The Walkmen

{{Short description|American indie rock band}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2022}} {{Infobox musical artist | background = group_or_band | name = The Walkmen | image = The Walkmen perform at Outside Lands San Francisco August 11th 2012.jpg | image_size = | image_upright = | landscape = yes | alt = | caption = The Walkmen performing in 2012 | alias = | origin = New York City, U.S. | genre = {{hlist|Indie rock<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.pastemagazine.com/music/the-walkmen/best-walkmen-albums-ranked|title= The Best Walkmen Albums: Every LP Ranked|last= King|first= Pat|date= November 25, 2022|website= Paste|access-date= August 19, 2024}}</ref>|post-punk revival<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.nme.com/news/music/walkmen-to-reunite-for-first-shows-nearly-a-decade-3349651|title= The Walkmen to reunite for first shows in nearly a decade|last= Gallagher|first= Ali|date= November 15, 2022|website= NME|access-date= August 19, 2024}}</ref>|garage rock<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/it-was-midnight-in-a-field-in-wales-and-i-was-lying-face-down-in-six-inches-of-mud-green-man-festival-reviewed/|title= It was midnight in a field in Wales and I was lying face down in six inches of mud: Green Man Festival reviewed|last= Hann|first= Michael|date= August 26, 2023|website= The Spectator|access-date= August 19, 2024}}</ref>|art rock<ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.islingtontribune.co.uk/article/grooves-all-points-east-camden-inspire-pub-choir-the-walkmen-punk-n-roll-rendezvous|title= Grooves: All Points East; Camden Inspire; Pub Choir; The Walkmen; Punk N Roll Rendezvous |last= Gadelrab|first= Róisín|date= August 24, 2023|website= Islington Tribune|access-date= August 19, 2024}}</ref>}} | discography = | years_active = {{hlist|{{Start date|2000}}–{{End date|2013}}|2023–present}} | label = {{hlist|Startime International|Record Collection|Gigantic Music|Fat Possum|Bella Union}} | spinoffs = | spinoff_of = {{hlist|Jonathan Fire*Eater|The Recoys}} | current_members = * Hamilton Leithauser * Paul Maroon * Walter Martin * Peter Bauer * Matt Barrick | past_members = | website = {{URL|thewalkmen.com}} }}

'''The Walkmen''' is an American rock band formed in New York City in 2000. The band consists of Hamilton Leithauser (vocals), Paul Maroon (guitar, keyboards), Walter Martin (bass, organ), Peter Matthew Bauer (organ, bass) and Matt Barrick (drums). Leithauser and Bauer are former members of The Recoys, while Maroon, Martin, and Barrick are former members of Jonathan Fire*Eater.

Initially active from 2000 to 2013, they are known as part of the 2000s-era post-punk revival in New York City, particularly for their critically acclaimed single "The Rat". The band released seven studio albums during their initial run: ''Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone'' (2002), ''Bows + Arrows'' (2004), ''A Hundred Miles Off'' (2006), ''"Pussy Cats" Starring the Walkmen'' (2006), ''You & Me'' (2008), ''Lisbon'' (2010) and ''Heaven'' (2012).

The band went on hiatus in 2013, with Leithauser, Bauer and Martin all pursuing solo careers, and Barrick joining Fleet Foxes in a session capacity. In 2023, the band reunited for an extensive tour named "The Revenge Tour".

==History==

===2000–2003: Early years and debut album=== {{Main|Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone}} Each of the members of the Walkmen grew up in and around the Washington, DC, area, played in many of the same bands from early in their careers,<ref name="yahoobio">{{cite web|url=http://music.yahoo.com/ar-282464-bio--The-Walkmen|title=The Walkmen Biography on Yahoo! Music|access-date=February 17, 2009}}</ref> and even attended the same Washington-area high school, St. Albans School;<ref name="BBC">{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A903700|title=BBC Collective - The Walkmen Interview|access-date=February 17, 2009}}</ref> Bauer attended Maret School while the other band members attended St. Albans. The bandmates eventually moved to Harlem.

