Nite Flights (album)

Nite Flights is the sixth and final studio album by American pop group the Walker Brothers, released in July 1978 by GTO Records.

In addition to containing all original material, the album was a radical departure from the group's usual mainstream sound, displaying elements of art rock, new wave and experimental music.

The album itself was virtually ignored by critics and audiences upon release, while the Walker Brothers' disinterest in touring and the financial decline of GTO led to the group losing their record contract and disbanding at the end of 1978.

More recently, however, the acclaim of Scott Walker's solo work led to a critical re-evaluation of Nite Flights.

[2] Author Chris O'Leary describes "The Electrician" as more experimental than Bowie and Brian Eno's work on "Heroes", stating there was "nothing of its like" at the time.

In a 2008 retrospective for Uncut magazine, Chris Roberts called the album "extraordinary", commending the seamlessness of the brothers' styles and notes that, with the first four tracks alone, Nite Flights "is one of the most important works of its time", influencing the likes of Radiohead, Pulp, and Japan.

[1] In a retrospective review for AllMusic, Dave Thompson wrote, "Every once in a while, an album comes along that doesn't simply surprise you, it takes you down an alleyway, rips off all your clothes, then hares away with your socks on its head, singing selections from South Pacific.

[4] Roberts partially attributed the album's commercial failure to the time of its release, when punk rock was the dominant genre.