Rooms with Walls and Windows
A photo of Byrne smiling in front of foliage
Compilation album by
Julie Byrne
ReleasedJanuary 21, 2014 (2014-01-21)
StudioChicago, Illinois, United States
GenreFolk, singer-songwriter
Length41:50
LanguageEnglish
LabelOrindal
Julie Byrne chronology
Julie Byrne
(2013)		 Rooms with Walls and Windows
(2014)		 Not Even Happiness
(2017)

Rooms with Walls and Windows is the first full-length album by American singer-songwriter Julie Byrne, released in 2014. The album is a compilation of two limited-run cassette tapes that Byrne released in 2012, You Would Love It Here and Julie Byrne.

Reception

Russel Warfield of Drowned in Sound gave this album a 7 out of 10, writing that Byrne "brilliantly subverts this old truism" of succeeding through directness that makes "an immersive listen with absolutely no breaks from its fragile atmosphere; a beautiful and beguiling record, full of space, absence, and mixed emotions".[1] In Loud and Quiet, Chris Watkeys rated this release a 5 out of 10, writing that while Byrne "has created something beautiful... something with a shred of originality she has not".[2] Pitchfork Media's Jayson Greene scored Rooms with Walls and Windows a 7.4 out of 10, recommending that listeners use headphones to appreciate the softer sounds in the songs, which resembles ambient music.[3]

Track listing

All songs written by Julie Byrne.

  1. "Wisdom Teeth Song" – 4:40
  2. "Young Wife" – 2:15
  3. "Attached to Us Like Butcher Wrap" – 4:35
  4. "Holiday" – 2:39
  5. "Butter Lamb" – 4:24
  6. "Piano Music" – 1:45
  7. "Prism Song" – 3:37
  8. "Marmalade" – 4:45
  9. "Vertical Ray" – 3:01
  10. "Emeralds" – 3:12
  11. "Keep On Raging" – 3:17
  12. "Piano Music for Lucy" – 3:40

Personnel

  • Julie Byrne – guitar, vocals
  • Jake Acosta – recording, mixing
  • Owen Ashworth – mastering for vinyl edition
  • Matthew Barnhart – mastering for vinyl edition
  • Caitlin Roberts – cover photography

See also

References

  1. ↑ Warfield, Russell (May 27, 2014). "Album Review: Julie Byrne – Rooms with Walls and Windows". Releases. Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  2. ↑ Watkeys, Chris (July 2014). "Room With Walls and Windows by Julie Byrne". Albums. Loud and Quiet. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ Greene, Jayson (January 31, 2014). "Julie Byrne: Rooms with Walls and Windows Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved July 5, 2023.
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