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.<ref name="yahoobio"/> The three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater, borrowed money from their family and friends to construct a rehearsal space in Harlem.<ref name="yahoobio"/><ref>{{Cite book|title=Meet Me in the Bathroom|last=Goodman|first=Lizzy|publisher=Dey Street/HarperCollins|year=2017|location=New York|pages=539–540}}</ref> The rehearsal space featured a 24-track recording studio and was dubbed ''Marcata Studios''.

The newly formed band, who wished to distance themselves from the garage rock sounds of previous bands, released a self-titled EP of songs in 2001 on Startime International, a small Brooklyn-based record label.<ref name="allmusic">{{cite web|url={{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p508143|pure_url=yes}}|title=Allmusic Biography-The Walkmen|access-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref> Shortly after the release of the EP, which featured a blend of upright pianos and other vintage instruments, the Walkmen made their official live debut with a performance at Joe's Pub in the East Village.

The 2002 debut album ''Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone'', released by Startime, was well received by critics.<ref name="pitchforkeveryonereview">{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/8571-everyone-who-pretended-to-like-me-is-gone/|title=Pitchfork Media Review: Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me is Gone|last=Dahlen|first=Chris|website=Pitchfork |date=April 8, 2002|access-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref> The album was noted for its innovative approach to atmosphere and instrumentation, with sparse bass and drums complemented by plinking piano, jangly guitars and Leithauser's unique vocal stylings.<ref name="pitchforkeveryonereview"/> Two of the songs on the album, "The Blizzard of '96" and "That's the Punchline", were adaptations of tracks meant for The Recoys' unreleased full-length album.

Critics compared the results of the album to past work by U2 and The Cure as a result of the uniqueness of its sound as compared to other contemporary New York City bands such as The Strokes.<ref name="pitchforkeveryonereview"/> One of the album's songs, "We've Been Had", was featured in a commercial for a Saturn Ion automobile.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://media.www.jhunewsletter.com/media/storage/paper932/news/2004/09/24/Arts/Featured.Events-2244552.shtml|title=N.Y.'s Walkmen rock in D.C. this Thursday|last=Yu|first=Stephanie|publisher=The Johns-Hopkins Newsletter|access-date=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090905021221/http://media.www.jhunewsletter.com/media/storage/paper932/news/2004/09/24/Arts/Featured.Events-2244552.shtml|archive-date=September 5, 2009}}</ref>

===2004–2005: ''Bows + Arrows'' and "The Rat"=== {{Main|Bows + Arrows|The Rat (song)}} The band's follow-up album, ''Bows + Arrows'', was released on the Record Collection label in 2004 and was listed by many critics as one of the year's best albums.<ref name="pitchforkbowsreview">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23075-bows-and-arrows|title=Pitchfork Media: Bows + Arrows Review|last=Carr|first=Eric|access-date=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070724132847/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/23075-bows-and-arrows|archive-date=July 24, 2007}}</ref> The album was recorded in 2003 at Marcata Recording in New York City, Sweet Tea Studios in Oxford, MS, Easley-McCain Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, and The Magic Shop in New York City.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/bows-arrows-mw0000333332/similar|title=Bows + Arrows - The Walkmen {{!}} Similar {{!}} AllMusic|website=AllMusic|access-date=November 26, 2017}}</ref> The album spawned singles for the songs "The Rat" and "Little House of Savages". Critical success of the album led the band to perform on the popular Fox series ''The O.C.''<ref name="yahoobio"/> ''Bows + Arrows'' was noted for containing a more immediate and focused sound than its predecessor; both "The Rat" and "Little House of Savages" were seen as stark contrasts to much of the band's past outputs.<ref name="pitchforkbowsreview"/>

