Strange News from the Angels explained

Strange News from the Angels
Type:	studio
Artist:	The 3Ds
Cover:	Strange_news_from_the_angels.jpg
Released:	1996
Recorded:	November 1995
Label:	Flying Nun Records^[1]
Prev Title:	Caterwauling
Prev Year:	1994

Strange News from the Angels is the third and final album by the New Zealand band the 3Ds.^[2] It was released by Flying Nun Records in 1996.

Production

The album was recorded in November 1995.^[3] The band used the relocated Fish St. Studios, on Burlington St.^[4]

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."^[5] 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."^[6]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: 3Ds . Trouser Press . 19 January 2022.
2. Web site: 3Ds Biography, Songs, & Albums. AllMusic.
3. News: More news from The 3Ds . The Evening Post . 22 Aug 1996 . Features . 17.
4. Web site: The 3Ds - AudioCulture. www.audioculture.co.nz.
5. News: Encarnacao . John . Sound bite; Sounds Right . The Sydney Morning Herald . 4 Oct 1996 . Metro . 7.
6. Clayton . Liz . Reviews . CMJ New Music Monthly . Apr 1997 . 44 . 26.