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.
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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
Stereogum — Sometime later this month, Hamilton Leithauser and Paul Maroon, two former members of the Walkmen, will release Dear God, a vinyl-only album that they’re only selling on Etsy. We’ve already posted their song “Proud Irene,” and now they’ve s... more info
Stereogum — The Walkmen officially announced their hiatus toward the end of 2013, and we published an extensive cover story about the band’s final days. Frontman Hamilton Leithauser has been releasing solo material ever since, and today, he and Walkmen guitari... more info
Stereogum — Last summer, Peter Matthew Bauer joined the first wave of Walkmen solo releases with his strong debut Liberation! He spent much of the following 12 months on the road, starting with a band but eventually heading out on his own, in his car, with one e... more info