===2006–2008: ''A Hundred Miles Off'' and ''Pussy Cats''=== {{Main|A Hundred Miles Off|"Pussy Cats" Starring the Walkmen}} thumb|upright=1.1|The Walkmen performing in NYC in 2004 Their next album, ''A Hundred Miles Off'', was released in the U.S. on May 23, 2006. The band premiered most of the new songs on a tour of the Northeast in early 2006. The first single to be released was "Louisiana", which featured an upbeat chorus of horns. Peter Bauer and Walter Martin traded musical instruments on the new album, with Bauer handling the organ duties and Martin playing bass.<ref name="pitchforkhundred">{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/36545-the-walkmen-a-hundred-miles-off|title=Pitchfork Media: A Hundred Miles Off Review|last=LeMay|first=Matt|access-date=February 18, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090126010502/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/36545-the-walkmen-a-hundred-miles-off|archive-date=January 26, 2009}}</ref> The album found the band refocusing its sound toward folk sounds, unlike their previous two albums; though the change in direction was lauded by some critics,<ref name="rshundredreview">{{cite magazine|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thewalkmen/albums/album/10307980/review/10532947/a_hundred_miles_off|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061023171332/http://www.rollingstone.com/artists/thewalkmen/albums/album/10307980/review/10532947/a_hundred_miles_off|url-status=dead|archive-date=October 23, 2006|title=Rolling Stone Review: A Hundred Miles Off|last=Hiatt|first=Brian|magazine=Rolling Stone |access-date=February 18, 2009}}</ref> other reviews were often mixed.<ref name="pitchforkhundred"/>

The band was forced to close Marcata Studios that same year after Columbia University purchased the building it resided in.<ref name="marcata">{{cite web |title=Marcata Recording |url=http://www.marcata.net/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061205062604/http://marcata.net/ |archive-date=December 5, 2006 |access-date=January 2, 2007}} </ref> The band released another full-length album, ''"Pussy Cats" Starring the Walkmen'', a track-by-track cover of Harry Nilsson and John Lennon's 1974 album ''Pussy Cats'', as a farewell to their studio's Harlem location.<ref name="marcata"/>

=== 2009–2011: ''You & Me'' and ''Lisbon'' === {{Main|You & Me (The Walkmen album)|Lisbon (album)}} Their next studio album, ''You & Me'', became available on July 29, 2008, as an exclusive charitable pre-release on indie music website Amie Street. The Walkmen made the album available for $5 on Amie Street, with all proceeds donated to the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prefixmag.com/news/walkmen-you-me-5-dollars/20278/|title=Walkmen release You & Me for $5 exclusively on AmieStreet.com - Prefixmag.com|last=Jboh213|website=Prefixmag.com|access-date=October 19, 2017}}</ref> During its first week of sales, the album charted at No. 29 on ''Billboard'''s Top Digital Albums.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://techcrunch.com/2008/07/28/get-the-walkmen-album-early-help-charity-on-amiestreet/|title=Get The Walkmen Album Early, Help Charity On Amie Street|publisher=TechCrunch|date=July 28, 2008|access-date=August 8, 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.billboard.biz/bbbiz/charts/chart_display.jsp?g=Albums&f=Top+Digital+Albums/|title=Top Digital Albums|publisher=Billboard|date=August 6, 2008|access-date=August 8, 2008}}{{dead link|date=September 2025|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> The album was made available on physical formats on August 19, 2008. The album was recorded at Sweet Tea Studios in Oxford, MS, with John Agnello, and at Gigantic Studios in New York City with Chris Zane.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.roughtrade.com/us/music/you-me-c74b8894-0957-44d0-bfe4-c7efd9e970c7|title=You & Me|website=Rough Trade|language=en|access-date=November 26, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201035916/https://www.roughtrade.com/us/music/you-me-c74b8894-0957-44d0-bfe4-c7efd9e970c7|archive-date=December 1, 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The album artwork featured photographs by Fred J. Maroon, guitarist Paul Maroon's father.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.discogs.com/Walkmen-You-Me/release/2362393|title=The Walkmen - You & Me|website=Discogs|language=en|access-date=November 26, 2017}}</ref>

