Black Hours (album)

Black Hours
Studio album by Hamilton Leithauser
Released	June 3, 2014
Recorded	Vox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre	Chamber pop, Rock and roll
Label	Ribbon Music
Producer	Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Rostam Batmanglij

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[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 3 June 2014.^[9] It features collaborators including 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". 3 June 2014. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
4. Hanratty, Dave (27 May 2014). "Hamilton Leithauser: Black Hourss". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 3 June 2014.
5. Lindsay, Cam (26 May 2014). Exclaim http://exclaim.ca/Reviews/PopAndRock/hamilton_leithauser-black_hours. Retrieved 7 June 2014. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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. 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". Retrieved 2014-06-18.