--- - |- Say friend, What if I told you that you could purchase the new record from Harlem's pride - The Walkmen for the low, low price of only five dollars while also doing a good thing! That's right, all that good old near-scream singing, all that minor chord aggression, all that rhythmic bass and drum interweaving, all that danceable, dark Indie Rock for only 500 pennies while also helpi...
Elvis Presley, Buddy Holly, Roy Orbison, Bob Marley, Randy Newman, The Pogues and The Modern Lovers... all these influenced the Walkmen's fourth album You And Me. ...the intimacy and energy of Elvis Presley's and Buddy Holly's early recordings, and the massive voice and orchestration of Roy Orbison. And it carries on through people like Bob Marley and Randy Newman and on to bands like The Pogu...
The Walkmen are set to release a new EP next month, consisting of exclusively live material. The EP, simply titled the Live Session EP will see release exclusively through iTunes as of August 11th and was recorded in New York at the Electric Lady Studio.
As we said on premature evaluation day: unexpectedly, the Walkmen are a band that matters in 2008, and You & Me is one for the year-end lists. "In The New Year " came as the advance track, and gave the record's relationship-focused narrative some framing: Ham on about hopes and resolutions, turning inward through the snow and through the therapy sessions, while the band soundtracked the stroll...
Summer seems to come and go so quickly. Further evidence includes the ending of Summerstage activities. As far as last hurrahs go for the season, Summerstage could have not done it better. The day was set for some great performances by The Walkmen and Dinosaur JR.Before the anticipated acts, Saviours from Oakland started the show [...]
The Walkmen have just confirmed a full UK tour to coincide with the release of their fourth album 'You & Me'. The 14 date tour takes in some rather intimate venues in all the major towns and cities - they're even playing Stoke! Jesus.~~
While you can subscribe to the great Lounge Act podcast, the folks at WOXY.com are also cool enough to split these sessions into mp3s for individual consumption (which I used to do a lot until people asked me to stop). The latest Lounge Act session comes from The Walkmen, who are in town tonight (Tuesday) [...]
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New Yorkers The Walkmen have announced a string of three UK tour shows for mid February. The US five some are releasing a new single in the shape of the aptly named 'In The New Year' on seven-inch and as a download on February 23rd, and will play three dates in support of it, along with [...]