You & Me (The Walkmen album)

Infobox Album |
Name = You & Me
Type = Album
Artist = The Walkmen


Released = July 29, 2008 (digital)
August 19, 2008 (CD)
Recorded = Gigantic Studios, Manhattan
Water Music, Hoboken
Sweet Tea Studios, Oxford
Genre = Indie rock
Length = 51:01
Label = Gigantic Records
Producer = The Walkmen, Chris Zane
Reviews = * Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fifwxzykldde link]
* The Onion's "A.V. Club" rating-10|10 [http://www.avclub.com/content/music/the_walkmen link]
* Consequence of Sound Rating|4|5 [http://consequenceofsound.net/2008/08/18/album-review-you-me/ link]
* Pitchfork Media (8.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/142903-the-walkmen-you-me link]
* Strange Glue Rating|4|5 [http://strangeglue.com/reviews/the-walkmen-you-and-me link]
* Trax Magazine Rating|4|5
* Web in Front (favorable) [http://webinfront.net/?p=894 link]
* Wireless Bollinger (75/100) [http://www.wirelessbollinger.com/content/view/1661/81/ link]
Last album = "Pussy Cats"
(2006)
This album = "You & Me"
(2008)
Next album =

"You & Me" is the fourth album of new original material by The Walkmen. The album was released on August 19, 2008 in the US.

"You & Me" was made available on July 29, 2008, in an exclusive charitable pre-release on indie music website Amie Street. The Walkmen made their album available for US$5 at [http://amiestreet.com/thewalkmen AmieStreet.com/thewalkmen] , with all the proceeds from each sale being donated to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. [ [http://www.prefixmag.com/news/walkmen-you-me-5-dollars/20278/ PrefixMag.com: Walkmen release You & Me for $5...] ] During its first week of sales, the album charted at #29 on Billboard's Top Digital Albums. [cite news|url=http://www.techcrunch.com/2008/07/28/get-the-walkmen-album-early-help-charity-on-amiestreet/|title=Get The Walkmen Album Early, Help Charity On Amie Street|publisher=TechCrunch|date=2008-07-28|accessdate=2008-08-08] [cite news|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Digital+Albums/|title=Top Digital Albums|publisher=Billboard|date=2008-08-06|accessdate=2008-08-08] The album was made available on physical formats on August 19, 2008.

Track listing

# "Dónde Está la Playa" – 3:55
# "Flamingos (for Colbert)" – 1:11
# "On the Water" – 3:10
# "In the New Year" – 4:22
# "Seven Years of Holidays (for Stretch)" – 3:40
# "Postcards from Tiny Islands" – 4:04
# "Red Moon" – 4:02
# "Canadian Girl" – 4:05
# "Four Provinces" - 4:02
# "Long Time Ahead of Us" – 3:47
# "The Blue Route" – 4:26
# "New Country" – 3:44
# "I Lost You" - 3:32
# "If Only It Were True" – 3:07

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