Strange Geometry

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Strange Geometry
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Studio album by
Released29 August 2005 (2005-08-29)
RecordedMarch 2005
StudioBark Studio (Walthamstow, London)
Genre Indie rock
Length41:48
Label
Producer Brian O'Shaughnessy
The Clientele chronology
Ariadne
(2004)
Strange Geometry
(2005)
It's Art, Dad
(2005)
Singles from Strange Geometry
  1. "Since K Got Over Me"
    Released: 22 August 2005 (2005-08-22)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 79/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Pitchfork 8.6/10 [3]
PopMatters 8/10 [4]
Stylus Magazine B+ [5]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]

Strange Geometry is the third studio album by English indie pop band The Clientele. The album was released on 30 August 2005 by Merge Records and on 5 September 2005 by Pointy Records. It was recorded in Walthamstow, London, and received generally positive reviews upon release.

Contents

The album's first single was "Since K Got Over Me", which was released on 22 August 2005 in limited quantities on 7" vinyl, backed with "Devil Got My Woman" and "I Believe It". The song "(I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine" originally appeared on a split single with The Relict in 2001, featuring additional vocals by Pam Berry.

The album cover features the 1963 painting The Viaduct by Paul Delvaux. [7]

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Clientele (Alasdair MacLean, James Hornsey and Mark Keen).

No.TitleLength
1."Since K Got Over Me"3:52
2."(I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine"3:38
3."My Own Face Inside the Trees"3:08
4."K"2:41
5."E.M.P.T.Y."4:24
6."When I Came Home from the Party"2:53
7."Geometry of Lawns"2:52
8."Spirit"2:52
9."Impossible"5:06
10."Step into the Light"4:00
11."Losing Haringey"4:01
12."Six of Spades"2:21
Total length:41:48

Personnel

Credits for Strange Geometry adapted from album liner notes. [7]

The Clientele

Additional musicians

Production

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References

  1. "Reviews for Strange Geometry by The Clientele". Metacritic . Retrieved 16 October 2017.
  2. Phares, Heather. "Strange Geometry – The Clientele". AllMusic . Retrieved 16 October 2017.
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  7. 1 2 Strange Geometry (liner notes). The Clientele. Merge Records. 2005. MRG267.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)