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The Walkmen announce new record and tour
Press Release posted by John Vining on June 6, 2008
The Walkmen have announced that they plan to release their fourth record, You & Me on Gigantic Music this fall. The press release boasts a "classic live-band production" like that of old-schoolers like Roy Orbison, Elvis Presely and Buddy Holly, and up to groups like The Pogues and The Modern Lovers. The record was recorded in two places, the first of which was Sweat Tea Studios in Oxford, Mississippi. The second installment was a couple of sessions at Gigantic's studio in New York, built by Philip Glass. Track list and tour dates follow:
You & Me (The Walkmen)
1. Dónde está la Playa
2. Flamingos (for Colbert)
3. On the Water
4. In the New Year
5. Seven Years of Holidays (for Stretch)
6. Postcards from Tiny Islands
7. Red Moon
8. Canadian Girl
9. Four Provinces
10. Long Time Ahead of Us
11. The Blue Route
12. New Country
13. I Lost You
14. If Only It Were True
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August dates
8/18: Bowery Ballroom, New York
8/19: Bowery Ballroom, New York
8/21: Troubadour, Los Angeles
8/22: Troubadour, Los Angeles
8/27: Doug Fir, Portland
8/28: Richards on Richard, Vancouver (co-bill w/ Man Man)
8/29: Rifflandia Festival, Victoria (Black Mountain, Destroyer, etc.)
8/30: Bumbershoot Festival, Seattle