The Walkmen recorded 13 songs for their album ''Lisbon'' in five days in August 2009 with John Congleton and Chris Zane. They had been playing several of the songs since the summer of 2009.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/2009/09/the_walkmens_walter_martin_the.php|title=The Walkmen's Walter Martin: The Cream Interview|website=Blogs.nashvillescene.com|access-date=October 19, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091002073401/http://blogs.nashvillescene.com/nashvillecream/2009/09/the_walkmens_walter_martin_the.php|archive-date=October 2, 2009}}</ref> They recorded "something like 28 songs", but included only 11 on the album. In support of the new album, the Walkmen performed at All Tomorrow Parties in May 2010, Lollapalooza in early August 2010, and the Reading and Leeds Festivals at the end of August 2010. ''Lisbon'' was released on September 14, 2010, on the label Fat Possum records.<ref>[http://www.marcata.net/walkmen/news.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101018025059/http://www.marcata.net/walkmen/news.html|date=October 18, 2010}}</ref> Initial reviews have been favorable, with Pitchfork Media awarding the album 8.6/10,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/14605-lisbon/ |title=The Walkmen: Lisbon | Album Reviews |publisher=Pitchfork |date=September 13, 2010 |access-date=April 29, 2012}}</ref> and PopMatters rating it 7/10.<ref>{{cite web|last=Amidon |first=David |url=http://www.popmatters.com/pm/review/130598-the-walkmen-lisbon/ |title=The Walkmen: Lisbon < PopMatters |publisher=Popmatters.com |access-date=April 29, 2012}}</ref> The band embarked on a fall tour of North America and Europe to support their new release.<ref>[http://www.marcata.net/walkmen/concerts.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100926001510/http://www.marcata.net/walkmen/concerts.html|date=September 26, 2010}}</ref>

===2012–2013: ''Heaven''=== {{Main|Heaven (The Walkmen album)}} [[File:Treefort2013WalkmenMonsterMascot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The Walkmen performing at Treefort Music Fest in 2013]] In March 2012, Pitchfork announced that ''Heaven'' would be out that June.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/45958-the-walkmen-announce-new-album/ |title=The Walkmen Announce New Album | News |publisher=Pitchfork |date=March 29, 2012 |access-date=April 29, 2012}}</ref> The album was completed in early March, with the band writing on their website: "Hi everyone. Our album is finally done and we're thrilled with it. We can't wait to get it out there."<ref>[http://thewalkmen.com/home.html] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120218202759/http://thewalkmen.com/home.html|date=February 18, 2012}}</ref> They released the song "Heaven" via ''Pitchfork'' on April 16, 2012, sparking the website to give the title "Best New Track" on the same day.

The Walkmen toured in early 2012 for the 10th anniversary of ''Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone''.

''Heaven was released'' on May 29, 2012, to positive reviews. ''Pitchfork'' rated it 8.1, and ''Stereogum'' called it the second-best album of the year. ''American Songwrite''r said that ''Heaven'' is "arguably their best, and certainly most accomplished album yet."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.americansongwriter.com/2012/05/the-walkmen-heaven/ |publisher=American Songwriter |title=The Walkmen: Heaven |date=May 30, 2012 |access-date=August 12, 2012}}</ref> ''Still in Rock'' gave the album a 7.8 rating and made a selection of the best tracks on the album.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.stillinrock.com/2012/05/album-review-walkmen-heaven-indie-folk.html| title=The Walkmen, best titles by Still in Rock| date=May 25, 2012}}</ref>

The music video for the album's tenth track, "The Love You Love", was shot at the infamous Baleroy Mansion in Philadelphia by the band who was looking for a haunted site. The song "Heaven" was also used as the closing song on the series finale of the hit CBS show ''How I Met Your Mother''.

