A Hundred Miles Off

2006, May 23

Apple Indie Rock Post-Punk Revival 92 Record Collection Music Pitchfork 6.5/10 A.V. Club C NME 2/5 Rolling Stone 3.5/5 DIY 2.5/5 All Music 4/5 Under The Radar 5.0/10 Mojo 3/5 Pop Matters 5/10 The Guardian 4/5 music OMH 2/5 Uncut 6/10

Pitchfork 6.5/10 After two records packed with the kind of unrelenting, energetic furor that rock music built its rep on, Hamilton Leithauser and co. embrace blurred sonics and a Dylanesque squeal on their latest album.

A.V. Club C The Walkmen are already responsible for one of the best albums of this half-spent decade: the woozy 2004 disc Bows + Arrows, which focused the atmospheric jangle of the band's debut into a rougher, angrier, but no less lyrical sound. So with that under their belt, The Walkmen can be excused for missing more than they…

DIY 2.5/5 As the album progresses, the drums become as painful as the vocals, though the final tracks are a welcome change of direction.

Pop Matters 5/10 Something about the Walkmen's previous albums made them sound urgent.

The Guardian 4/5 <p>(Warners)</p>