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Strange News from the Angels is the third and final album by the New Zealand band the 3Ds.[3] It was released by Flying Nun Records in 1996.

Strange News from the Angels
Studio album by The 3Ds
Released	1996
Recorded	November 1995
Label	Flying Nun Records[1]
The 3Ds chronology
Caterwauling (1994) Strange News from the Angels (1996)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Production

The album was recorded in November 1995.[4] The band used the relocated Fish St. Studios, on Burlington St.[5]

Critical reception

The Sydney Morning Herald wrote: "Though basically a pop group with snarly guitars, 3Ds' records manage to sustain a feeling of mystery that stamps them as different. Their tunes don't yield hidden meanings when probed but glow with particular emotions—anger, contentment, disappointment, depression, the admiration of simple beauty."[6] CMJ New Music Monthly thought that "the 3Ds' subtle ease into a less frenetic groove isn't damaging ... the eeriness of their 'pop' songs is only heightened more by the drawing out."[7]

Track listing

1. "Dust" – 2:46
2. "Seven Days of Kindness" – 3:46
3. "Fangworld" – 5:07
4. "Animal" – 4:52
5. "Vector 27" – 2:03
6. "Riding the Whale" – 3:22
7. "The Fiery Angel" – 4:20
8. "Ben" – 3:37
9. "Devil Red" – 4:11
10. "Big Red Heart" – 3:04
11. "I Believe in You" – 3:03
12. "Castaway" – 3:10
13. "Carrion Days" – 4:27
14. "The Wish" – 3:40

Personnel

• David Mitchell – guitar, vocals
• Denise Roughan – bass, vocals, tambourine, keyboards
• David Saunders – guitar, vocals
• Dominic Stones – drums, cymbals, sticks

References

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