The Walkmen’s subtly stunning new album Heaven is out today on Fat Possum, just over ten years after their debut Everybody Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone. Fitting, as it’s their best release since then, which is saying a lot.
To celebrate the release, the band will be playing a rare, intimate hometown show at the Bowery Ballroom in NYC next Wednesday, June 6. If you can’t make it, fear not. The show will be streaming live on Spotify courtesy of La Blogotheque.
You can also still stream the album in its entirety over at NPR if you care to try before you buy. And you should buy. For “Heartbreaker,” alone this record deserves all the ears it can get.
This year marks a decade since The Walkmen released their still-transcendent debut album Everybody Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone. To celebrate, you can stream the lovely lead track from their new album Heaven, out May 29 on Fat Possum. Fun fact: guitarist Paul Maroon (pictured above) used to frequent the bank I worked at in college.
Anyway, listen below.
Chromatics are now offering up percussion free versions of 11 songs (the “pop songs”) from their album-of-the-year contender Kill For Love. Per Johnny Jewel:
“I think that the drums on the album are so heavy, that it’s interesting to hear the record as this almost empty, almost a cappella kind of thing.”
Hear what he means here. It’s haunting, alluring stuff.
Chromatics will also be touring with Hot Chip later this summer. Score.
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My weekly online radio show Transmission aired last night at 9pm ET (and re-airs Saturday at 6pm ET) on Y-Not Radio. This week featured new music from Purity Ring, Major Lazer, Twin Shadow, Peaking Lights, Beach House and more. if you have a track or artist that you think is Transmission-worthy, feel free to hit me up via e-mail or twitter.
This week’s playlist with MP3s after the jump…
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Twin Shadow will release his sophomore album Confess on July 10 via 4AD. Download the surging teaser single below:
This new Fiona Apple single damn near broke the internet (or at least SoundCloud) yesterday. It’s easy to hear why.
The Idler Wheel is wiser than the Driver of the Screw, and Whipping Cords will serve you more than Ropes will ever do is out June 19 on Epic.
Purity Ring will release their highly anticipated debut album Shrines this July on 4AD. You may have already heard about seven seconds of the first single via their website. Now you can download the whole thing below. It’s a coolly seductive preview of coming attractions, and every bit worthy of the hype brought on by their stellar 2012 trifecta of singles. Bring on the rest.
Purity Ring - Obedear
