Outside Closer

Outside Closer
Studio album by
Hood
Released17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)
Genres
Length46:38
LabelDomino
ProducersHood, 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.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
Cokemachineglow83%
Drowned in Sound9/10
The GuardianStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStarStar
Pitchfork8.6/10
PopMatters7/10
QStarStarStarHalf star
StylusB+
Under the Radar8/10

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".

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

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.

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. 1 2 "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.