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The Walkmen's Walter Martin shares "Amsterdam" from his new LP about art history, announces NYC release show

3268 days ago
Brooklyn Veganby 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

Walter Martin – “Amsterdam”

3269 days ago
StereogumLast 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

Walter Martin – “Jobs I Had Before I Got Rich & Famous”

3290 days ago
StereogumWhen 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

Nico Yaryan – “Old Gloria”

3300 days ago
StereogumOur 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

former Walkmen member Walter Martin readies 'Arts & Leisure' for January (watch the album trailer)

3300 days ago
Brooklyn VeganHaving 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

Hamilton Leithauser played City Winery, playing more shows

3318 days ago
Brooklyn VeganHamilton 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

Hamilton Leithauser & Paul Maroon – “How And Why”

3392 days ago
StereogumSometime 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

Hamilton Leithauser & Paul Maroon (Of The Walkmen) – “Proud Irene”

3422 days ago
StereogumThe 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

Peter Matthew Bauer – “Hold On To Someone (Quiet Version)” (Stereogum Premiere)

3454 days ago
StereogumLast 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

Watch Hamilton Leithauser Cover Will Oldham’s “Trudy Dies”

3530 days ago
StereogumHamilton Leithauser — Walkmen singer and solo artist in his own right — sat down with Toronto radio station Indie88 last month for a Collective Arts Black Box Session. He did an impassioned cover of Will Oldham’s “Trudy Dies,” a rare B-side... more info

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