Stereogum — "This is my kinda music/ Yeah the beat's kinda bumpy and the tune's a tiny bit off key," sing-says Walter Martin, multi-instrumentalist and former Walkmen member, on "My Kinda Music," from his new album of the same name. This unobstructed sense of se... more info

Sweeping The Nation — Feist - CenturyLeslie Feist has described Pleasure, released on the 28th, as an attempt at a more raw, guileless recording session. You can well believe that on the evidence of this, tightly wound and meaningfully sparse. With martial drums and unclu... more info

Obscure Sound — Released this week, “The River & The Breeze” is a memorable, rootsy rocker with soaring vibes reminiscent of The Walkmen. It comes courtesy of Lost Beach, an act from the beaches south of Los Angeles. The second single off their debut EP, Nightbr... more info

Obscure Sound — Another new one from Jaguar Purrs (who recently impressed with “Future Visions“), “White Roses” is a just-released track that follows up their debut EP. This one touts a twinkling effervescence and crawling bass, with suave vocals that alongs... more info

Consequence of Sound — A playful single off the forthcoming My Kinda Music. more info

Stereogum — Unfortunately for Walter Martin, dream collaborator Randy Newman is not into hand claps. When Martin, a multi-instrumentalist best known as former bassist for the Walkmen, started work on a follow-up to his star-studded 2014 children's album We're Al... more info

Stereogum — Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam recently released their excellent new album, I Had A Dream That You Were Mine. Continuing the promo run for the album, they stopped by the SiriusXMU studios and covered the closer from the Walkmen’s 2008 album, You & Me... more info

Stereogum — The Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser and ex-Vampire Weekender Rostam Batmanglij put out their collaborative album I Had A Dream That You Were Mine last week, and last night, they played their first official show together at Brooklyn’s Rough Trade NY... more info

Consequence of Sound — The Walkmen frontman and Vampire Weekend musician team up to explore loss and time. more info

Stereogum — Erstwhile Walkmen leader and Vampire Weekend sonic consigliere Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij are releasing their collaborative album I Had A Dream That You Were Mine next week, and they promoted it last night with a visit to The Late Show... more info