Rooms with Walls and Windows


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". 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". 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.

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