Ropewalk The View

• 1 Under the Rug 03:36
• 2 Marriage 03:31
• 3 Living 03:15
• 4 Talk About Two 03:31
• 5 Psychotic 03:38
• 6 Cracks 03:00
• 7 Tenement Light 03:39
• 8 House of Queue's 04:07
• 9 Penny 03:19
• 10 Voodoo Doll 03:33
• Total Runtime 35:09

Info for Ropewalk

Ropewalk is the fifth studio album by Scottish indie rock band the View. It was released on 4 September 2015 through Cooking Vinyl. The album was produced by Albert Hammond Jr. of The Strokes, and Gus Oberg, producer for the same band. Drew McConnell of Babyshambles introduced Kyle Falconer to the duo. The band chose to record the album at Clouds Hill studios, in Hamburg, Germany. Justin Gerrish, famous for his work with Vampire Weekend, produced the final mix in New York City.

Ropewalk invokes a lot of passion in a short period of time, each track is sung with an appealing Celtic flair that really sets The View apart in the sea of alternative releases. It’s a collection of pure indie melodies only elevated by rock riffs that work to have you appreciating The View in a new light. You’re struck with choruses that will stick with you for days and beats that will have you jamming right along side them. They’ve really pushed themselves to create something unique and exciting; The View is on fire with Ropewalk.

Kyle Falconer, lead vocals, rhythm guitar
Kieren Webster, bass, backing vocals
Pete Reilly, lead guitar
Steven Morrison, drums, percussion

The View
Scotland's the View make a rousing brand of classicist pop/rock distinguished by lead singer Kyle Falconer's puckish brogue. The band broke through with their Top Five U.K. single "Same Jeans" off 2007's Hats Off to the Buskers. While the band's sound has matured, they've retained their knack for hooky anthems, a skill that helped them reach the Top 20 of the U.K. Albums Chart with 2009's Which Bitch?, 2011's Bread and Circuses, and 2012's Cheeky for a Reason. The Strokes' Albert Hammond produced their fifth album, 2015's Ropewalk. Coming off a five-year hiatus, the View returned to the Top Ten with 2023's Exorcism of Youth.

The View members Kyle Falconer (vocalist), Kieran Webster (bassist), Pete Reilly (guitarist), and Steven Morrison (drummer) -- were still teenagers when they got together in their native Dundee in 2005. They initially cut their teeth as a cover band, but were soon writing their own songs while practicing in the back of a local pub. They signed with the Dundee-based independent Two Thumbs label and in March 2006, released an eponymous EP. The album caught the attention of several BBC Radio 1 and 2 presenters who began giving the band airplay. A high-profile appearance at the Reading and Leeds Festival also helped build the group's fan base. That same year, the band signed with 1965 Records, a label distributed by Columbia and run by James Endeacott (who had worked with similar red-hot acts, from the Strokes to the Libertines). Buzz began to build around the band's promise and peaked with the international release of 2007's Hats Off to the Buskers, a confident debut album that topped the U.K. charts and spawned the hit singles "Wasted Little DJ's," and "Same Jeans," the latter of which reached number three in the U.K.

This album contains no booklet.