Stereogum — Last month Rostam Batmanglij performed his first solo concert since leaving Vampire Weekend, opening for Brian Wilson at Brooklyn’s Northside Festival. Throughout the set he was joined onstage by a number of his friends and frequent collaborators, ... more info

Guardian Music — 100 Club, LondonWill Toledo looks like an honours student but he delivers his songs about depression and prom night DMT trips with intoxicating assurance“We’ve never had a good show in London,” mutters Will Toledo, Seattle’s... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Brian Wilson played 'Pet Sounds' in full at a show that also included a guest-filled set by ex-Vampire Weekend member Rostam (with a string section, dancers, The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser, Ra Ra Riot's Wes Miles, and Deradoori... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Bat for Lashes, Whitney, NAF, Lucy Dacus, Meyhem Lauren + Heems, Bully, The Men, The Walkmen's Hamilton Leithauser & Paul Maroon, and more NYC show options tonight. Continue reading… more info

Brooklyn Vegan — by Bill Pearis Walter Martin, late of The Walkmen (who are on "extreme hiatus"), has released another song from Arts & Leisure, his upcoming album that is, lyrically, all about art history. Set to a jaunty piano rhythm that coulda... more info

Stereogum — Last month, the Walkmen’s Walter Martin announced his first solo album since the band’s breakup (that wasn’t made up of children’s songs) with “Jobs I Had Before I Got Rich & Famous,” and today he’s shared another new one called “Amst... more info

Stereogum — When the Walkmen announced their hiatus in 2013, Walter Martin told us that he planned to release an album of music for children. It wasn’t an LP designed to counter Raffi’s reign; instead, Martin presented us with a collection of songs that adul... more info

Stereogum — Our introduction to LA solo act Nico Yaryan was “Just Tell Me,” a groovy retro pop song that reminds me of the Walkmen with a soulful skip in their step. Now Yaryan has shared full details of his Partisan debut album What A Tease along with the a... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Having released a kids album last year, former Walkmen member Walter Martin has announced details of his new album about visual artists. Arts & Leisure will be out January 29, 2016, a record featuring "songs that tell a man's... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Hamilton Leithauser at City Winery - 10/19/15 (photo via Edward Blake) The Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser just played a hometown NYC show earlier this week for KEXP at City Winery with Kevin Devine, Joseph Arthur and Soren Juul (anyone catch... more info