A Strange Education Explained

A Strange Education
Type:Album
Artist:The Cinematics
Cover:A strange education.jpg
Alt:Picture of a typewriter on fire over a black square, with artist and album title in top left corner.
Released:5 March 2007
Genre:Indie rock, post-punk revival
Length:57:15
Label:TVT Records
Producer:Stephen Hague
Prev Title:Break EP
Prev Year:2006
Next Title:Love and Terror
Next Year:2009

A Strange Education is the debut album from the Scottish indie rock band The Cinematics. The album was released by TVT Records on 5 March 2007 in the United Kingdom and a day later in the United States.

Promotion

The album was promoted by two singles. The lead single, "Chase" appeared on the Transporter 2 soundtrack. The video for The Cinematics' second single, "Break", featured a guest appearance by Chris Cain, bassist from Californian band We Are Scientists.

The track "Rise and Fall" appeared in the 2011 Hollywood box office hit What's Your Number?, starring Anna Farris, Chris Evans and Martin Freeman.

Track listing

All songs written by The Cinematics, except "Sunday Sun" written by Beck.

  1. "Race to the City" – 3:52
  2. "Break" – 4:01
  3. "A Strange Education" – 5:24
  4. "Human" – 4:27
  5. "Chase" – 4:14
  6. "Rise & Fall" – 4:50
  7. "Sunday Sun" – 4:02
  8. "Keep Forgetting" – 3:58
  9. "Ready Now" – 4:22
  10. "Maybe Someday" – 3:23
  11. "Alright" – 4:08
  12. "Asleep at the Wheel" – 6:05
  13. "Home" (Hidden Track) – 4:29
  14. "Box" (iTunes Bonus Track) – 4:15

Personnel

The Cinematics
Technical personnel