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You & Me | 
 enlarge | Artist: The Walkmen
Label: Gigantic
Category: Music
List Price: $12.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  8 reviews
Sales Rank: 3098
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 00017
UPC: 675650001723
EAN: 0675650001723
ASIN: B001BODY0M
Release Date: August 19, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | Donde Esta La Playa | | • | Flamingos (For Colbert) | | • | Canadian Girl | | • | On The Water | | • | In The New Year | | • | Post Cards From Tiny Islands | | • | If Only It Were True | | • | The Blue Route | | • | Seven Years Of Holidays | | • | Long Time Ahead Of Us | | • | Red Moon | | • | New Country | | • | I lost You | | • | Four Provinces |
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Product Description
You & Me is a solid and complex collection of inspired songwriting. Romantic and celebratory, this is
the sound of The Walkmen returning to classic form. The music that influenced the Walkmen to compose You & Me follows in a tradition of song writing that traces back to early rock'n'roll: the intimacy and energy of Elvis Presley's and Buddy Holly's early recordings, and the massive voice and orchestration of Roy Orbison. With some romance and drama, You & Me harnesses the immediacy of a live-band into meticulously constructed, unique-sounding rock songs. You & Me would definitely not be mistaken for old, but has an almost immediate
ability to evoke a wistful sense of nostalgia in any listener.
Album Description
From the wreckage of mid-1990s Indie-Rock hype victims Jonathan Fire*eater the Walkmen arose at the turn of the century as major players in the New York City circle of Post-Punk/New Wave-inspired bands (Interpol/Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc.). Setting the Walkmen apart is a heavy reliance on piano and organ, and a preference for atmospherics over garagey antics. The band already had two albums and a number of EPs under its belt when 2004's Bows and Arrows broke big and made them music-mag cover boys.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 3 more reviews...
You & Me both November 2, 2008
"Bile-soaked single The Rat gave The Walkmen their biggest hit,but this doubt-ravaged fourth album is their most cohesive success.Its atmospheric, indie-infused Americana is a late night treat, Hamilton Leithauser's raw vocals - he sounds like a broken, drunken Bob Dylan - setting the contemplative tone. "Seven Years Of Holidays (For Stretch)" juggles past rootlassness with a desire for security. Red Moon is about missing home and making promises; the shaky optimism of In The New Year is built upon chiming, steely guitars. The sparse songs bloom into audacious,shambling melodies, Matt Barrick's clickety-clack percussion adding a quirky charm to the melancholy, funeral brass and subtle strings which flutter throughout. Intimate, intense and beautiful, You & Me demands repeat plays and The Walkmen deserve a new respect"
I can't really put it better than Betty Clarke's five star review from The Guardian UK (above). That a fourth album can be this good is astounding in these times of diminishing returns. Hamilton's vocals have never sounded better drenched as they are by the rest of the band's splashy and reverbed guitars and skittering drums and bass. Slower and more sure footed than previous efforts this moody magnificence continually made the hairs on the back my neck stand to attention. Scarily good.
A great album October 30, 2008
If you liked Bows + Arrows, this album continues their arc to a mellower place. I agree with a previous reviewer that it takes a few listens to get into it, but I've now racked up something ridiculous like 30 listens -- which MUST mean that I love it. It just flows so well from start to finish. Beautiful, haunting, chest-swelling music.
Another Great WAlkmen Album... September 24, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I'll keep this short and to the point. This is another great Walkmen album. If you liked previous Walkmen albums you'll like this one (although I wasn't too mad on Pussy Cats). I find it takes about four listens to get into it, then the true depth of the record reveals itself. This isn't a record you'll throw away in a month or two, this is a record that persists. Enjoy - and as with many other Walkmen records, this one really shines on a proper stereo as opposed to headphones in traffic. Captivating...
Back on form after inconsistent "A Hundred Miles Off" September 15, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
You & Me is my second favourite Walkmen album. Only Bows & Arrows is better. Definite return to form after the slightly inconsistent A Hundred Miles Off. Only songs I don't really care for at this point are New Country and Long Time Ahead Us. Instant classics are On the Water, In the New Year, Seven Years..., and I Lost You. I was at the Walkmen show Sept 10 in Toronto and they sounded great. The set leaned heavy on this release and Bows.
I can't separate one thing that I like the best about the walkmen, but the bass really stands out on You & Me. Then again so do the guitars, vocals, etc. You can hear each instrument as it adds to the overall sound, even when it's a wall of sound. The loser who used to be the administrator on the Walkmen messageboard was writing them off as of this album. He was WAY OFF! I would be extremely surprised if any Walkmen fans would not like this album, at the same time I can them picking up new fans as the songs are quite accessable without being comercially bland.
I knew you when I was young... August 31, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I am pleased that The Walkmen released this collection, and invited me in to share their music, interpreting it how I please. For me, this release sounds incredibly close, something that seems familiar, that's been around for a while, yet simultaneously completely new and unique. The music seems sparse but at the same time small, tight, and deep with purpose. What sounds like a lyric of despair elicits a sense of hope.
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