Strange House

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Strange House
Studio album by The Horrors
Released	March 5, 2007 May 15, 2007
Recorded	2006
Genre	Garage rock
Label	Loog
Producer	Alan Moulder, Rob Kirwan, Ben Hillier and Jim Sclavunos
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The Horrors chronology
The Horrors EP (2006) Strange House (2007)

Strange House is the Debut album by The Horrors. It entered the UK album charts at #37. The band announced the title via a MySpace bulletin on January 11, 2007. It was released on March 5, 2007 on Loog Records. Several alternative titles for the album were considered, including Through Wax Seals and Padlocks,^{[citation needed]} a line taken from their song "Gloves". The album leaked in its entirety on p2p networks on February 27, 2007.^{[citation needed]} The album consists mostly of previously released material, however several of these tracks have been re-recorded or remixed.^{[citation needed]}

A special edition including a DVD in a gatefold digipack was also released, which contains three music videos ("Sheena is a Parasite," "Count in Fives," and "Gloves"), three live performances (one full-length and two short sets), an interview, and a photo gallery.

[edit] Psychotic Sounds for Freaks and Weirdos

The album subtitle 'Psychotic Sounds For Freaks And Weirdos', was created by two fans from the official Horrors forum (^[1]). The band's lead singer, Faris Rotter asked fans on The Horum to suggest a name for their then yet-to-be-released album, before the title was finalised. The tag line 'Psychotic Sounds for Freaks and Weirdos' is not only a subtitle to the album, but is also being used on all promotional material for Strange House. It is considered that Strange House is named after The Attack's song of same name.^{[citation needed]}

[edit] Track listing

1. "Jack the Ripper" - 3:00 (Screaming Lord Sutch cover)
2. "Count in Fives" - 3:13
3. "Draw Japan" - 3:23
4. "Gloves" - 3:46
5. "Excellent Choice" - 2:53
   • The US edition "Excellent Choice" is replaced by "Horrors Theme".
6. "Little Victories" - 2:40
7. "She Is the New Thing" - 3:21
8. "Sheena Is a Parasite" - 1:42
9. "Thunderclaps" - 3:06
10. "Gil Sleeping" - 4:51 (an instrumental track)
11. "A Train Roars" - 3:54
    • In UK editions of the album, there are 3 minutes of silence in the pregap preceding "Death at the Chapel".
12. "Death at the Chapel" (UK Bonus Track) - 2:19

[edit] References

v • d • e The Horrors Faris Rotter · Joshua Third · Tomethy Furse · Spider Webb · Coffin Joe Studio albums Strange House EPs The Horrors EP Singles "Sheena is a Parasite" · "Death at the Chapel" · "Count in Fives" · "Gloves" · "She is the New Thing"