The Walkmen | "Heaven" [Stream]

A few weeks back, The Walkmen released a teaser trailer for their upcoming album, Heaven (pre-order via iTunes). Now we have the first song, also entitled "Heaven". Take a listen down below.



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The Walkmen Release Teaser Trailer For New Album Heaven

The Walkmen have just finished up their seventh album entitled Heaven. It's due out on June 5th and you can pre-order a copy here. You can also watch a teaser trailer down below if you that news didn't get you excited enough.

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The Walkmen Announce A Few U.S. Shows Next March :: w/ Austin date (Stubb's)

(The Walkmen @ Monolith 2009)

The Walkmen have announced a handful of tour dates early next year in March. As luck would have it, they'll be performing at Stubb's here in Austin on Friday, March 4th. We know of one friend in particular who I'm sure will be roadtripping it just to be here for this show. Tickets (only $18) are already on sale, purchase them here.

The band will also be performing in New Orleans (One Eyed Jacks) on March 2nd, Houston (Fitzgeralds) on March 3rd, and Dallas (Granada Theater) on March 5th.

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New Song from The Walkmen | "Stranded" [Stream]

Although the new album from The Walkmen isn't due for another couple months, it's never too early to get a chance to hear one of the first songs to surface. "Stranded" has a slow, gorgeous, melodic sound that features horn playing reminiscent of being in a New Orleans jazz club.

Read more about the new album, Lisbon (which drops Sept. 14th), in an interview with NPR and also check out the band's tour dates down below.

The Walkmen 2010 Tour Dates:
07/17 – Philadelphia, PA @ Xponential Music Festival
07/31 – Montreal, Quebec @ Osheaga Festival
08/06 – Chicago, IL @ Lollapalooza
08/12 – New York, NY @ Governors Island
08/25 – London, England @ Islington Academy
08/27 – Leeds, England @ Leeds Festival
08/28 – Reading, England @ Reading Festival
09/08 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
09/09 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl
09/10 – Vancouver, BC @ Malkin Bowl
09/11 – Eugene, OR @ WOW Hall
09/12 – Portland, OR @ Music Fest NW
09/14 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore
09/15 – Los Angeles, CA @ The Music Box
09/17 – Phoenix, AZ @ Clubhouse
09/18 – San Diego, CA @ Belly Up
10/07 – Boston, MA @ Royale
10/09 – Toronto, Ontario @ Opera House
10/10 – Detroit, MI @ Magic Stick
10/12 – Indianapolis, IN @ The Vogue
10/14 – Madison, WI @ Barrymore Theatre
10/16 – Omaha, NE @ Waiting Room
10/18 – Boulder, CO @ Fox Theatre
10/19 – Lawrence, KS @ Bottleneck
10/20 – St. Louis, MO @ Off Broadway
10/21 – Louisville, KY @ Zanzibar
10/22 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Mr. Smalls Theatre
10/23 – Philadelphia, PA @ The Trocadero
10/28 – Glasgow, UK @ O2 Academy
10/30 – Newcastle, UK @ O2 Academy
10/31 – Leeds, UK @ O2 Academy
11/02 – London, UK @ O2 Academy Brixton
11/04 – Nottingham, UK @ Rock City
11/06 – Liverpool,UK @ O2 Academy
11/07 – Bournemouth, UK @ O2 Academy

Monolith Fest Recap: The Walkmen

We've seen The Walkmen on numerous occasions but it still didn't get us any less excited to catch them at Monolith. The band looked in awe of Red Rocks as much as we were, looking around and taking the sheer beauty of the moment in, rain and all. We also managed to take a few videos, a new song they've been performing on the road tentatively titled "The Sky Above" and the other, one of our personal favorites "The Rat".

"The Sky Above"

"The Rat"

New Videos from The Walkmen | "On The Water" & Guggenheim Performances

The new video for The Walkmen's "On The Water" is a gorgeous CGI creation. Watch the bunnies run for cover from a hunter and his dog under a dark cloudy sky. (via)

"On The Water" comes from the latest album from The Walkmen, the brilliant You & Me. Looking back the album should have been included on our top albums list last year. Hindsight is great, isn't it?

