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.

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)

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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