The Others
Studio album by
The Others
Released31 January 2005
Length44:44
LabelMercury
The Others chronology
The Others
(2005)		 Inward Parts
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic52/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound6/10[3]
The Guardian[4]
Playlouder[5]
Stylus MagazineF[6]

The Others is the self-titled debut studio album by English band The Others. The album was released on 31 January 2005 in the UK on Mercury Records. In 2010, Q included the album in their list "The Fifty Worst Albums Ever!"[7]

Critical reception

The Others was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 52 based on 9 reviews.[1]

In a review for AllMusic, Jason Damas wrote: "The Others' eponymous debut borrows from the sneering, dingy punk rock of the Sex Pistols, but slowed down and delivered more menacingly while opting for a scathing, unpretentious, and populist take on nu-new wave." Damas went on to say the tracks sound "unnecessarily limp and under-written, rendering the entire affair a mere display of this band's potential."[2]

Track listing

The Others track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lackey"3:31
2."In the Background"2:51
3."William"3:15
4."Almanac"2:56
5."How I Nearly Lost You"3:43
6."Stan Bowles"3:14
7."Community 853"3:39
8."Psychovision"3:43
9."Johan"4:53
10."Southern Glow"3:35
11."This Is for the Poor"4:23
12."Darren Daniel David"4:57
Total length:44:44
Japanese bonus tracks[8]
No.TitleLength
13."Boy Is a Girl" 
14."King Prawn" 

Singles

Four singles were released from The Others, all of which charted on the UK Singles Chart.[9]

Chart performance of singles from The Others
Single Release date Chart peak
"This Is for the Poor" 17 May 2004 42
"Stan Bowles" 18 October 2004 36
"Lackey" 17 January 2005 21
"William" 4 April 2005 29

Charts

Chart performance for The Others
Chart (2005) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[10] 41
UK Albums (OCC)[11] 51

References

  1. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. 1 2 Damas, Jason. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  3. ↑ Wisgard, Alex (31 January 2005). "Drowned in Sound Review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 29 May 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  4. ↑ Lynskey, Dorian (28 January 2005). "The Guardian Review". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ↑ Robb, John (19 January 2005). "Playlouder Review". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 5 February 2005. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ↑ Southall, Nick (24 March 2003). "Stylus Magazine Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 29 March 2006. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  7. ↑ "Q Magazine- 50 Worst Albums of All Time (!?!@%)". Discogs. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 29 December 2015.
  8. ↑ "The Others Bonus". Universal-music.co.jp (in Japanese). Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  9. ↑ "Others | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
  10. ↑ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 April 2021.


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