Outside Closer
by Hood
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: Feb 8, 2005
User Score
8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12

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  1. VernB
    Feb 8, 2005
    9
    Fuck NME! Damn stupids!!
  2. YourMother
    Feb 9, 2005
    8
    I agree. What the fuck do NME know? Constantly looking for the next big retro garage band so they can slag off everything that isn't really relevent to 15-18 year old indie kids. This is sad, evocative and highly inventive music.
  3. AlexW
    Feb 9, 2005
    10
    the sound of falling snow. beautiful. an atmosphere no other band could create.
  4. [Anonymous]
    Feb 10, 2005
    10
    PHENOMENAL! Hood keep getting better and better. Don't wait another 4 years for the next record, guys!
  5. RandallG
    Feb 10, 2005
    9
    it is amazing, NME and Junkmedia(read full review) manage to speak of nothing on this album.. Glitch-rock???, hardly or better yet barely.. how did they miss 7 out of 10 of the tracks.? honestly every track on this album has it's own character yet the album holds together. outside,closer contains Hood's past and at the same time is a complete leap forward into new it is amazing, NME and Junkmedia(read full review) manage to speak of nothing on this album.. Glitch-rock???, hardly or better yet barely.. how did they miss 7 out of 10 of the tracks.? honestly every track on this album has it's own character yet the album holds together. outside,closer contains Hood's past and at the same time is a complete leap forward into new complex/complete song structures. it has been wowing me for nearly two months. petshopboys???? try mixing neworder, talktalk(late) and this really god damned amazing band called Hood… Expand
  6. ChristianB
    Mar 14, 2005
    6
    I like Hood. The new album seems to have too much texture and doesn't feel as organic as Cold House. I have listened to it numerous times and it seems to wear on my nerves. I do not know why I feel this way because I want to like it so much. I do feel that it is getting way to many high marks and reviews. This album just might be the ultimate grower. I do think that Hood are very I like Hood. The new album seems to have too much texture and doesn't feel as organic as Cold House. I have listened to it numerous times and it seems to wear on my nerves. I do not know why I feel this way because I want to like it so much. I do feel that it is getting way to many high marks and reviews. This album just might be the ultimate grower. I do think that Hood are very talented and have alot of great ideas, maybe too many.… Expand
  7. Linda
    Mar 5, 2005
    8
    Actually I'd never heard of Hood before Outside Closer was album of the week on a local Sydney Aust. community station. I'd hear tracks in the on my way to work and they would stick in my mind all day. On the way home I'd hear them again and they would stick in my head while trying to get to sleep. Not sure why I like it so much, but I do. And is that all that counts in the end?
  8. FrancescaC
    Feb 12, 2005
    9
    Outside Closer is impossibly textural. It is melodic and emotional, anxious and beautiful, all of which are traits which make for important, timeless music. It is expected that Outside Closer will stand out as one of the albums of 2005 if not purely because Hood remain true to their desires not to downsize their penchant for introspect and questions of the heart above the need for mass Outside Closer is impossibly textural. It is melodic and emotional, anxious and beautiful, all of which are traits which make for important, timeless music. It is expected that Outside Closer will stand out as one of the albums of 2005 if not purely because Hood remain true to their desires not to downsize their penchant for introspect and questions of the heart above the need for mass exploitation. A truly important band and a brilliant album!… Expand
  9. Anandgyan
    Mar 18, 2005
    9
    Recognizable from a snippet; yes they do have their sound and it's so nice. I cal it elegiac electronica with sprinkles of prog rock ... well they do have drums and guitars but I'll be daydreaming before dancing.

Awards & Rankings

91
#91 Best Album of 2005

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Metascore
80

Generally favorable reviews - based on 27 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 27
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 27
  3. Negative: 0 out of 27
  1. AllMusic
    80
    The songs are wearier than ever and full of life at the same time, with each element seeming to fall into place by sheer luck.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    83
    Outside Closer seems to have mined an infinitesimal point on the musical map, something near the intersection of RJD2, Sigur Rós and Iron & Wine. It’s the detail and obsession with which Hood has excavated this minute point that makes the album so warmly, hopelessly riveting.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    90
    Do yourself a favour and eschew fashion for something with real substance: Outside Closer is an album of the year, fact.
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