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To celebrate its 50th anniversary, Manhattan museum The Guggenheim started a new concert series called It Came From Brooklyn to showcase some of Brooklyn's finest bands performing in the Frank Lloyd Wright rotunda. The series kicked off last week with performances by The Walkmen, High Places and The Brooklyn Steppers, and also included readings of Walt Whitman by Colson Whitehead in between sets. Watch as Ray Concepcion films three gems ("In The New Year", "On The Water", "Red Moon") in his own unique style from The Walkmen's most recent album. (via The FADER)

In the near future, (September 25th to be exact) The Guggenheim will be presenting music by Julian Plenti (Paul Banks of Interpol) and I'm In You, readings from Rivka Galchen and Hampton Fancher, and comedian Eugene Mirman as MC. Seriously, how cool would it be to attend this? Stayed tuned to The Guggenheim's official site for ticket sale announcements.

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2009 Pitchfork Music Festival Announces Dates, Initial Performers

The fourth annual Pitchfork Music Festival will be taking place at Chicago's Union Park on July 17th-19th. While we've never been before, it does look like a great time, and seriously who doesn't love Chicago? Here's a list of some of the initial performers to be announced.

Friday, July 17th:

Built to Spill
The Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
Tortoise

Saturday, July 18th:

The National
Pharoahe Monch
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
+ many more!

Sunday, July 19th:

Grizzly Bear
The Walkmen
Vivian Girls
+ many more!

[Pitchfork Official Site]

In previous years, Pitchfork has booked the Friday night lineups by teaming up with All Tomorrow's Parties and their "Don't Look Back" series, presenting bands playing classic albums all the way through. Last year, Public Enemy performed It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back, and Sonic Youth performed Daydream Nation in 2007.

This year, Pitchfork will be doing something a little different.

Starting on Friday night, they're introducing a new series called "Write the Night: Set Lists by Request." Basically the audience will vote on which songs all four bands-- Built to Spill, the Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo, and Tortoise-- will play. When you purchase your ticket, you'll get a confirmation email. That confirmation email will include a link to a page where you can vote on which songs from each band you want to hear. The bands will tailor their set lists accordingly. 

Tickets for the festival go on sale March 13th, and voting starts the same day. Voting ends June 12.

The Walkmen: "Four Provinces" Video

The newest single on The Walkmen's, You & Me album, is "Four Provinces". It features thousands of still photographs from Nepal's Kagbeni Mustang region taken a photo binge by director Bruno Levy. (via)

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Also, The Walkmen played Conan last week.

The Walkmen Announce 2008 Tour Dates

Last time we saw The Walkmen was a free show at Emo's late last year. The New York band has a new disc, You & Me, and will be starting their new tour in a few days. The Parish will play host to The Walkmen this October (c'mon did you really think it would be any other month?) here in Austin. Tickets info should be announced in the near future.
***Update*** Buy tickets here for $15.

They also recorded a Daytrotter session last week which you can listen to/download the songs here.

The Walkmen - On The Water (mp3) off of You & Me

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The Walkmen 2008 Tour Dates:
08/18 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
08/19 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
08/21 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour
08/22 - West Hollywood, CA @ The Troubadour
08/23 - San Francisco, CA @ Outside Lands Festival
08/27 - Portland, OR @ Doug Fir Lounge
08/28 - Vancouver, BC @ Richard’s on Richards
08/29 - Victoria, BC @ Rifflandia Festival
08/30 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festiva;
09/06 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
09/09 - Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa
09/10 - Toronto, ON @ Horseshoe Tavern
09/11 - Pontiac, MI @ Crofoot Ballroom
09/12 - Chicago, IL @ Metro
09/13 - Minneapolis, MN @ 400 Bar
09/14 - Madison, WI @ The Annex
09/15 - Columbus, OH @ The Basement
09/18 - Cambridge, MA @ Middle East
10/02 - Carrboro, NC @ Cats Cradle
10/03 - Atlanta, GA @ The Earl
10/04 - Tallahassee, FL @ Club Downunder
10/05 - Orlando, FL @ The Social
10/07 - Birmingham, AL @ The Bottle Tree
10/08 - New Orleans, LA @ Republic
10/09 - Houston, TX @ Walters on Washington
10/10 - Austin, TX @ The Parish [Buy Tickets] $15
10/11 - Dallas, TX @ House of Blues
10/12 - Memphis, TN @ Hi Tone Cafe
10/13 - Nashville, TN @ The Basement
10/14 - Newport, KY @ Southgate House

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