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Formed: 2000 in NY
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Group Members: Matt Barrick, Peter Bauer, Paul Maroon, Hamilton Leithauser, Walter Martin
Biography: The Walkmen feature three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater and two from the Recoys. When Jonathan Fire*Eater disbanded in 1998, the group took the remainder of their Dreamworks funding and established an uptown rehearsal space in New York City that doubled as a 24-track recording studio where they use ...Read full biography
Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone
Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone
Released: 2002
Label: Startime International Records
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Waves of dark, shimmering guitar riffs cascade over you as the Walkmen conjure up ghosts of the Velvet Underground on "They're Winning," the introduction to the band's debut, Everyone Who Pretended to ...Read full review
A Hundred Miles Off
A Hundred Miles Off
Released: 2006
Label: Record Collection/WB
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Shaking off the wintry fog of Bows + Arrows like a parka come springtime, the Walkmen return with A Hundred Miles Off, an album of lighter, brighter songs that still maintain the band's fantastic sense ...Read full review
More The Walkmen albums: Main Albums (8), Compilations (1), Singles & EPs (15)
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