Red Mosquito • View topic - The Walkmen

psychobain · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:53 pm

New York vets the Walkmen will release their new album, Heaven, on June 5 via Fat Possum/Bella Union. The followup to 2010's Lisbon was recorded with noted indie rock producer Phil Ek (Fleet Foxes, the Shins, Modest Mouse) at his Seattle-area studio in the woods. Fleet Foxes frontman Robin Pecknold sings on the track "No One Ever Sleeps". Other song titles include "We Can't Be Beat", "Song for Leigh", "Heartbreaker", and "Love Is Luck".

In a press release, frontman Hamilton Leithauser says, "The detachement you can feel throughout our younger records is gone. We felt like it was time to make a bigger, more generous statement."

The Walkmen are slated to perform on "Jimmy Fallon" on Heaven's release day. Check out a teaser for the record below, as well as the album cover

psychobain · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 8:55 pm

that teaser killed me

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 10:57 pm

Fuck yeah . . .

That teaser is awesome.

psychobain · **Posted:** Thu Mar 29, 2012 11:08 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote:

Fuck yeah . . .

That teaser is awesome.

album of the year?

track12 · **Joined:** Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:08 pm **Posts:** 752

Sigur Ros AND the Walkmen??? My year has been made.

psychobain · **Posted:** Mon Apr 02, 2012 8:50 pm

new song, Heaven, @ 3:48

fantastic

psychobain · **Posted:** Tue May 08, 2012 10:02 pm

new song

http://soundcloud.com/fatpossum/the-wal ... nt-be-beat

nice change

psychobain · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 3:03 pm

Heaven

http://soundcloud.com/bella-union/the-walkmen-heaven

The House You Made

http://soundcloud.com/fatpossum/the-wal ... e-you-made

We Can't Be Beat

http://soundcloud.com/fatpossum/the-wal ... nt-be-beat

album of the year?

Sandler · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 5:19 pm

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Heaven-The-Walk ... 710&sr=8-1

Here's the song samples for anyone interested. The album teaser is taken from track 6, Line By Line, and I can't wait to hear where it goes.

The B-side posted above by psychobain (The House You Made) is fantastic.

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 5:49 pm

I'm really pleased that they decided to take this new album in the direction in which they took it.

solace · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 5:59 pm

Chris_H_2 wrote:

I'm really pleased that they decided to take this new album in the direction in which they took it.

did it leak or are you just referring to the samples?

Chris_H_2 · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 6:02 pm

solace wrote:

Chris_H_2 wrote:

I'm really pleased that they decided to take this new album in the direction in which they took it.

did it leak or are you just referring to the samples?

The samples and the interviews with the band (mostly the latter).

psychobain · **Posted:** Wed May 16, 2012 8:55 pm

Sandler wrote:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Heaven-The-Walkmen/dp/B007VBQHQW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336874710&sr=8-1

Here's the song samples for anyone interested. The album teaser is taken from track 6, Line By Line, and I can't wait to hear where it goes.

The B-side posted above by psychobain (The House You Made) is fantastic.

that bside is my fav song from the sessions so far

i got bugs · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 5:01 pm **Posts:** 14261

so this leaked, why cant i find??

thodoks · **Joined:** Mon Jan 21, 2008 10:19 pm **Posts:** 25134

Love, love, love this band.

http://www.npr.org/event/music/15178327 ... =mh_frhdl3

Sandler · **Posted:** Sat May 26, 2012 6:47 pm

Anyone else hear this album yet? It's been out over a week now. It's awesome. We Can't Be Beat is such a good opener.

Sandler · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 5:22 pm

Nobody is listening to this? Such a good album.

psychobain · **Posted:** Fri Jun 01, 2012 10:48 pm

yes its amazing

zeb · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:33 am **Posts:** 17101

I really like the feel of this one.

zeb · **Joined:** Sun Oct 17, 2004 8:33 am **Posts:** 17101

AOTY?

The Walkmen - Heaven (June 5th)

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