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May 21st 3 Comments
Heaven is the elegant, understated, utterly gorgeous new album from the Walkmen, and it may well be their best. I got a promo of the thing a few weeks ago, and it's been on constant rotation ever… Read Story »
May 18th 34 Comments
If the Walkmen were a basketball player, they'd be Tyson Chandler: Charming, erudite, handsome, and smooth, but not flashy or self-aggrandizing. Like Chandler, they bring a fundamental intensity to… Read Story »
May 15th 1 Comment
The Walkmen will release "Heaven," the title track of their new record, as a 7'', and today the B-side to that release hit the 'net. It's called "The House You Made," and it's a gently rising,… Read Story »
May 8th 19 Comments
The latest song to emerge from the Walkmen's upcoming Heaven is the downtempo, penultimate "We Can't Be Beat," a track that puts Hamilton Leithauser up front (and Fleet Fox Robin Pecknold on backing… Read Story »
May 4th 1 Comment
The National-curated Crossing Brooklyn Ferry kicked off its weekend-long fest last night and Thursday's slate featured performances from the likes of the Walkmen, Sharon Van Etten, Twin Shadow, Zs,… Read Story »
May 2nd 1 Comment
In the fall last year, the Walkmen started playing a new song called "Southern Heart," and now the studio version of the track has surfaced online. To recap, we've already heard title track "Heaven"… Read Story »
Apr 18th 10 Comments
A couple of days ago, we posted "Heaven," the driving but lovely first single and title track from the new Walkmen album. And now there's another track from the album floating out there in the ether:… Read Story »
Apr 16th 14 Comments
In February, our T. Cole Rachel spoke with the Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser about their forthcoming, Phil Ek-produced record, which later got a name and a more official announcement.… Read Story »
Apr 2nd 4 Comments
Last week, the Walkmen announced the details of their new album Heaven, which I'm pretty much frothing at the mouth to hear right now. The band recently appeared on the Pitchfork.tv show "+1," which… Read Story »
Mar 29th 10 Comments
Earlier this month, great New York indie wailers the Walkmen posted a goofy medley of U2 covers, which they'd apparently recorded in a delirious burst of energy to celebrate the fact that they were… Read Story »
