The Violet Hour (album)

The Violet Hour is the second studio album by English indie pop band The Clientele. The album was released on 8 July 2003 by Merge Records and Pointy Records. It is the band's first proper full-length album composed primarily of new material.[2]

The Violet Hour
Studio album by The Clientele
Released	8 July 2003
Recorded	2002
Studio	Medina Road (Finsbury Park, London, England)
Genre	Indie pop
Length	49:49
Label	Merge Pointy
Producer	The Clientele
The Clientele chronology
Lost Weekend (2002) The Violet Hour (2003) Ariadne (2004)
Singles from The Violet Hour
"Haunted Melody" Released: October 2002 "House on Fire" Released: June 2003

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[3]
The Guardian	[4]
NME	8/10[5]
Pitchfork	8.7/10[6]
Stylus Magazine	A[7]
Uncut	[8]

"Haunted Melody" was released as a single in October 2002, backed with "Fear of Falling".[9] "House on Fire" was released as a single in June 2003, backed with "Jamaican Rum Rhumba" (Take Two) and "Breathing Soft and Low".[10]

The enhanced CD release of the album features two bonus videos for "House on Fire" and the track "Reflections After Jane" from Suburban Light.

Track listing

All tracks are written by The Clientele (Alasdair MacLean, James Hornsey and Mark Keen), except where noted.

No.	Title	Writer(s)	Length
1.	"The Violet Hour"		4:55
2.	"Voices in the Mall"		2:09
3.	"When You and I Were Young"		3:50
4.	"Missing"		4:52
5.	"Jamaican Rum Rhumba"	Traditional	1:21
6.	"House on Fire"		4:24
7.	"Everybody's Gone"		3:02
8.	"Porcelain"		3:34
9.	"Haunted Melody"		2:14
10.	"Prelude"	Keen	2:21
11.	"Lamplight"		6:44
12.	"The House Always Wins"		8:02
13.	"Policeman Getting Lost"		2:21
Total length:			49:49

Enhanced CD bonus content

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Reflections After Jane" (bonus enhanced video)
2.	"House on Fire" (bonus enhanced video)

Personnel

Credits for The Violet Hour adapted from album liner notes.[11]

The Clientele

• Alasdair MacLean – vocals, guitar
• James Hornsey – bass
• Mark Keen – drums, piano

Production

• Mike Jones – engineering

Artwork and design

• Maxi del Campo – photography
• Michael Williams – photography

References

1. "Reviews for The Violet Hour by The Clientele". Metacritic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
2. Phares, Heather. "The Violet Hour – The Clientele". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
3. Kim, Wook (11 July 2003). "The Violet Hour". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 24 September 2017. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
4. Clarke, Betty (25 July 2003). "The Clientele: The Violet Hour". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
5. Jonze, Tim (2003). "The Clientele: The Violet Hour". NME.
6. Plagenhoef, Scott (8 July 2003). "The Clientele: The Violet Hour". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
7. Southall, Nick (1 October 2003). "The Clientele – The Violet Hour – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 2 November 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
8. "The Clientele – The Violet Hour". Uncut (76): 112. September 2003. Archived from the original on 13 November 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2017.
9. "Haunted Melody". Pointy Records. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
10. "House On Fire". Pointy Records. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
11. The Violet Hour (liner notes). The Clientele. Pointy Records. 2003. POINT011 CD.CS1 maint: others (link)

External links

• The Violet Hour at Discogs (list of releases)
• The Violet Hour at MusicBrainz (list of releases)