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Washington, D.C. (2000 – present)
They prefer the sound of vintage musical instruments, particularly the upright piano, and have often recorded at Marcata Recording, a recording studio built in Harlem in 1999 by the three former members of Jonathan Fire*Eater and later relocated to upstate New York.
Each of the members of The Walkmen grew up in and around the Washington, D.C. area, played in many of the same bands from early in their careers, and even attended the same Washington-area high school. The bandmates eventually moved to Harlem and became a part of the burgeoning New York City rock scene.
The band was formed in 2000 following the breakup of two separate bands: Jonathan Fire*Eater, whose members included Martin, Maroon and Barrick, and The Recoys, whose members included Leithauser and Bauer. The three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater, which had recorded for Dreamworks Records, had money left over from that past recording contract and used the remaining funds to construct a rehearsal space in uptown New York. The rehearsal space featured a 24-track recording studio and was dubbed Marcata Studios.
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AHandsomeDevil
CROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON
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hidetheglove
boring
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Mary838
<3
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cutyourhair1138
think i'm gonna listen to nothing but this band for a month or so.
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wormwormboy
Order above is good. Heaven first, You and Me second, Lisbon third
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Korova0
which album is good to start?
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Doorbelll
rojek kurwa kocham cię!
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Alfington
mankycaaant's an idiot
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jpope41
Heaven is such a great fucking track off the album
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youngandgifted
Heaven is #11 on Ca Va Cool's Best Albums of 2012: http://www.cavacool.com/feature/best-albums-2012-1/
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"Heaven" is 28th best album of 2012 according to rankings of Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NME, Uncut and other publications.. Check it: http://www.lastfm.pl/user/goandrewgo/journal/2012/12/26/5pelgn_top_50_greatest_albums_of_2012_-_according_to_mojo,_pitchfork,_rolling_stone,_pop_matters,_nme,_stereogum,_paste,_spin,_uncut,_consequence_of_sound.
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brushfired
heaven at #2 in my "best of 2012" list! http://www.last.fm/user/brushfired/journal/2012/12/23/5pb521_rearviewmirror:_music_%7C_2012
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mankycaaant
so the girl you took for granted finally dumped your sorry ass. no need to make a whiny, self pitying snooze fest of an album.
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The Walkmen - Live Pukkelpop 2012 http://tendenciaindie.blogspot.com.br/2012/09/the-horrors-pukkelpop-2012-live.html
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Best Band Livin'
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The Best Albums of 2012 (Os melhores álbuns de 2012) http://tendenciaindie.blogspot.com.br/2012/12/the-best-albums-of-2012-os-melhores.html
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Another one goes by <3
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AHandsomeDevil
I'M TRYINNNNNN TO WAAAAAAAAAKE UP!!!!!!!!
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linx21
wake up brought me here
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GreenKamo
One of those bands I keep returning to. Good music that doesn't get stale
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