Walk the River
Walk the River | ||||
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Studio album by Guillemots | ||||
Released | 18 April 2011 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 65:13 | |||
Label | Polydor 987 782-4 | |||
Producer | David Kosten | |||
Guillemots chronology | ||||
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Review scores | |
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Source | Rating |
BBC Collective | Negative link |
Holy Moly | 9/10 link |
Pitchfork | 5.9/10.0 link |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
NME | 5/10 link |
Walk the River is the third full-length album from the British indie rock band Guillemots. It was released on 18 April 2011 in the United Kingdom and reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart. The album has been preceded by the releases of two tracks: first single off the album "The Basket", and a free download of the album's title track via the band's official website.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Walk the River" | Guillemots | 5:08 |
2. | "Vermillion" | Fyfe Dangerfield | 5:21 |
3. | "I Don't Feel Amazing Now" | Dangerfield, Guillemots | 5:27 |
4. | "Ice Room" | Guillemots | 3:46 |
5. | "Tigers" | Guillemots | 4:02 |
6. | "Inside" | Guillemots | 5:17 |
7. | "I Must Be a Lover" | Dangerfield, Aristazabal Hawkes | 3:53 |
8. | "Slow Train" | Dangerfield, Guillemots | 4:41 |
9. | "Sometimes I Remember Wrong" | Dangerfield, Guillemots | 9:16 |
10. | "The Basket" | Guillemots | 4:43 |
11. | "Dancing in the Devil's Shoes" | Dangerfield | 5:04 |
12. | "Yesterday Is Dead" | Dangerfield | 8:35 |
Total length: | 65:13 |
No. | Title | Length |
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13. | "Nothing You Feel Is True" | 5:38 |
Critical response
The album has received widely positive reviews in the media. Q gave it 4 stars, stating that it's "restlessly inventive and soaring melodic". Mojo also gave it 4 stars, commending it on its depth in songwriting. The Fly were taken by surprise by the album's approach to Shoegaze and how Fyfe Dangerfield has moved on in songwriting since his success with his solo album Fly Yellow Moon, giving it 7 out of 10.
External links
- Official site
- Myspace site
- Polydor Records
- v
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- Through the Windowpane
- Red
- Walk the River
- Hello Land!
- I Saw Such Things in My Sleep EP
- Of the Night
- From the Cliffs
- "Trains to Brazil"
- "Made-Up Lovesong #43"
- "Annie, Let's Not Wait"
- "Get Over It"
- "Falling Out of Reach"
- "Kriss Kross" / "Clarion"
- List of songs
- "Little Bear"
- "Never Went to Church"
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