''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

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. In 2010, '' Q'' included the album in their list "The Fifty Worst Albums Ever!"

Critical reception

''The Others'' was met with "mixed or average" reviews from critics. At

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, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an

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score of 52 based on 9 reviews. In a review for

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, 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."

Track listing

Singles

Four singles were released from ''The Others'', all of which charted on the

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Charts

References

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