Strange Geometry
by The Clientele
  • Record Label: Merge
  • Release Date: Oct 11, 2005
Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 19 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 15 out of 19
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 19
  3. Negative: 0 out of 19
  1. Alternative Press
    60
    Strange Geometry is a comely piece of old-fashioned melancholy pop, but it can also quickly turn into sonic wallpaper if you have a wandering mind. [Dec 2005, p.202]
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  2. Junkmedia
    60
    If you are not in the right mood, Strange Geometry sounds like pretty melodies, plenty of atmosphere, and not a whole let else.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    60
    A collection of overzealous pop songs consisting largely of recycled ideas.
  5. Prefix Magazine
    50
    An album that lacks the band’s trademark ebb and flow, Strange Geometry is just plain inferior to the Clientele’s previous work.

Awards & Rankings

100
#100 Best Album of 2005

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User Score
8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. [Anonymous]
    Feb 2, 2007
    10
    I have been waiting for an album like this since the 60s ended.
  2. michaelk
    Oct 19, 2006
    9
    I'm a child of the 60's and the Clientele certainly bring back some great memories of that time .The songs are crisp and well I'm a child of the 60's and the Clientele certainly bring back some great memories of that time .The songs are crisp and well thought out.Together with Coldplay good music lives on.… Full Review »
  3. JC
    Jan 1, 2006
    10
    The track bookends sum up the album: 'Since K Got Over Me' was single of the year. 'Six of Spades' contains a melody most The track bookends sum up the album: 'Since K Got Over Me' was single of the year. 'Six of Spades' contains a melody most other songwriters would repeat over and over to milk and convince you it is brilliant. The Clientele use it sparingly, so the song breaks up into a cloud of organs, leaving the listener wanting to repeat the whole album, just to earn this moment again.… Full Review »
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