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  • Summary: The second solo release for the Walkmen band member was mixed by Phil Ek.
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  • Record Label: Ile Flottante Music
  • Genre(s): Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Rock, Alternative Singer/Songwriter
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  1. Aug 29, 2016
    80
    His writing has the kind of laconic detail and precision of a Paul Simon or Loudon Wainwright.
  2. Feb 16, 2016
    80
    Arts & Leisure is so easygoing that it's easy to underestimate, but it reveals Martin as a first-rate storyteller who captures the joys of new sights and new ways of thinking in songs full of life and humor.
  3. Feb 16, 2016
    70
    There’s a lovely tongue-in-cheek quality to a lot of the songs, the minimal production implicitly telling you not to take the proceedings to seriously. It evokes the feeling of heading to a bar, running into an old college friend and catching up over beers about the past.
  4. Feb 16, 2016
    70
    On Arts, Martin further uncorks and refines his own voice--one that's largely honest, curious, humorous, and relatable--to share his unique view of the world.
  5. Feb 16, 2016
    68
    Martin is no longer writing songs for kids, but Arts & Leisure is educational, earnest and wry in equal bursts.
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