The Walkmen

Peter Matthew Bauer (Walkmen) preps new LP (stream "Full Moon in the Sky")

Former Walkmen bassist Peter Matthew Bauer will release his second solo album, Mount Qaf (Divine Love), on November 10 via Fortune Tellers/Kobalt, which is the follow-up to 2014’s Liberation!.) It’s 10 new songs of rousing, dusty, sun-dappled rock.

Fleet Foxes played Prospect Park again (night 2 review, pics, setlist)

Fleet Foxes showed off their ambitious prog side (with a brass quartet), their jam side, their crowd singalongs, and their stripped-back folk songs at a perfect night in Prospect Park.

Karen O & Walter Martin soundtrack Apple commercial (William Onyeabor too!)

Commercials are reigniting interest in some cool artists (and songs).

Fleet Foxes continue to tease new LP, announce intimate shows

One of the new teasers features Matt Barrick of The Walkmen.

Hamilton Leithauser + Rostam share "A 1000 Times" video, announce NYC & London shows

The former Walkmen and Vampire Weekend members’ collaborative album is out in September. The video stars Hamilton’s dad.

Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam release collaborative single "A 1000 Times" (listen)

The onetime Walkmen vocalist and former Vampire Weekend member have collaborated before, here more formally.

Five Notable Hours of the Week (aka the new Grateful Dead tribute album)

This is a slower release week, and there’s one highly-anticipated release that’s five and a half hours long. In lieu of that, today “Five Notable Releases” becomes “Five Notable Hours.”

Indie Rock musicians turned TV stars (a list!)

From Death By Audio to Home Box Office, from ‘Gilmore Girls’ to ‘Game of Thrones,’ here are some indie rock musicians who showed up in popular TV shows.

Hamilton Leithauser & Paul Maroon releasing an EP on Record Store Day, playing shows

Last year, Hamilton Leithauser released a collaborative EP with his Walkmen bandmate Paul Maroon (who also contributed to Hamilton’s debut solo LP Black Hours), I Could Have Sworn. It only came out digitally, but they’ll give it a vinyl release on Record Store Day (4/16). They’re also playing shows together.

The National's long-awaited Grateful Dead tribute comp features 59 songs and will be out in May (tracklist)

ANOHNI, Kurt Vile, Fucked Up, The Walkmen, The War on Drugs, Phosphorescent, Sharon Van Etten, Jenny Lewis, The National, Courtney Barnett, Real Estate, Lucinda Williams, The Flaming Lips and more contribute to this long-in-the-works project.
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