Strange Geometry

by The Clientele

Strange Geometry cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 5 September 2005
  • Label: Merge
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 41:54
  • Community rating: 3.52/5 from 6 ratings

Artists on this release: James Hornsey, Alasdair MacLean, Brian O'Shaughnessy, Mark Keen, Charlie Stock, Hannah Stuart

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Moving away from the lo-fi aesthetic of their early singles, the British trio benefits from the polished studio production of Brian O'Shaughnessy. The collection emphasizes Alasdair MacLean's reverb-laden vocals and intricate guitar picking, enveloped by sophisticated string arrangements courtesy of Louis Philippe.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, jangly, reverb-heavy, literate, dreamy

Tracklist

  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)

Credits

  • Louis Philippe - arranged by [strings], conductor [strings]
  • Paul Delvaux - artwork [cover image 'the viaduct' (1963)]
  • James Hornsey - bass, piano, electric organ [hammond], percussion
  • Hannah Stuart - cello
  • Mark Keen - drums, backing vocals, electric organ [hammond], piano, percussion
  • Alasdair MacLean - music by, vocals, guitar, bouzouki, electric piano [fender rhodes], bells [sleighbells], words by
  • Charlie Stock - viola
  • Nikki Gleed - violin [1st violin]

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