Revisiting: The Walkmen - You & Me

What I really love about The Walkmen's latest album You & Me is that it harks back to the Walkmen sound that I fell in love with back in 2003... drenched with haunting, beautiful organ sounds, pierced by Hamilton's distinctive pessimistic growl... it is an album that induces sigh after sigh as each song pulls you into a memory you might rather forget, though not regret.

One of my favorites on the album is the closer, "If Only It Were True," where Hamilton sings, "If only it were true, I'd go with you... if only it were true, I'd say I do... so don't come calling for me, 'cause baby my dream ain't through, and when, when I've had enough, oh then I'll die in dreams of you." So. Good.

Listen here.

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The Walkmen Sell New Album Online Early To Help Fight Cancer

From Filter...

If you're itching to hear the new Walkmen album and would like to help battle cancer, well then keep reading. The New York five-piece have joined forces with Amie Street, an independent music online marketplace, for a three-week early release of You & Me for just $5, with all proceeds going to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.

Visit AmieStreet.com/thewalkmen to take advantage of this unique offer and help benefit a cause near and dear to The Walkmen's heart.

My Love Affair With the Walkmen Continues To Be Gigantic

As you all know, one of my favorite bands is The Walkmen. I associate them with the beginning of my love for the New York music scene. I can't even tell you how I felt the first time I heard "Wake Up" and "We've Been Had." It was a transformation for me. Jinners was, indeed, born.

So it's not surprisingly that here I am five years later, still raving about them. I am particularly excited to hear their new album, You & Me, coming out on Gigantic Music on September 16. You can stream the new single, "In the New Year," on their MySpace.

The Walkmen - You & Me Tracklisting
1. Dónde está la Playa
2. Flamingos (for Colbert)
3. On the Water
4. In the New Year
5. Seven Years of Holidays (for Stretch)
6. Postcards from Tiny Islands
7. Red Moon
8. Canadian Girl
9. Four Provinces
10. Long Time Ahead of Us
11. The Blue Route
12. New Country
13. I Lost You
14. If Only It Were True

August Tour
8/18: Bowery Ballroom, New York
8/19: Bowery Ballroom, New York
8/21: Troubadour, Los Angeles
8/22: Troubadour, Los Angeles
8/23 : San Francisco, CA (Outside Lands Festival)
8/27: Doug Fir, Portland
8/28: Richards on Richard, Vancouver (co-bill w/ Man Man)
8/29: Rifflandia Festival, Victoria (Black Mountain, Destroyer, etc.)
8/30: Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle