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Universal acclaim- based on 68 Ratings
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Positive: 59 out of 68
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Mixed: 2 out of 68
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Negative: 7 out of 68
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WillC.Aug 20, 2008This album is the best of the year so far for me.
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SethCAug 28, 2008Their best record from start to finish. The rest of their records are also great, but this is the one that people twenty years from now will go to first.
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PatKFeb 9, 2009Awesome CD... Cannot get enough.
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ChrisKAug 19, 2008One of the best albums of the year ... hands down.
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ElizabethAAug 26, 2008A melancholy trip. Love "On the Water." Completely eerie and addictive.
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ScottMAug 28, 2008I really wanted to like this album because a buddy of mine recommended it, but after 5 or 6 listens I just don't get what the hype is all about. His Dylanesque voice annoys me and I'm a Dylan fan! There are a few songs that are decent but not enough for me to listen to it again.
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GaryM.Aug 27, 2008
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MarcSep 3, 2008Maybe their best album. I love the balance between slow-burners like Long Time Ahead of Us and then gutsy rockers like On the Water. The Walkmen have an atmospheric sense that most other rock bands simply lack. They're going to be around a long time.
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VJSep 4, 2008At first, completely underwhelmed, especially comparing it to previous highlights. After spending some quality time with it, completely overwhelmed. Brilliant. I can't stop listening to this album and it keeps growing in depth of feeling and meaning with each listen.
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JohnB.Aug 22, 2009
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ChristianPOct 5, 2008This album feels like a convertible ride to Mexico after a wedding in the 50s. Easily one of the year's best albums. More rewarding with every listen. Equal parts cathartic and lilting.
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AramisG.Oct 8, 2008The album they should have followed up their first with. Welcome back.
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BenjaminH.Aug 19, 2008Equal to Bows and Arrows, but more cohesive. I've been listening to it 4 times a day for the past three weeks.
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MarcHAug 21, 2008Very very solid. One of my favorites for the year.
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MichaelJ.Aug 21, 2008Maybe their best work yet, at least equal to Bows + Arrows and a top 5 album this year, go get it now!
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MikeS.Aug 20, 2008Ok, so seriously the album is a 9 but I'm putting 10 because someone is bound to under-rate this album. This is the best Walkmen release since Bows + Arrows, forget the last two albums and do yourself a favor, get one of the best albums of the year...you won't regret it.
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NickEAug 22, 2008
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MikeMAug 23, 2008A damn beautiful and powerful album. The most complete one they've put together since "Everyone Pretented...". And just as good live.
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ScottC.Aug 27, 2008If you like this it would be awesome if you'd check out the podcasts I've started doing. We focus on bands like Walkmen... livingears. blogspot. com
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anthonyDAug 30, 2008Definitely The Walkmen's most full-bodied album and certainly their deepest. This is one of the most romantic albums crafted in recent memory. If I hear a song more sincere than "New Country" then I will have complete faith in where music is heading.
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FabianoS.Sep 14, 2008Beautiful songs and melodies. One of the best album of the year. Great job from The Walkmen.
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TKOFOXMay 22, 2009This album is good. Some songs aren't as good as others, however, collectively this album seems to mean more then others. This isn't a hard listen, "In The New Year" is great.
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JCDec 15, 2008The masterpiece of 2008.
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[Anonymous]Aug 19, 2008Incredible.
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ChrisD.Aug 22, 2008A remarkable album and a pleasant summer surprise. In terms of musical achievement, it's equal to Bows + Arrows, but has the added perk of more cohesion from song to song (as Benjamin said below) and Hamilton's best vocal tracks to date.
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MarkEAug 23, 2008The album is just excellent. The best, most consistent band working today.
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JoelW.Aug 27, 2008Its fantastic. The lead sounds like Bob Dylan. The music is warm, relaxing and moody. Perhaps simply, comfortably atmospheric. It's good listening, and after the albums 12th subsequent whirl round the stereo, I'm still paying it due attention.
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EricC.Aug 29, 2008
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PeterP.Mar 19, 2009Only One song saves the disc: In the new year, the rest, is so disappointment.
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flubsMay 14, 2009This is a seriously amazing album, one of the best of 2008... Uncut clearly wouldn't know how to pick a decent album even if it slapped them in their face several times over, back and fourth, back and fourth.
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XYNov 13, 2008Solid all around with great and powerful songs from start to finish.
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JJDec 15, 2008Album of the year!
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Jan 17, 2011It took a little time for the album to become truly accessible for me, but when the tracks start to unfold, it is truly beautiful and exhilirating,..,.
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Oct 9, 2013A perfect fall record. Look beyond the obvious winners ("In The New Year", "Red Moon", the instant classic "Canadian Girl") and there's much to discover and cherish. "Long Time Ahead Of Us" is an underrated gem. Open the windows, put on the vinyl, and luxuriate in your 10.0 taste in music.
Awards & Rankings
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It’s impossible to fully return all the way home again, but You & Me is the next best thing.
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In 'The Blue Route,' it hits home like a 30th birthday--and as the standout 'In The New Year' points out, realizing "It's all over anyhow" can be invigorating, a way of readying oneself for the next, far more interesting chapter.
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[Leithauser’s] voice has filled out, like an adolescent discovering girls and his true sound at the same time. But too often on You & Me the rest of the group sounds pedestrian, cautiously still and unambitiously sticking to what they know so well.