The Devil, You + Me
| The Devil, You + Me | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 17 June 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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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 74/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [2] |
| The A.V. Club | B[3] |
| Drowned in Sound | 8/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.7/10[5] |
| PopMatters |   [6] |
| Slant Magazine | [7] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes | [8] |
The Devil, You + Me is the sixth studio album by German indie rock band The Notwist. It was released in 2008.
Critical reception
[edit]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 five 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 three stars out of five, commenting that "it merely and consistently recalls the band's more emotionally satisfying earlier work, while rarely equaling or surpassing it."[7]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| German Albums Charts[9] | 10 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[10] | 11 |
| US Independent Albums (Billboard)[11] | 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.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Devil, You + Me by The Notwist". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 14 October 2016.
- ^ a b 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. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. 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.
- ^ a b 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 – The Devil, You + Me". Offizielle Deutsche Charts (in German). Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ "The Notwist - Chart history - Heatseekers Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "The Notwist - Chart history - Independent Albums". Billboard. Archived from the original on 27 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Color". Archived from the original on 2017-08-14. Retrieved 2017-08-13.
Further reading
[edit]- Bermingham, Finbarr (3 June 2008). "Do The Evolution: The Notwist Interviewed". The Skinny.
- Sisson, Patrick (2 July 2008). "The Notwist". Pitchfork.
External links
[edit]- The Devil, You + Me at Discogs (list of releases)
- The Devil, You + Me Official N.A. website
