Black Hours (album)

Black Hours
Studio album by
Hamilton Leithauser
ReleasedJune 3, 2014 (2014-06-03)
RecordedVox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
GenreChamber pop, rock and roll
LabelRibbon Music
ProducerHamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Rostam Batmanglij
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
The A.V. ClubB+[3]
Drowned in Sound[4]
Exclaim![5]
Pitchfork Media(7.4/10.0)[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
Uncut[8]

Black Hours is the debut solo studio album by The Walkmen's singer Hamilton Leithauser. The album was released on June 3, 2014.[9] It features collaborations with Rostam Batmanglij from Vampire Weekend, Amber Coffman from Dirty Projectors, Richard Swift from the Shins, Morgan Henderson from Fleet Foxes, and Paul Maroon from the Walkmen.[10]

Track listing

  1. "5 AM"
  2. "The Silent Orchestra"
  3. "Alexandra"
  4. "11 O’Clock Friday Night"
  5. "St Mary's County"
  6. "Self Pity"
  7. "I Retired"
  8. "I Don’t Need Anyone"
  9. "Bless Your Heart"
  10. "The Smallest Splinter"
  11. "Waltz" [Deluxe edition][11]
  12. "In Our Time (I'll Always Love You)" [Deluxe edition]
  13. "Utrecht" [Deluxe edition]
  14. "I’ll Never Love Again" [Deluxe edition]

Personnel

  • Hamilton Leithauser – vocals, guitar, bass, arrangements
  • Michael Harris – bowed bass
  • Morgan Henderson – upright bass, clarinet, bass, percussions, marimba
  • Richard Swift – drums, background vocals
  • Hugh McIntosh – drums
  • Paul Maroon – piano, organ, guitar, arrangements, background vocals
  • Amber Coffman – vocals
  • Rostam Batmanglij – guitar, bass, harmonica, piano, harpsichord, tambourine, shaker, background vocals
  • Anna Stumpf – vocals

References

  1. ^ "Black Hours – Hamilton Leithauser". Metacritic. 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather (2014). "Hamilton Leithauser: Black Hours". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser charms on his theatrical solo debut". The A.V. Club. 3 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
  4. ^ Hanratty, Dave (27 May 2014). "Hamilton Leithauser: Black Hourss". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 2 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  5. ^ Lindsay, Cam (26 May 2014). "Hamilton Leithauser Black Hours | Exclaim!". Exclaim. Retrieved 7 June 2014.
  6. ^ Raymer, Miles (6 June 2014). "Hamilton Leithauser: Black Hours". Pitchfork Media.
  7. ^ Dolan, Jon (3 June 2014). "Hamilton Leithauser: Black Hours". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  8. ^ "Hamilton Leithauser - The Black Hours". Uncut. Archived from the original on 6 June 2014. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
  9. ^ Kaye, Ben (2014-05-07). "Watch: The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser performs on Conan". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  10. ^ Minsker, Evan (2014-02-25). "The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser Announces Solo Album Black Hours, Shares "Alexandra" Video". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2014-05-07.
  11. ^ "Ribbon Music". Archived from the original on 2014-06-18. Retrieved 2014-06-18.



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