From the wreckage of mid-1990s Indie-Rock hype victims Jonathan Fire*eater the Walkmen arose at the turn of the century as major players in the New York City circle of Post-Punk/New Wave-inspired bands (Interpol/Yeah Yeah Yeahs, etc.). Setting the Walkmen apart is a heavy reliance on piano and organ, and a preference for atmospherics over garagey antics. The band already had...

This Washington DC-bred, NY-based quintet's first album of emphatic, deeply textured rock was embraced by fans, radio, and press as something fresh and unexpected, which is why album number two, "Bows And Arrows", is one of 2004's most anticipated new releases....

The Walkmen have been solidifying their position as one of the most important bands in the alternative music community with their previous releases, "Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone" and "Bows And Arrows". Extensive touring, media prominence, critical acclaim, national modern rock radio airplay, and TV performances have helped establish the band in the music...

High Violet, the new full-length record by the National, is a nervy, melodic, explosive and beautiful set of songs that find the band at the height of their collaborative powers. The music is wide-ranging in its moods, by turns intimate and rough, expansive and spare, full of stark angles and atmosphere. Berninger's singing wild, half-broken, sly evokes a feeling of being...

Days is a gorgeous suite of timelessly melodic, achingly melancholy pop songs and a delightfully confident follow up to 2009's exceptionally well received eponymous debut....