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"While the abandon of their stage presence is something to behold, what they are capable of committing in the studio is staggeringly beautiful, skewed pop." -- PopMatters [8/10] "Houseguest is simply the best pop band in the country." -- McSweeney's "Akron's Houseguest is the kind of visitor you can receive into your home without reservations. High Strangeness will quickly become a permanent resident, filling your quarters with music that's relentlessly catchy and smart, tight but jittery, muscle toned but not bulging. Grade: A." -- COLUMBUS ALIVE "Houseguest is a bunch of smart guys making smart, fun music." -- AKRON BEACON JOURNAL Houseguest is a famous pop rock band from Akron, Ohio. Houseguest's live shows have, in the past, turned into debacles, with shirt removal, sing-alongs, and drunken arguments between band members as par for the course. Tales grow with the telling, and now such unruliness is often expected of the band. The members are more than willing to comply, but Houseguest is much more than just five badly behaved college bums. The songwriting is well honed, and the sound is the band's own. The group has seen much of the horror of life, but would rather instill hope than coddle despair. Save your grief for the funeral! Houseguest is here for the party. High Strangeness is the first album by Houseguest on Audio Eagle Records. It was recorded and produced by Patrick Carney of The Black Keys at the Eagle's Nest in Spring 2006. The album's fourteen tracks range from frenetic pop barnburners to heartfelt, anthemic ballads.