Released: 2005

Outside Closer is the sixth studio album by Hood. It was released on Domino Recording Company on 17 January 2005.[3]

Critical reception[]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic4/5 stars[5]
Cokemachineglow83/100[6]
Drowned in Sound9/10[7]
The Guardian3/5 stars[8]
Pitchfork8.6/10[9]
PopMatters7/10 stars[10]
Stylus MagazineB+[11]

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".[4]

No Ripchord placed it at number 14 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2005" list.[12]

Track listing[]

No.TitleLength
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[]

  1. ^ "The Best Music of 2005". Chicago Reader. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. ^ Nelson, Adam. "Hood Recollected". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Outside Closer". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b "Outside Closer by Hood". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Outside Closer - Hood". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. ^ Purdom, Clayton (2 February 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 16 February 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. ^ Diver, Mike (21 January 2005). "Hood - Outside Closer". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. ^ Clarke, Betty (7 January 2005). "Hood, Outside Closer". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (20 August 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. ^ Umile, Dominic (7 February 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. ^ Kahrl, Sarah (10 February 2005). "Hood - Outside Closer". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  12. ^ "Top 50 Albums of 2005 (Part Two)". No Ripchord. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.

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