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Hamilton Leithauser - Black Hours

Review by Dave Hanratty

Not a million miles away from the sort of up-tempo jives that Paolo Nutini thinks he specialises in.»

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Ribbon Music is proud to present 'Black Hours', the debut solo album from Hamilton Leithauser. Inaugurating a new chapter in an already remarkable career from The Walkmen front man, the album brings Leithauser full circle and then some, from lonely midwinter piano-and-vocals sessions, to a loud, live Rock n Roll group and back again. Featuring Leithauser with collaborators including Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend), Paul Maroon (The Walkmen), Morgan Henderson (Fleet Foxes), Richard Swift (The Shins / solo), Amber Coffman (Dirty Projectors) who provides backing vocals on several numbers and even Hugh McIntosh of Leithauser's first band, the Recoys, returns for a pair of songs, 'Black Hours' showcases Leithauser at his most passionate, personal and free.
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