Strange Friend is the third studio album by Scottish indie rock band The Phantom Band, released on 2 June 2014 through Chemikal Underground Records.[13]

Strange Friend
Studio album by
Released2 June 2014
GenreIndie rock
Length45:27
LabelChemikal Underground
The Phantom Band chronology
The Wants
(2010)
Strange Friend
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Clash(8/10)[3]
Drowned in Sound(9/10)[4]
God is in the TV Zine[5]
Line of Best Fit[6]
The List[7]
Mojo[8]
NME(8/10)[9]
Q[10]
The Scotsman[11]
The Skinny[12]

Track listing edit

No.TitleLength
1."The Wind That Cried The World"4:40
2."Clapshot"5:26
3."Doom Patrol"5:00
4."Atacama"3:47
5."(Invisible) Friends"3:57
6."Sweatbox"5:23
7."No Shoes Blues"6:12
8."Women Of Ghent"6:22
9."Galápagos"4:40

Personnel edit

  • Duncan Marquiss
  • Gerry Hart
  • Andy Wake
  • Rick Anthony
  • Iain Stewart
  • Greg Sinclair

References edit

  1. ^ "Strange Friend Reviews". Metacritic.com. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  2. ^ Timothy Monger (26 May 2014). "Strange Friend - The Phantom Band | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards". AllMusic. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  3. ^ "The Phantom Band - Strange Friend | Reviews | Clash Magazine". Clashmusic.com. 19 October 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  4. ^ Lavery, Aaron (30 May 2014). "Album Review: The Phantom Band - Strange Friend / Releases / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  5. ^ Ben P Scott (6 June 2014). "The Phantom Band – 'Strange Friend' (Chemikal Underground Records) | God Is In The TV". Godisinthetvzine.co.uk. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  6. ^ "Album Review: The Phantom Band - Strange Friend". The Line Of Best Fit. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  7. ^ Meighan, Nicola (19 May 2014). "The Phantom Band - Strange Friend". The List. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  8. ^ [July 2014 Mojo review]
  9. ^ "NME Album Reviews - The Phantom Band - 'Strange Friend'". Nme.Com. 30 May 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  10. ^ [July 2014. Q review]
  11. ^ "Album reviews: The Phantom Band | Klaxons". The Scotsman. 31 May 2014. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  12. ^ Album review by Finbarr Bermingham. (27 May 2014). "The Phantom Band – Strange Friend | Album Review". The Skinny. Retrieved 22 July 2014.
  13. ^ "Chemikal Underground Records - Glasgow, Scotland". Chemikal.co.uk. 12 May 2011. Retrieved 22 July 2014.