Brooklyn Vegan — The former Walkmen and Vampire Weekend members' collaborative album is out in September. The video stars Hamilton's dad.
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Stereogum — Since his departure from Vampire Weekend earlier this year, Rostam Batmanglij has kept busy with new solo material — “EOS” and “Gravity Don’t Pull Me” — and a forthcoming collaborative album with the Walkmen’s Hamilton Leithauser. Dur... more info
Stereogum — The Walkmen frontman Hamilton Leithauser first worked with erstwhile Vampire Weekend producer Rostam Batmanglij on his 2014 solo effort Black Hours, and last month, the two teamed up on new single “A 1000 Times,” the first taste of a whole forthc... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — The onetime Walkmen vocalist and former Vampire Weekend member have collaborated before, here more formally.
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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.
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