Happy New Year. In case you missed it, The Walkmen's album You & Me was one of our favorite LPs of 2008. As the year closes out we caught up with Walter Martin to discuss, among other things, the critical reaction to the band's previous two releases, The Velvet Underground, Roy Orbison, recording/production and [...]
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Beach House have just released their new video (p4ktv) for "Used To Be" off of their 7″ single they put out this past October. The video, directed by Matt Amato, is a beautifully shot desolate western traveler that feels so distant from the chill in the air right now. Quite amazing though. [...]
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--- - |- Tonight in DC the 9:30 Club has the show of the night with The Walkmen and Golem. Also in DC are Liam Finn and The Veils who play the Rock and Roll Hotel. In Philly the Mann Center for the Performing Arts has Ben Folds while the North Star Bar has Cheers Elephant, The New [...] ~~- The Walkmen
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There is something about combining an echoing guitar, raw vocals, and deep percussion that D.C.'s The Walkmen do correctly. Their music is like making batches of chocolate chip cookies, rather simple to concoct but damn hard to perfect. Although I can usually only handle a few Walkmen tracks at a time, their latest LP You & Me (out Aug. 19th ) is a record that I have no problem playing str...
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One of my favorite bands has released their latest album and I must say it is quite brilliant. In a smooth step The Walkmen have chosen to release their album, You & Me, exclusively on music retailer Amie Street's web store. The full album download is only five dollars and for each album purchased five dollars is donated to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center. You can download individ...
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--- - |- The Walkmen just posted up a bunch of new tour dates on their website , including October dates the Pontiac Garage @ House of Blues (ugh) in Dallas and the Parish in Austin . Their new record officially comes out next week, but you can still get it now for a $5 donation to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and this little guy . You & Me really is one of the best recor...
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After the Walkmen's debut, Everyone Who Pretends To Like Me Is Gone (2002), many, including myself, became fans of a band who didn't have a sound that came straight at you — rather it surrounded you with an ambush of soaring indie rock goodness. Since then I've sort of lost track of them. I know [...]~~
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--- - |- 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...
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--- - |- New WaxI really liked The Walkmen's debut album Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone, but I haven't paid much attention to their last couple of albums. Having been pretty disappointed with the yawn-worthy recent efforts of fellow New York bands such as Interpol and The Strokes, I wondered if You & Me would continue the trend. The answer is a resounding no. You & Me is more than j...
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--- - |- Our weekly GvsB Sirius radio show airs today at noon midnight EST on Left of Center. New stuff this week from the Walkmen, Fight Bite, Vivian Girls, and more. You can listen right here, for free. Full playlist for this week some mp3s after the jump...Gorilla vs. Bear Sirius Blog Radio :: July 71. The Walkmen :: On the Water2. White Denim :: Sitting3. Girls :: Morning Light4. J. T...
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--- - |- In what is perhaps the deal of the year (SO FAR), the Walkmen's ridiculously good new album, You & Me, is available now -- in advance of its August 19 official release date -- for only $5 here. I know, you already downloaded the leak, but this is for a great cause, as all of your 5 bucks will go to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, as part of AmieStreet.com's "Download to Ma...
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[source] The Walkmen - "On the Water" On the water, written in invisible lines, invisible for now, are secret water countries. Ocean, river, and nation lakes that are far older than our mere land states. Immense wars, vast campaigns of espionage and intrigue, gruesome battles, even interminable grudges and millennial stalemates. The countries are not stratified along lines of species, that'...
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The sun will shine a little brighter on August 19th. Why? Why because The Walkmen have a new album silly. It's called You & Me and may be The Walkmen's finest hour. On You & Me The Walkmen have mellowed some, but have not lost any intensity. "In the New Year" is the stand out track of the album, but that is just on first listen. Like most Walkmen albums, the tracks creep up and grow on you w...
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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...
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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.
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