The Devil, You + Me
The Devil, You + Me | ||||
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Studio album by The Notwist | ||||
Released | 2 May 2008 | |||
Genre | Indie rock | |||
Length | 43:54 | |||
Label | Big Store, City Slang | |||
Producer | The Notwist, Olaf Opal | |||
The Notwist chronology | ||||
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Singles from The Devil, You + Me | ||||
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Professional ratings | |
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Aggregate scores | |
Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | |
The A.V. Club | B[3] |
Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10[5] |
PopMatters | |
Slant Magazine | |
Tiny Mix Tapes |
The Devil, You + Me is the sixth studio album by German indie rock band The Notwist. It was released in 2008.
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74% based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5 and said, "you might want to take it everywhere with you, even when you can only replay it in your mind."[2] Dave Hughes of Slant Magazine gave the album 3 stars out of 5, commenting that "it merely and consistently recalls the band's more emotionally satisfying earlier work, while rarely equaling or surpassing it."[7]
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Good Lies" | 5:23 |
2. | "Where in This World" | 4:38 |
3. | "Gloomy Planets" | 4:49 |
4. | "Alphabet" | 3:02 |
5. | "The Devil, You + Me" | 3:39 |
6. | "Gravity" | 3:56 |
7. | "Sleep" | 3:46 |
8. | "On Planet Off" | 5:06 |
9. | "Boneless" | 2:55 |
10. | "Hands on Us" | 4:28 |
11. | "Gone Gone Gone" | 2:09 |
Charts
Chart | Peak position |
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US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[9] | 11 |
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[10] | 33 |
In 2010. It was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 30,000 copies throughout Europe.[11]
References
- 1 2 "The Devil, You + Me by The Notwist". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "The Devil, You + Me - The Notwist". AllMusic. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Rizov, Vadim (23 June 2008). "The Notwist: The Devil, You + Me". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Diver, Mike (16 June 2008). "Album Review: The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Berman, Stuart (19 June 2008). "The Notwist: The Devil, You + Me". Pitchfork. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Keefe, Michael (19 June 2008). "The Notwist: The Devil, You + Me". PopMatters. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- 1 2 Hughes, Dave (17 June 2008). "The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ Norton, Chris (8 July 2008). "The Notwist - The Devil, You + Me". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ "The Notwist - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ "The Notwist - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ↑ http://www.impalamusic.org/arc_static/docum/04-press/2009/PR%20-%2020100127.htm
Further reading
- Bermingham, Finbarr (3 June 2008). "Do The Evolution: The Notwist Interviewed". The Skinny.
- Sisson, Patrick (2 July 2008). "The Notwist". Pitchfork.
External links
- The Devil, You + Me at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Devil, You + Me Official N.A. website