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The Walkmen: Lisbonnew
Aside from the uneven A Hundred Miles Off and the one-off lark of Pussy Cats, the Walkmen have quietly released nearly a decade's worth of excellent music, equal parts truculent and frangible.
Tucson Weekly |
Michael Petitti |
11-03-2010 |
Reviews
Tags: The Walkmen
Our Troubles Are Over: The Tender Punches of the Walkmennew
When you hear that your favorite band is using strings and horns on their new album, you can pretty much assume the salad days are over. But when the Walkmen employed strings and horns on last fall's remarkable You & Me, they did it in the most subtle way conceivable, and it seemed to open up a door to a warmer and fuller sound.
The Portland Mercury |
Nick Jaina |
01-22-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Walkmen Finally Hit a Musical Stridenew
Where in the past it might have seemed that The Walkmen were always on the brink -- either of collapse or making a masterful musical statement -- they now seem destined to keep reinventing themselves.
San Diego CityBeat |
Scott McDonald |
01-14-2009 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Walkmen, You & Me
The Walkmen Perfect Their Own Stripped-down Post-bender-rocknew
The bare-bones drone that defined previous albums’ least accessible tracks still forms the basis for many of the songs on their latest release, but the edges have been smoothed with a warm and fuzzy vintage sound.
San Antonio Current |
Jeremy Martin |
08-20-2008 |
Reviews
The Walkmen Survive the Chinatown Bus to Create the Year's Best Albumnew
With band members and practice spaces in New York and Philadelphia, nearly every day of the week required half of the band to make the trip while recording the new record, You & Me.
New York Press |
Jonny Leather |
08-18-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Baroque and Brokenew
This high-spirited re-creation of a 1974 album by the criminally underworshipped Harry Nilsson is the band's best work since their 2002 debut.
Riverfront Times |
Jason Harper |
12-11-2006 |
Reviews
Meticulously Crafted
The Walkmen use vintage gear and bold ideas in their recent modern pop experiments.
Charleston City Paper |
Ballard Lesemann |
10-03-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Walkmen, A Hundred Miles Off
Time for Torturenew
The Walkmen struggle for release.
Seattle Weekly |
Michael Alan Goldberg |
06-07-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Walkmen
Walking Around the Issue
The Walkmen's sweater-rock is too polite.
Washington City Paper |
Joe Warminsky |
05-19-2006 |
Reviews
Tags: The Walkmen, A Hundred Miles Off
The Cook, Book and Keyboardnew
The Walkmen record a new album, remake an old one, write a novel and drop a piano.
Montreal Mirror |
Lorraine Carpenter |
01-27-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Walkmen
They Ain't Saying Shitnew
By not really paying attention to much else outside of what they do, the Walkmen have kept themselves worth paying attention to -- and for a band that dwells in the perpetual promotional din of NYC, that’s saying a lot.
Dig Boston |
Michael Brodeur |
01-25-2006 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Walkmen