===2014–present: Hiatus and 2023 reunion tour=== At the close of the band's tour for ''Heaven'', in December 2013, the band entered an extended hiatus.

In October 2020, Hamilton Leithauser was asked about the possibility of a Walkmen reunion during a Reddit AMA, to which he replied: "No plans right now, but I guess stranger things are happening every fifteen minutes right now... so you never know."<ref name="RedditAMA">{{cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/indieheads/comments/j6emst/greetings_world_this_is_hamilton_leithauser/|title=Hamilton Leithauser & Lucy Dacus AMA |work=Reddit|access-date=October 7, 2020}}</ref>

In November 2022 they announced that, after a ten-year hiatus, they would reunite to play several shows in April 2023, in New York City.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Cohen |first=Jonathan |date=November 15, 2022 |title=The Walkmen Reuniting For First Shows Since 2013 |url=https://www.spin.com/2022/11/the-walkmen-first-shows-since-2013/ |access-date=November 15, 2022 |website=Spin}}</ref> In April 2023 they played a reunion show on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, followed by a show in Rhode Island and several more in Webster Hall, in New York City. In May 2023, they announced 29 additional shows on their 2023 reunion tour: in Chicago, Washington, D.C., and Boston in May; in several European festivals and cities in June and August; and in Nashville, Minneapolis, the U.S. West Coast, Austin, and Toronto in September and October.<ref name="Pitchfork-2023-05">{{cite web |last1=Strauss |first1=Matthew |title=The Walkmen Extend 2023 Reunion Tour |url=https://pitchfork.com/news/the-walkmen-extend-2023-reunion-tour/ |website=Pitchfork |access-date=22 August 2023 |date=16 May 2023}}</ref>

==Discography==

===Studio albums=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:14em;"| Title ! scope="col" rowspan="2" style="width:18em;"| Album details ! scope="col" colspan="6"| Peak chart positions |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US <ref name=US200>{{cite magazine|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3A%09The%20Walkmen&f[1]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=%09The%20Walkmen|title=The Walkmen Album & Song Chart History|publisher=billboard.com/|magazine=Billboard}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Heat <ref name="billboard.com">{{cite web|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/the-walkmen/chart-history/tln/|title=The Walkmen Heatseekers Albums|work=billboard.com |access-date=June 1, 2018}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| BEL (FL) <ref name="BELF">{{cite web |url=http://www.ultratop.be/nl/album/307b6/The-Walkmen-Heaven |title=The Walkmen (Flanders)|publisher=Ultratop |access-date=December 13, 2009 }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| POR <ref name="POR">{{cite web |url=http://portuguesecharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=The+Walkmen&titel=Heaven&cat=a |title=The Walkmen - Portugal|publisher=Portuguese Charts |access-date=December 13, 2009 }}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO <ref>Peaks in Scotland: * ''Bows and Arrows'': {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20040502/40/|title=2004-05-02 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive|publisher=Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/}} * ''Heaven'': {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-albums-chart/20120610/40/|title=2012-06-10 Top 100 Scottish Albums Archive|publisher=Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/}} </ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK <ref name=UK>{{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1088/walkmen/|title=The Walkmen > UK Charts|publisher=Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/}}</ref>

|- ! scope="row"| ''Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone'' | * Released: March 26, 2002 * Labels: Startime International | — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| ''Bows + Arrows'' | * Released: February 3, 2004 * Labels: Record Collection | — || 8 || — || — || 65 || 62 |- ! scope="row"| ''A Hundred Miles Off'' | * Released: May 23, 2006 * Labels: Record Collection | 163 || 3 || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| ''"Pussy Cats" Starring the Walkmen'' | * Released: October 24, 2006 * Labels: Record Collection * Cover album | — || — || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| ''You & Me'' | * Released: August 19, 2008 * Labels: Gigantic Music (US), Fierce Panda (UK) | 71 || 13 || — || — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| ''Lisbon'' | * Released: September 14, 2010 * Labels: Fat Possum (US), Bella Union (UK) | 27 || — || — || — || — || 94 |- ! scope="row"| ''Heaven'' | * Released: May 29, 2012 * Labels: Fat Possum (US), Bella Union (UK) | 30 || — || 176 || 28 || 70 || 82 |- | colspan="11" style="font-size:85%"| "—" denotes album that did not chart or was not released. |}

