Walk the River is the third full-length album from the British indie rock band Guillemots. It was released on 18 April 2011 in the United Kingdom and reached number 26 on the UK Albums Chart. The album has been preceded by the releases of two tracks: first single off the album "The Basket", and a free download of the album's title track via the band's official website.

Walk the River
Studio album by
Released18 April 2011
GenreIndie rock
Length65:13
LabelPolydor
987 782-4
ProducerDavid Kosten
Guillemots chronology
Red
(2008)
Walk the River
(2011)
Hello Land!
(2012)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
BBC CollectiveNegative link
Holy Moly9/10 link
Pitchfork5.9/10.0 link
Q
NME5/10 link

Track listing

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No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Walk the River"Guillemots5:08
2."Vermillion"Fyfe Dangerfield5:21
3."I Don't Feel Amazing Now"Dangerfield, Guillemots5:27
4."Ice Room"Guillemots3:46
5."Tigers"Guillemots4:02
6."Inside"Guillemots5:17
7."I Must Be a Lover"Dangerfield, Aristazabal Hawkes3:53
8."Slow Train"Dangerfield, Guillemots4:41
9."Sometimes I Remember Wrong"Dangerfield, Guillemots9:16
10."The Basket"Guillemots4:43
11."Dancing in the Devil's Shoes"Dangerfield5:04
12."Yesterday Is Dead"Dangerfield8:35
Total length:65:13
US bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Nothing You Feel Is True"5:38

Critical response

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The album has received widely positive reviews in the media. Q gave it 4 stars, stating that it's "restlessly inventive and soaring melodic". Mojo also gave it 4 stars, commending it on its depth in songwriting. The Fly were taken by surprise by the album's approach to Shoegaze and how Fyfe Dangerfield has moved on in songwriting since his success with his solo album Fly Yellow Moon, giving it 7 out of 10.

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