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Alternative PressWhat the Horrors do, they do well. [Jun 2007, p.148]
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As fun and full-on as it gets right now.
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While their particular brand of retro goth garage is obviously built on an extremely derivative foundation of 60s garage, the Cramps, and the Damned, they're infinitely more interesting in practice than the majority of beige-rock being pushed by the UK music press.
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Herein lies the beauty of this band: geeky record collectors they may be, but they're quick to impose their feral energy and fierce individuality on proceedings.
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FilterIf only there were tunes to back up the sounds, styles and references. [#25, p.92]
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Strange House is actually an intriguingly intelligent debut.
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MojoConnoisseurs of punk's darker corners and post-punk's experimental extremes will have their socks rocked off, totally. [Apr 2007, p.108]
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Better then anyone could have hoped.
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Cool cover or not, 'Strange House' is a strong debut from a band who, many sceptics believed, were at their best in front of a camera rather than behind instruments.
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Although packed full of nerdy Sixties tributes and Spider Webb's dizzying antique organ sound, it's not stuck too far in the past.
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Their brilliance lies in writing the crassest, most obvious, lowbrow hooks.
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Despite the occasional misfire and the sometimes overcooked lyrics... this a lean, aggressive and assured debut.
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It's a surprise that it delivers on more than just shock value.
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The band bolster their indie credentials by touching on everything from Joe Meek (Thunderclaps) to the B-52s (She Is the New Thing) and the Fall (Excellent Choice).
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UncutIt's complex, uncompromising stuff. [Apr 2007, p.106]
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UrbAn undeniably good record. [May 2007, p.95]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 30
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Mixed: 2 out of 30
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Negative: 3 out of 30
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JonnyW.Feb 11, 2008
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AmurabiM.Oct 27, 2007
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seandJul 29, 2007not bad but a little boring and retro mining 60s nuggets bands