Black Hours (album) explained

Black Hours
Type:	studio
Artist:	Hamilton Leithauser
Cover:	Hamilton Leithauser - Black Hours.jpg
Recorded:	Vox Studios, Los Angeles, CA
Genre:	Chamber pop, rock and roll
Label:	Ribbon Music
Producer:	Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Rostam Batmanglij

Black Hours is the debut solo studio album by The Walkmen's singer Hamilton Leithauser. The album was released on June 3, 2014.^[1] It features collaborations with 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.^[2]

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]^[3]
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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Watch: The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser performs on Conan. Kaye. Ben. 2014-05-07. Consequence of Sound. 2014-05-07.
2. Web site: The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser Announces Solo Album Black Hours, Shares "Alexandra" Video. Minsker. Evan. 2014-02-25. Pitchfork Media. 2014-05-07.
3. Web site: Ribbon Music. https://archive.today/20140618023715/http://ribbon.dominorecordco.com/ribbon/albums/20-02-14/black-hours. dead. 2014-06-18. 2014-06-18.