New Music::Disclosure - "You & Me (feat. Eliza Doolittle)"

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The Walkmen @ Bowery Ballroom 8/19/08

"Tuesday night's second sold out Walkmen's show at the Bowery Ballroom restored my faith in music... A bold statement and perhaps I'm biased (Pussy Cat's is in my top 10 albums of forever)... but I think You and Me will easily make the top albums of '08 lists across the board. Live, Hamilton Leithauser's (greatest name ever) vocals killed, even when he was almost shouting. The energy was high, the horns were an amazing addition, and the songs (old and new) have never sounded so good. FYI... The White Rabbits, dressed like they were off for a yachting excursion, were also in attendance. They are apparently working on a follow up to last year's Fort Nightly."
-Karp - Stark guest contributor and photographer

The Walkmen - New Record Available now for $5 - mp3

The Walkmen - "The New Year" - mp3
Saw this on GVB this morning, and as things have been a bit crazy for Stark of late (see MGMT/Ting Tings show at McCarren pool) we haven't had time to get to the stack of new stuff to listen to in our in-box. We'll get some new tunes up there soon though.

As a side note - the pool was insane. MGMT sounded better than I had expected, and when they began playing "Time to Pretend" the huge crowd went nuts. MGMT has clearly graduated from small time rock/"indie" band to a full blown major-label pop/rock success. It will certainly be a shame not to have the pool around next summer. Go HERE for the rest of the schedule including a KILLER line-up this Sunday of Deerhunter, Black Lips, and King Khan.

I have to agree with GVB's assertion that You & ME is one of the best records so far this year. Whereas the Walkmen's previous release A Hundred Miles Off was energy filled and Dylan-esque, it lacked in really quality material. Their newest offering, takes all the best aspects of A Hundred Miles Off and adds a darker tinge to the sound. You & Me works the classic tension/release songwriting motif perfectly and succeeds wonderfully as a complete record. The songs build nicely and have a distinct rising action peaking with singer Hamilton Leithauser's classic rock wails.

You & Me is now available for download (320 kbps mp3) for $5 HERE. Not only will you be getting a great freakin record you will also be benefiting charity. Every cent will go to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, as part of AmieStreet.com's "Download to Make a Difference" campaign. You & Me is officially released 8/12 on Giagantic. From the press release:

"All donations go to Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center in honor of Luca Vasallo, a friend to the band and a current patient who is seven months old and doing a great job fighting a very difficult disease," said Peter Bauer of The Walkmen. "This is a very good organization that certainly deserves the attention."