We’ve heard the studio version of “Oh My Heart,” that gently echoing New Orleans-inspired ballad from R.E.M.’s forthcoming Collapse In Now. When we posted it, I mentioned the spacious production and accordion reminded me of the Walkmen. Watch them perform the song at Hansa Ton, Berlin, under the watchful e...

The third taste of Collapse Into Now arrives via “Oh My Heart.” The gentle, echoing ballad (of sorts) debuted at NPR along with some words about the song from Michael Stipe. The production reminds me of (R.E.M. fans) the Walkmen. Read Stipe’s thoughts before you listen:It’s a very quiet and very meditative...

The Walkmen squeezed into the A. V. Club’s Undercover room again, this time for the special Holiday edition of the series. Last time it was R.E.M.’s “Driver 8,” which if you recall, was the only song available when they arrived. This time they went first and opted for “Holiday Road,” a Lindsey ...

The Walkmen will tour the southeastern United States in early 2011

Group will play a series of extra shows between December and March