The Violet Hour (album)

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The Violet Hour
The violet hour.jpg
Studio album by
Released8 July 2003 (2003-07-08)
Recorded2002
StudioMedina Road (Finsbury Park, London, England)
Genre Indie pop
Length49:49
Label
Producer The Clientele
The Clientele chronology
Lost Weekend
(2002)
The Violet Hour
(2003)
Ariadne
(2004)
Singles from The Violet Hour
  1. "Haunted Melody"
    Released: October 2002 (2002-10)
  2. "House on Fire"
    Released: June 2003 (2003-06)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 84/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [2]
Entertainment Weekly B+ [3]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [4]
NME 8/10 [5]
Pitchfork 8.7/10 [6]
Stylus Magazine A [7]
Uncut Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]

The Violet Hour is the second studio album by English indie pop band The Clientele. The album was released on 8 July 2003 by Merge Records and Pointy Records. It is the band's first proper full-length album composed primarily of new material. [2]

Contents

"Haunted Melody" was released as a single in October 2002, backed with "Fear of Falling". [9] "House on Fire" was released as a single in June 2003, backed with "Jamaican Rum Rhumba" (Take Two) and "Breathing Soft and Low". [10]

The enhanced CD release of the album features two bonus videos for "House on Fire" and the track "Reflections After Jane" from Suburban Light .

Track listing

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

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."The Violet Hour" 4:55
2."Voices in the Mall" 2:09
3."When You and I Were Young" 3:50
4."Missing" 4:52
5."Jamaican Rum Rhumba"Traditional1:21
6."House on Fire" 4:24
7."Everybody's Gone" 3:02
8."Porcelain" 3:34
9."Haunted Melody" 2:14
10."Prelude"Keen2:21
11."Lamplight" 6:44
12."The House Always Wins" 8:02
13."Policeman Getting Lost" 2:21
Total length:49:49
Enhanced CD bonus content
No.TitleLength
1."Reflections After Jane" (bonus enhanced video) 
2."House on Fire" (bonus enhanced video) 

Personnel

Credits for The Violet Hour adapted from album liner notes. [11]

The Clientele

Production

Artwork and design

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