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Ropewalk (album)

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Released
  
4 September 2015

Artist
  
The View

Label
  
Cooking Vinyl

Length
  
35:03

Release date
  
4 September 2015

Genre
  
Indie rock

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Recorded
  
Clouds Hill studios, Hamburg

Producer
  
Albert Hammond Jr., Gus Oberg

Similar
  
Seven Year Setlist, Cheeky for a Reason, Bread and Circuses, Hats Off to the Buskers, Which Bitch?

The view under the rug official video


Ropewalk is the fifth studio album by Scottish indie rock band the View. It was released on September 4th, 2015, through Cooking Vinyl. The album was produced by Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes, and Gus Oberg, producer for the same band. Drew McConnell of Babyshambles introduced Kyle Falconer to the duo. The band chose to record the album at Clouds Hill studios, in Hamburg, Germany. Justin Gerrish, famous for his work with Vampire Weekend, produced the final mix in New York City.

Contents

The view marriage official video


Reception

Ropewalk received favourable reviews from critics. Metacritic gave the album a score of 74 out of 100, based on 4 critic reviews. The NME gave it an 8/10 score on their review, saying: "While the barometer of public taste has shifted from the days when working class boys-with-guitars were rife, you have to applaud The View for updating their legacy without resorting to déjà-View or an EDM chart-landgrab."

Songs

1Under The Rug3:36
2Marriage3:31
3Living3:14

References

Ropewalk (album) Wikipedia