===EPs=== * ''The Walkmen'' (June 26, 2001) * ''Let's Live Together'' (March 25, 2002) * ''Untitled'' (Black cover, with eight songs) (April 3, 2002) * ''Untitled'' (White cover, with eight songs) (April 3, 2002) * ''Split'' (with Calla) (September 17, 2002) * ''Christmas Party'' (2004) * Daytrotter Session, March 2008 (Leonard Cohen covers)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.daytrotter.com/article/1214/the-walkmen|title=The Walkmen - Daytrotter - The Creature Of Man And His Endless Figuring Over Cursive Lines|website=Daytrotter.com|access-date=October 19, 2017|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080327195447/http://www.daytrotter.com/article/1214/the-walkmen|archive-date=March 27, 2008}}</ref> * Daytrotter Session, August 2008 (Neil Hagerty covers)<ref>{{cite web|url=http://daytrotter.com/article/1374/the-walkmen-encore-session|title=Pipe Dreams Are Still Dreams To The Blind Modernists|last=Moeller|first=Sean|website=Daytrotter.com|access-date=February 17, 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090224113527/http://daytrotter.com/article/1374/the-walkmen-encore-session|archive-date=February 24, 2009}}</ref> * ''Live Session (iTunes Exclusive)'' (August 12, 2009)

===Singles=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" |- ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Year ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Title ! scope="col" colspan="3"| Peak chart positions ! scope="col" rowspan="2"| Album |- ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| US Sales <ref name=USsales>{{cite web|url=http://www.billboard.com/biz/search/charts?f[0]=ts_chart_artistname%3Awalkmen&f[1]=sm_field_chart_type%3A%22singles%22&f[2]=ss_bb_type%3Achart_item&type=2&artist=walkmen&detail=1|title=US Single Sales|publisher=Billboard.biz}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| SCO <ref>Peaks in Scotland: * ''The Rat'': {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20040425/41/|title=2004 04 25 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/}} * ''Little House of Savages'': {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20040704/41/|title=2004 07 04 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/}} * ''Louisiana'': {{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20060924/41/|title=2006 09 24 Official Scottish Singles Chart Top 100|publisher=Official Charts Company. officialcharts.com/}}</ref> ! scope="col" style="width:3em;font-size:85%;"| UK <ref name=UKch>{{cite web|title=UK Charts|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/artist/1088/walkmen/|publisher=officialcharts.com|access-date=June 2, 2016}}</ref> |- | rowspan="2"| 2004 ! scope="row"| "The Rat" | — || 49 || 45 | rowspan="2"| ''Bows + Arrows'' |- ! scope="row"| "Little House of Savages" | — || 88 || 72 |- | rowspan="1"| 2006 ! scope="row"| "Louisiana" | — || 79 || 160 | rowspan="1"| ''A Hundred Miles Off'' |- | rowspan="1"| 2008 ! scope="row"| "The Blue Route"/"Canadian Girl" | — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"The Blue Route"/"Canadian Girl" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 99 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20081116/1/ |title=Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 16 November 2008 - 22 November 2008 |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>}} | rowspan="2"| ''You & Me'' |- | rowspan="1"| 2009 ! scope="row"| "In the New Year" | — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"In the New Year" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 63 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20090301/1/ |title=Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 01 March 2009 - 07 March 2009 |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=May 27, 2020}}</ref>}} |- | rowspan="3"| 2010 ! scope="row"| "Weight on My Shoulders" / "Good Days Carry On" | — || — || — | rowspan="1"| Limited Edition 7" |- ! scope="row"| "Stranded" | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''Lisbon'' |- ! scope="row"| "Angela Surf City" | — || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Angela Surf City" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 51 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20101010/1/ |title=Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 10 October 2010 - 16 October 2010 |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=May 26, 2020}}</ref>}} |- | rowspan="3"| 2012 ! scope="row"| "Heaven" | — || — || — | rowspan="2"| ''Heaven'' |- ! scope="row"| "The Love You Love" | — || — || — |- ! scope="row"| "Dance with Your Partner" / "Vermeer '65" | 25 || — || —{{efn|group=upper-alpha|"Dance With Your Partner" / "Vermeer '65" did not enter the UK Singles Chart, but peaked at number 95 on the UK Physical Singles Chart Top 100.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/physical-singles-chart/20121118/1/ |title=Official Physical Singles Chart Top 100 - 18 November 2012 - 24 November 2012 |work=Official Charts Company |access-date=May 22, 2020}}</ref>}} | rowspan="1"| Limited Edition 7" |- | colspan="10" style="text-align:center; font-size:85%;"| "—" denotes single that did not chart or was not released |}

