"walkmen are the best band" thread: HEAVEN has leaked

[captain]

i haven't heard a single new song yet. gonna try and wait until it officially comes out.

[That Demon Life]

the song from the teaser is Line by Line btw

[That Demon Life]

Radio City and Southern Heart were definitely my favorite of the new material that I've heard.

[Zurich]

Hi everyone. Our album is finally done and we're thrilled with it. We can't wait to get it out there.

To celebrate the huge amount of hard work that went into it, we're sharing this embarrassing recording of a spontaneous outburst of frustration that occurred during the very rigorous sessions. It's our way of blowing off steam I guess. Please forgive us. Producer Phil Ek recorded it on the sly actually.

None of us really remembered it until the last day of mixing when Phil--who by that point had also lost his mind--sat down and patiently mixed it. Enjoy.

http://thewalkmenmusic.blogspot.com/201 ... l?spref=tw

hilariously awful/great

this is fucking awesome

[gauchebag]

just wanted to check in and say fuck yes

[That Demon Life]

this is really the only indie rock (whatever the fuck that means) band that I give a fuck about anymore

[That Demon Life]

Sounded even better on acoustic guitar at the Philly show, but holy shit is Southern Heart an incredible song:

[KPH]

LEAK ALREADY

[KPH]

Just getting that out of the way.

[Duke]

where should i start with this band?

[kid8]

the rat.

[captain]

where should i start with this band?

you & me or everyone who pretended to like me is gone are probably good spots. bows and arrows is also an amazing album. a hundred miles off is a good album with a couple of incredible songs. lisbon is a solid album overall but probably my least favourite.

[Contristo]

Sounded even better on acoustic guitar at the Philly show, but holy shit is Southern Heart an incredible song:

it really is. when i saw it live at the free show in hoboken last year i was stunned

[jon]

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Nearly certain one of those is a reworked Radio City based on the Philly setlist.

that one is the title track

[starttomelt]

They played this when I last saw them:

I really really hope that this song'll be on the album

[husbands]

hmm I've definitely heard that one on one of the recent bootlegs but I can't place the name

the one song I'm not planning to search for a bootleg for is the witch. it's supposed to be really good.

[That Demon Life]

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Nearly certain one of those is a reworked Radio City based on the Philly setlist.

that one is the title track

The setlist said "Radio" for the last song.

Maybe Heaven is a reworked version of it. I dunno.

[That Demon Life]

New video on pitchfork with the band talking about the album and playing the title track live in Philly.

And I was sorta correct. "Heaven" is, in fact, a reworked "Radio City".

Also you can see me a bunch of times in that video. God, I'm pretty.

[Toofer_Spurlock]

http://youtu.be/ztahgDumToI

I can't embed youtubes anymore but whatever.

[starttomelt]

man, song is goooooood

[rubicon]

where should i start with this band?

captain basically nailed it, but you & me is one of the best albums to capture an overall vibe the whole way through. Boozy in the gutter down and out to final triumph, and it's fall

i'm pretty gay for this band

[husbands]

yeah this song is good but I kinda miss the radio city reference/line instead of the oooooo-ooooo's

getting excited for this bastard

[blurst of times]

that song in the p4k video sounded really good. so pumped for this.

crazy to think i've been a fan of this band for about 10 years now.

[clown]

http://youtu.be/ztahgDumToI

I can't embed youtubes anymore but whatever.

just in case anyone was too lazy

[Thalidomide]

Could someone up "Dubai Bye" and "Dirty Love" for me? Those are the only songs I'm missing and fully intend to spend the next month listening to all their previous stuff while waiting for the new one to leak.

[clown]

give me like 5 minutes

[Thalidomide]

Awesome man. Thanks so much.

[Baby Museum]

i wasn't here to appreciate you & me with you guys.

i never really followed up on lisbon

love everything else they've done. this album is gonna be good right

[clown]

Awesome man. Thanks so much.

not a problem. pretty sure I've mentioned it earlier on in this thread but 'Dirty Love' is one of my favorite songs they've ever done.

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[Thalidomide]

The three new songs I've heard in various contexts are all incredible. I'm holding off on hearing anything else until I can hear it on the album proper, but these dudes are so in the zone these last few years.

Lisbon could've been one of my favorite double albums ever if they had chosen to release it that way, and it sounds as though the new one is much the same in that regard.