Outside Closer

Outside Closer is the sixth studio album by Hood. It was released on Domino Recording Company on 17 January 2005.[2]

Outside Closer
Studio album by
Hood
Released17 January 2005 (2005-01-17)
GenreIndie rock[1]
Length46:38
LabelDomino
ProducerHood, Choque Hosein
Hood chronology
Singles Compiled
(2003)		 Outside Closer
(2005)
Singles from Outside Closer
  1. "The Lost You"
    Released: 2004
  2. "The Negatives..."
    Released: 2005

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Cokemachineglow83/100[5]
Drowned in Sound9/10[6]
The Guardian[7]
Pitchfork8.6/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Stylus MagazineB+[10]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 27 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]

No Ripchord placed it at number 14 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2005" list.[11]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Int"0:39
2."The Negatives..."3:43
3."Any Hopeful Thoughts Arrive"6:55
4."End of One Train Working"5:11
5."Winter 72"6:10
6."The Lost You"4:41
7."Still Rain Fell"4:45
8."L. Fading Hills"4:25
9."Closure"7:33
10."This Is It, Forever"2:36

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Hood – music, production, mixing, photography, sleeve design
  • I. Haywood – additional drums (3)
  • Nicola Hodgkinson – vocals
  • Andrew Johnson – vocals
  • G. S. Brown – piano, keyboards
  • M. Wright – flute, clarinet
  • E. Marcasi – trumpet, horns
  • Omar Puente – viola
  • Choque Hosein – percussion, production, recording, mixing
  • C. Adams – recording
  • Richard Formby – additional recording
  • Julian Scott Wellington – additional recording
  • Dallas – mastering
  • Matt Cooper – sleeve design
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References
  1. "The Best Music of 2005". Chicago Reader. 5 January 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. "Outside Closer". Domino Recording Company. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  3. "Outside Closer by Hood". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  4. Kellman, Andy. "Outside Closer - Hood". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  5. Purdom, Clayton (2 February 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 16 February 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  6. Diver, Mike (21 January 2005). "Hood - Outside Closer". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  7. Clarke, Betty (7 January 2005). "Hood, Outside Closer". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  8. Abebe, Nitsuh (20 August 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  9. Umile, Dominic (7 February 2005). "Hood: Outside Closer". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  10. Kahrl, Sarah (10 February 2005). "Hood - Outside Closer". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 10 March 2007. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  11. "Top 50 Albums of 2005 (Part Two)". No Ripchord. 2 January 2006. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
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