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The Walkmen - You & Me
| Avclub | | It's been a long time coming, but from the first groggy rumblings of The Walkmen's fourth album, it's clear that the party's over. Much as Sound Of Silver saw LCD Soundsystem's James Murphy waking up to the morning after, You & Me finds singer Hamilton Leithauser contemplating "Seven Years Of Holidays" and realizing that "these wild nights are no fun"—that in the end, everyone eventually just gets married and moves away. Granted, The Walkmen have always been predisposed to nostalgia, a reflective tone reinforced by their predilection for sepia instruments that thrum and flicker like old movie reels. But where once it looked back in anger, the group has transitioned to grudging acceptance, heaving itself off the floor with a weary sigh of "It's back to the battle today" in ruminative opener "Donde Esta La Playa," and facing the road ahead by "hanging on" and "getting through" with a last remaining lover/friend in wistful, moonlit songs like "Canadian Girl" and "Four Provinces."...full text |
| | Pitchforkmedia | | On both record and onstage, the Walkmen have always reached for the rafters-- often at the risk falling on their collective faces or completely overshadowing their moodier material. In the light of their previous powerful singles and go-for-broke performances, the New York band's latest album, You & Me, might seem like a step down. However, it's the first that fully commits to their seductive, eminently soused-sounding late night sulk. If there are people who still consider the Walkmen a singles act-- granted, that will happen when you write a couple of the best rock singles of the decade-- You & Me might finally convince them otherwise....full text |
| | Billboard | | If the Walkmen's last proper album, "A Hundred Miles Off," was a desperately rousing affair, "You & Me" is simply a desperate one—and that's no snub. Singer Hamilton Leithauser's chief concerns have always been loss, regret and the way life can unravel so slowly we hardly notice, but a fight-it-at-all-costs grit and thrilling vocals preserved the silver lining. Here, refracted through the lens of a lasting but troubled relationship, these themes become staggeringly heavy; the endless ebb and flow of the tide is a recurring lyrical motif reflected in the music, the band circling around Leithauser until he sounds as if he's drowning. It's muted, but intoxicating stuff, especially "Red Moon" and "On the Water."...full text |
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