A Hundred Miles Off

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A Hundred Miles Off
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Studio album by
ReleasedMay 23, 2006 (2006-05-23)
RecordedOctober 2005 January 2006
Studio
Genre Post-punk [1]
Length41:54
Label Record Collection
Producer The Walkmen
The Walkmen chronology
Bows + Arrows
(2004)
A Hundred Miles Off
(2006)
Pussy Cats
(2006)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 70/100 link
Review scores
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Crawdaddy! very favorable 2007
Pitchfork Media 6.5/10 link
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A Hundred Miles Off is the third studio album by the American rock band the Walkmen, released on May 23, 2006, by Record Collection.

Contents

Track listing and Personnel

  1. "Louisiana" – 3:52
  2. "Danny's at the Wedding" – 3:55
  3. "Good for You's Good for Me" – 2:22
  4. "Emma, Get Me a Lemon" – 3:12
  5. "All Hands and the Cook" – 4:09
  6. "Lost in Boston" – 3:42
  7. "Don't Get Me Down (Come on Over Here)" – 4:04
  8. "Tenley Town" – 3:03
  9. "This Job Is Killing Me" – 3:28
  10. "Brandy Alexander" – 2:32
  11. "Always After You ('Til You Started After Me)" – 3:39
  12. "Another One Goes By" – 3:56

The track "Brandy Alexander" is featured in the 2008 film In Bruges . [3]

Singles

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  2. Yu, Kathryn (2006-06-20). "Raw Rock Finds Peace and Quiet". NPR. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
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