It's Been THAT kind of Weekend

Not only has it been one of THOSE weekends, but I'm glad to say that I've enjoyed it to the last minute.  So here, to celebrate the awesomeness of life, I bring to you one of my favorite bands who I've had the pleasure of seeing three times live.  They are just amazing.  For my sixty-fourth pick.

Artist - The Walkmen
Album - You & Me
Released - 2008
Label - Gigantic
Genre - Indie Rock


Tracks:
A
Donde esta la Playa
Flamingos (for Colbert)
On the Water
In the New Year
Seven Years of Holidays (for Stretch)
Postcards from Tiny Islands
Red Moon
B
Canadian Girl
Four Providences
Long Time Ahead of Us
The Blue Route
New Country
I Lost You
If Only it Were True

You & Me is the fourth album by The Walkmen and one of the best songs on this album is In the New Year.    Don't get me wrong, this is a great album with great tracks, but that song is just perfect.  A lot of people I know do get annoyed by Hamilton Leithauser's voice (the lead vocalist), but I like it.  They say he has a bit of a whine to him, but I think it makes sense.  Of course, that is my opinion, just as the rest of my summaries on this blog are.  What I like someone else might dislike and I'm totally okay with that.  But I love The Walkmen and I think Hamilton puts a great touch on these songs and just seeing him dressed in, most of the time, a three piece or two piece suit is mystifying.  When I saw them at ACL (Austin City Limits Music Festival), I felt bad.  Here it is, September and the Summer's in Austin are just HORRIBLE.  He was just sweating is ass off but still put on one hell of a performance.  Let's not forget to mention Matt Barrick who does exceptionally well on drums.  If you ever get a chance to see The Walkmen live, I would suggest doing so.

Enjoy!