The Violet Hour (album)

The Violet Hour
Studio album by The Clientele
Released	July 8, 2003
Genre	Indie pop
Length	49:42
Label	Merge
Producer	The Clientele
The Clientele chronology
Lost Weekend EP (2002) The Violet Hour (2003) Ariadne EP (2004)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	link
The Guardian	link
Pitchfork Media	8.7/10 link
Stylus Magazine	D link (A) link
Uncut	link

The Violet Hour is the proper debut album by The Clientele, released in July 2003. Its title was taken from T. S. Eliot's poem, The Waste Land. All songs were written by The Clientele except for "Jamaican Rum Rhumba" (traditional, arranged by The Clientele). The US release features two bonus enhanced videos for "House on Fire" and the single "Reflections After Jane."

Track listing

1. "The Violet Hour" – 4:55
2. "Voices in the Mall" – 2:09
3. "When You and I Were Young" – 3:50
4. "Missing" – 4:52
5. "Jamaican Rum Rhumba" – 1:21
6. "House on Fire" – 4:24
7. "Everybody's Gone" – 3:02
8. "Porcelain" – 3:34
9. "Haunted Melody" – 2:14
10. "Prelude" – 2:21
11. "Lamplight" – 6:44
12. "The House Always Wins" – 8:02
13. "Policeman Getting Lost" – 2:21
14. "Reflections After Jane" (bonus enhanced video)
15. "House on Fire" (bonus enhanced video)

Singles

• "House on Fire" (June 30, 2003)
  • b/w: "Jamaican Rum Rhumba" (Take Two) and "Breathing Soft and Low"