Outside Closer

Outside Closer
Studio album by Hood
Released	17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)
Genre	Indie rock, [1] glitch-pop [2] experimental pop [3]
Length	46:38
Label	Domino
Producer	Hood, Choque Hosein
Hood chronology
Singles Compiled (2003) Outside Closer (2005)
Singles from Outside Closer
"The Lost You" Released: 2004 "The Negatives..." Released: 2005

Outside Closer is the sixth studio album by Hood. It was released on Domino Recording Company on 17 January 2005. ^[4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [5]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[6]
Cokemachineglow	83% [7]
Drowned in Sound	9/10 [8]
The Guardian	[9]
Mojo	[10]
Pitchfork	8.6/10 [11]
PopMatters	7/10 [12]
Q	[13]
Stylus	B+ [14]
Under the Radar	8/10 [15]

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. ^[16]

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

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. Arye, Dworkin (2004). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly (129): 54. Retrieved 16 May 2022.
4. "Outside Closer". Domino Recording Company . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
5. "Outside Closer by Hood". Metacritic . CBS Interactive . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
6. Kellman, Andy. "Outside Closer - Hood". AllMusic . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
7. Purdom, Clayton (2 February 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". Cokemachineglow . Archived from the original on 16 February 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
8. Diver, Mike (21 January 2005). "Hood - Outside Closer". Drowned in Sound . Archived from the original on 31 October 2018. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
9. Clarke, Betty (7 January 2005). "Hood, Outside Closer". The Guardian . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
10. There's a slow-burning moodiness... together with a new directness. [Mar 2005, p.101]
11. Abebe, Nitsuh (20 August 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". Pitchfork . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
12. Umile, Dominic (7 February 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". PopMatters . Retrieved 31 October 2018.
13. A modish conflation of acoustic guitars, violins, subtle electronics and artfully detached vocals, located somewhere near Amnesiac-era Radiohead. [Feb 2005, p.104]
14. Kahrl, Sarah (10 February 2005). "Hood - Outside Closer". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 11 March 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
15. A beautiful album of white noise married with catchy shoegaze harmonies. It's like Four Tet mixed with Radiohead. [#8, p.106]
16. "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)