''Strange Geometry'' is the third studio album by English

indie pop Indie pop (also typeset as indie-pop or indiepop) is a music genre and subculture that combines guitar pop with DIY ethic in opposition to the style and tone of mainstream pop music. It originated from British post-punk in the late 1970s and su ...

band

The Clientele The Clientele is a London-based indie pop band, formed in 1991. The band is currently composed of lead singer/guitarist Alasdair MacLean, drummer Mark Keen and bassist James Hornsey. Since its inception, the Clientele has released eight full-l ...

. The album was released on 30 August 2005 by

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and on 5 September 2005 by

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. It was recorded in

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, and received generally positive reviews upon release. The album's first single was "Since K Got Over Me", which was released on 22 August 2005 in limited quantities on 7" vinyl, backed with "

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" and "I Believe It". The song "(I Can't Seem To) Make You Mine" originally appeared on a split single with The Relict in 2001, featuring additional vocals by Pam Berry. The album cover features the 1963 painting ''The Viaduct'' by Paul Delvaux.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits for ''Strange Geometry'' adapted from album liner notes. The Clientele * Alasdair MacLean – vocals, guitar,

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Rhodes piano The Rhodes piano (also known as the Fender Rhodes piano) is an electric piano invented by Harold Rhodes, which became popular in the 1970s. Like a conventional piano, the Rhodes generates sound with keys and hammers, but instead of strings, th ...

, bells * James Hornsey – bass, piano,

Hammond organ The Hammond organ is an electric organ invented by Laurens Hammond and John M. Hanert and first manufactured in 1935. Multiple models have been produced, most of which use sliding #Drawbars, drawbars to vary sounds. Until 1975, Hammond organs ...

, percussion * Mark Keen – drums, vocals, piano, Hammond organ, percussion Additional musicians * Nikki Gleed – violin (1st) * Sarah Squires – violin (2nd) * Hannah Stewart – cello * Charlie Stock – viola Production * Brian O'Shaughnessy – production

References

External links

* 2005 albums The Clientele albums Merge Records albums {{2000s-indie-pop-album-stub