The Walkmen have mapped out some North American tour plans

Heaven is the elegant, understated, utterly gorgeous new album from the Walkmen, and it may well be their best. I got a promo of the thing a few weeks ago, and it’s been on constant rotation ever since. And now the rest of the world gets to hear it, too. Heaven is streaming in its [...]

If the Walkmen were a basketball player, they’d be Tyson Chandler: Charming, erudite, handsome, and smooth, but not flashy or self-aggrandizing. Like Chandler, they bring a fundamental intensity to just about everything they do. Chandler has his muscular low-post moves, and the Walkmen have drummer Matt Barrick, who never overwhelms th...

The Walkmen will release “Heaven,” the title track of their new record, as a 7”, and today the B-side to that release hit the ‘net. It’s called “The House You Made,” and it’s a gently rising, impressive ballad. Hear it below. (via Gorilla Vs. Bear) Heaven is out 5/29...

Band will take new album 'Heaven' out on the road later this year