Strange Free World is the second album by British alternative rock band Kitchens of Distinction, released on 19 February 1991 in the US by A&M Records and on 18 March 1991 in the UK by One Little Indian Records. It is the follow-up to their 1989 debut Love Is Hell. Noted producer Hugh Jones, who worked with Echo & the Bunnymen (on their 1981 album Heaven Up Here), among many others, helped KOD to sound more at ease in the studio.
Strange Free World | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | ||||
Studio album by Kitchens of Distinction | ||||
Released | 18 March 1991 | |||
Recorded | 1990 | |||
Studio | Chipping Norton Recording Studios, Oxfordshire | |||
Genre | Shoegazing, dream pop | |||
Length | 43:28 | |||
Label | One Little Indian | |||
Producer | Hugh Jones | |||
Kitchens of Distinction chronology | ||||
| ||||
Singles from Strange Free World | ||||
| ||||
Review scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
NME | 9/10[3] |
Select | 4/5[4] |
Reviewer Ned Raggett of AllMusic notes that "Musically, the tunes sound quite ambitious in many ways, often steering away from conventional verse-chorus-verse formulas," and calling the album an overall excellent effort.[1] It is often considered one of the group's best works, as well as possibly its most popular and commercially successful, peaking at number 45 on the UK Albums Chart.[5] The album also includes their first UK charting single "Drive That Fast," which peaked at number 93 on the UK Singles Chart.[5]
All tracks are written by Kitchens of Distinction.
No. | Title | Length |
---|---|---|
1. | "Railwayed" | 4:57 |
2. | "Quick as Rainbows" | 3:48 |
3. | "Hypnogogic" | 4:01 |
4. | "He Holds Her, He Needs Her" | 3:48 |
5. | "Polaroids" | 4:51 |
6. | "Gorgeous Love" | 4:21 |
7. | "Aspray" | 3:37 |
8. | "Drive That Fast" | 5:36 |
9. | "Within the Daze of Passion" | 3:57 |
10. | "Under the Sky, Inside the Sea" | 4:32 |
with:
Kitchens of Distinction | |
---|---|
| |
Studio albums | |
Compilation albums |
|
Extended plays |
|
Associated acts |
|
Authority control ![]() |
|
---|