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The Walkmen sign to Bella Union
By CMU Editorial | Published on Thursday 22 July 2010
Bella Union has signed New York indie band The Walkmen and will release their sixth album, ‘Lisbon’, later this year, it has been announced.
The band’s frontman Hamilton Leithauser explained that trips to the Portugese city from which the album takes its title were a great influence on its sound: “None of us had ever been there, and we were really blown away by the place. The topography and architecture are stunningly handsome. It was a trip that outshone a lot of others. We’ve never had much luck in Europe, and the Portuguese were surprisingly accommodating. I think those two trips really helped keep us motivated while making this record. We named the record ‘Lisbon’ as sort of a thank you and a small tribute”.
A track from the album, ‘Stranded’, is available as a free download now from www.marcata.net/walkmen/news.html
According to Leithauser, ‘Stranded’ is the only track which remains from the album’s original recording sessions, prior to their first jaunt to Portugal. He said: “Early on, we had a whole batch of songs based on this New Orleans-style horn playing that [guitarist] Paul [Maroon] was working on. The track ‘Stranded’ is the only one that actually ended up making the album though. I think it was maybe the second song we wrote for ‘Lisbon’, so it sort of exemplifies our sound from two years ago”.
‘Lisbon’ is due for release on 11 Oct.
