''Strange Tales'' is the third studio album by the

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band The Humans, consisting of

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and Chris Wong. The album was initially released only in digital format on 1 March 2014 via Willcox's Vertical Species label. The CD edition was made available in April 2015, on the band's UK concert tour Telling Strange Tales. In 2020, the album was re-released by

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on LP, credited to Toyah & The Humans, with a

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's classic "

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" as a bonus track. "Get in Your Car" was previewed as the lead single in February 2014.

Track listing

All songs written by

and Chris Wong. # "Slow Descent" – 3:24 # "She's Fast" – 2:50 # "Get in Your Car" – 4:54 # "Amnesia" – 5:00 # "Bedhead" – 3:55 # "Improbable Thing" – 3:55 # "Sleep Tight" – 4:51 :2020 LP edition bonus track #

" – 7:02

Personnel

: voice, percussion *

: bass, keyboards, guitar, drums, sounds, voice, production * Chris Wong: bass, guitar, drums, percussion, voice * Brianna Atwell: violin, viola * Steve Creswell: violin * Alex Guy: violin * Rich Cole: saxophone * Don Gunn: percussion, mixing, co-production * John McCaig: mastering

References

External links

Official audio stream
on

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The official Toyah website
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