The White Tie Affair

Walk This Way

The White Tie Affair - Walk This Way

04/22/2008 | Epic 

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All Music Guide Review

The debut album from Chicago's White Tie Affair, Walk This Way showcases the band's knack for high-energy emo-influenced dance-rock. Just when you think White Tie Affair is a flirty, '80s-centric new wave/R&B ensemble they flip the script and layer on slabs of heavy guitar and driving, yearning beats. Surely, they will draw quick and easy comparisons to Justin Timberlake and Fall Out Boy for their ability to mix sexy, club-ready workouts with more rawk-oriented, emo-power ballads. In that same sense, with frontman Chris Wallace's high-pitched, sometimes falsetto vocals -- not to mention his choppy hair and androgynous snarl giving him the appearance of a more scrubbed-up Urban Outfitters version of Billy Idol -- they narrowly avoid a direct comparison to Maroon 5. Helping White Tie Affair out of this pigeonhole is a playful batch of catchy tunes that are expertly crafted with just the right amount of retro-synth, ersatz glam guitar, and pulsating dance grooves to make the band ready-made poster boys for the college club scene. ~ Matt Collar, All Music Guide

Walk This Way Track Listing

  • Track#
  • Title
  • time
  • lyrics
  • 2
  • The Letdown
  • 3:38
  • Sound Clip for The Letdown from Walk This Way


  • 4
  • Scene Change
  • 3:34
  • Sound Clip for Scene Change from Walk This Way


  • 5
  • Watching You
  • 3:23
  • Sound Clip for Watching You from Walk This Way


  • 6
  • The Enemy
  • 2:50
  • Sound Clip for The Enemy from Walk This Way


  • 7
  • Take It Home
  • 3:20
  • Sound Clip for Take It Home from Walk This Way


  • 9
  • If I Fall
  • 3:36
  • Sound Clip for If I Fall from Walk This Way


  • 10
  • The Way Down
  • 4:25
  • Sound Clip for The Way Down from Walk This Way


  • Credits of Walk This Way

    • Sean-P
    • Guitar, Programming, Group Member


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