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Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings
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Positive: 10 out of 12
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Mixed: 2 out of 12
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AnandgyanMar 18, 2005Recognizable 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.
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ChristianBMar 14, 2005
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LindaMar 5, 2005Actually 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?
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FrancescaCFeb 12, 2005
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RandallGFeb 10, 2005
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[Anonymous]Feb 10, 2005PHENOMENAL! Hood keep getting better and better. Don't wait another 4 years for the next record, guys!
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YourMotherFeb 9, 2005I 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.
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AlexWFeb 9, 2005the sound of falling snow. beautiful. an atmosphere no other band could create.
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VernBFeb 8, 2005Fuck NME! Damn stupids!!
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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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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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Do yourself a favour and eschew fashion for something with real substance: Outside Closer is an album of the year, fact.