The Handler (album)

The Handler is the third solo studio album by Har Mar Superstar. It was released via Record Collection in 2004. It features contributions from Karen O, Michael Bland, Pete Thomas, and Holly Valance.[1] It peaked at number 68 on the UK Albums Chart.[2]

The Handler
Studio album by
Har Mar Superstar
ReleasedSeptember 14, 2004 (2004-09-14)
GenreR&B, indie rock
Length40:13
LabelRecord Collection
ProducerJohn Fields
Har Mar Superstar chronology
You Can Feel Me
(2002)		 The Handler
(2004)		 Dark Touches
(2009)
Singles from The Handler
  1. "DUI"
    Released: 2004
  2. "Body Request"
    Released: 2005

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic57/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The Guardian[5]
IGN4.0/10[6]
NME[7]
Pitchfork1.9/10[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57% based on 13 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]

Jolie Lash of NME gave the album 4 stars out of 5, calling it "Har Mar Superstar's best effort to date."[7] Johnny Loftus of Pitchfork gave the album a 1.9 out of 10, saying, "The Handler only meagerly amplifies what he was already doing, probably pleasing his no doubt respectable cadre of core followers, but handily turning off the rest of humanity."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Transit"3:36
2."Body Request"3:30
3."DUI"3:14
4."Cut Me Up"3:11
5."Sugar Pie"2:51
6."As (Seasons)"3:49
7."Save the Strip"3:49
8."O"3:09
9."Back the Camel Up"3:09
10."Bird in the Hand"3:18
11."Back in the Day"3:04
12."Alone Again (Naturally)"3:35

Charts
Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[2] 68
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References
  1. Mulholland, Garry (September 4, 2004). "Har Mar Superstar: The belly of the beast". The Independent. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  2. "Har Mar Superstar". Official Charts Company. Retrieved May 12, 2017.
  3. "The Handler by Har Mar Superstar". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  4. Phares, Heather. "The Handler - Har Mar Superstar". AllMusic. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  5. Sullivan, Caroline (September 2, 2004). "Har Mar Superstar, The Handler". The Guardian. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  6. Adams, David (May 27, 2005). "Har Mar Superstar - The Handler". IGN. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  7. Lash, Jolie (September 12, 2005). "Har Mar Superstar : The Handler". NME. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
  8. Loftus, Johnny (September 15, 2004). "Har Mar Superstar: The Handler". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 4, 2017.
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