Album Info

Talkie Walkie

By Air

Electronica - 2004

Air’s 2004 album is home to some of their most enduring hits; from its opening piano to the rolling surf... more

Tracklist

1

Venus

4:04 min
2

Cherry Blossom Girl

3:39 min
3

Run

4:12 min
4

Universal Traveler

4:22 min
5

Mike Mills

4:26 min
6

Surfing On a Rocket

3:43 min
7

Another Day

3:20 min
8

Alpha Beta Gaga

4:39 min
9

Biological

6:04 min
10

Alone In Kyoto

4:51 min

About Talkie Walkie

Air’s 2004 album is home to some of their most enduring hits; from its opening piano to the rolling surf that swallows “Alone in Kyoto,” it’s also a note-perfect evocation of a fantasy world, with glockenspiel, sitar, vocoder, baroque organ, strings, and vintage synths conjuring a magically timeless sound. Their songwriting shines here: The playful “Universal Traveler” is as detailed as a diorama; “Surfing on a Rocket” is almost giddy in its optimism. The album’s less a soundtrack to an unmade film than a blueprint for an imaginary theme park of retro cool and unabashed joy.