====Notes==== {{notelist-ua}}

=== Other appearances === {|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:left" |- ! Song ! Year !! Appearance |- | "Radio" (aka "Wake Up")" | 2001 ||''This Is Next Year: A Brooklyn-Based Compilation'' |- |"There Goes My Baby" | 2005 ||''Stubbs the Zombie: The Soundtrack'' |- |"Little House of Savages (Live version)" | 2006 ||''Music from the OC: Mix 2'' |- | "Red River" | rowspan="2" | 2007 ||Spider-Man 3 Soundtrack |- |"Lemon Hill" |Blog Released Track |- |"Ripple" | 2016 ||''Day of the Dead'' |- |”We’ve Been Had” |2025 |Black Rabbit (Episode 1) |}

===Music videos=== {| class="wikitable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center;" ! scope="col" style="width:17.5em;" |Title ! scope="col" |Year ! scope="col" style="width:16.5em;" |Director(s) |- ! scope="row" |"We've Been Had" |2002 | |- ! scope="row" |"The Rat" | rowspan="2" |2004 |Eva Aridjis |- ! scope="row" |"Little House of Savages" | |- ! scope="row" |"Louisiana" |2006 | |- ! scope="row" |"Red River" |2007 |Mike Piscitelli |- ! scope="row" |"In the New Year"<ref>{{Citation|title=The Walkmen - "In The New Year"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A59oNmjWDO4 |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/A59oNmjWDO4| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> | rowspan="2" |2008 | |- ! scope="row" |"On the Water" |Jake Davis<ref>{{Citation|title=The Walkmen - "On The Water"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=csjzKiO7NyE |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/csjzKiO7NyE| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Four Provinces"<ref>{{Citation|title=The Walkmen - "Four Provinces"|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-SHnuAgPgxU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/-SHnuAgPgxU| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |2009 | |- ! scope="row" |"While I Shovel the Snow" |2010 |Jake Davis<ref>{{Citation|title=The Walkmen: While I Shovel The Snow|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v9OCiIl_jCU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/v9OCiIl_jCU| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"Heaven" | rowspan="2" |2012 |Alex Southam<ref>{{Citation|title=The Walkmen - Heaven (Official Music Video)|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6QaFK_GvO_s |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/6QaFK_GvO_s| archive-date=December 12, 2021 |url-status=live|language=en|access-date=September 27, 2019}}{{cbignore}}</ref> |- ! scope="row" |"The Love You Love" | |} == References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== {{commonscat}} *[http://thewalkmen.com Official website] *{{Allmusic|class=artist|id=p508143}} *[https://archive.org/details/TheWalkmen The Walkmen collection] at the Live Music Archive

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