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'This Side of the Island' is due for release in March and was first previewed by its title track in December The Walkmen ‘s Hamilton Leithauser has announced a new solo album, and has shared the new single ‘Knockin’ Heart’ – check it out below. READ MORE: The Walkmen live in New York City: A triumphant return from the Big Apple indie heroes Last night (January 8), Leithauser took to social media to announce the upcoming album, titled ‘This Side of the Island’. The album is due for release on March 7 via Glassnote – you can pre-order or pre-save your copy here .
‘This Side of the Island’, which was previewed by the title track in December , is co-produced by Leithauser and his wife Anna Stumpf, with co-production work from The National ‘s Aaron Dessner on seven of its nine tracks. Hamilton Leithauser. CREDIT: Press Leithauser wrote of the upcoming album: “I cannot wait for you to hear the whole thing.
I worked on it for eight years...
yes, 8. Barack Obama was president when I recorded the piano for the first song 😬. I mostly wrote and recorded it at my home studio, and the entire record is produced by myself and my wife Anna, while seven songs are also produced by my friend, the amazing @aarondessner.
To be honest, after I worked with Aaron I remixed the other two with his input in mind, so his fingerprints are really on the whole thing!” As for ‘Knockin’ Heart’, Leithauser wrote: “I started it with the thought that I wanted to do a power trio song like Nirvana. It is an estranged, stoned lover dying to get a message through to someone who is probably not listening. It is ‘I’ll love you for life if you’ll let me’.
There are three basses on it...
one of mine and two of Aaron’s. (His idea..
.and a great one tbh bc the bass is absolutely banging.) It was written fast and the lyrics portray a lifelong love through time and space.
I hope you give it a spin.” A post shared by Hamilton Leithauser (@hamiltonleithauser) Listen to Hamilton Leithauser’s ‘Knockin’ Heart’ below. Besides announcing the album, Leithauser has also confirmed that he will continue his annual residency at New York’s Cafe Carlyle for his seventh consecutive year in March – tickets to that are on sale now .
Leithauser, whose previous solo album ‘The Loves Of Your Life’ arrived in 2020, is also set to play a run of intimate gigs in early 2025 – including a performance at EartH in London. Other dates are scheduled for Los Angeles, Toronto and Chicago. Tickets are on sale now.
You’ll be able to buy yours here (London) and here (US). Hamilton Leithauser’s 2024/2025 tour dates are: FEBRUARY 2025 11 – Largo at The Coronet, Los Angeles, CA 12 – Largo at The Coronet, Los Angeles, CA 17 – EartH, London 25 – The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON 26 – The Drake Hotel, Toronto, ON 28 – Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL MARCH 2025 01 – Old Town School of Folk Music, Chicago, IL 06 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 07 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 08 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 12 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 13 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 14 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 15 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 19 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 20 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 21 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 22 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 26 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 27 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 28 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY 29 – Cafe Carlyle, New York, NY Last year saw The Walkmen embark on a reunion tour, marking their first dates together in almost a decade. The stint saw the band perform at All Points East in London , and play three headline gigs at KOKO in the capital .
In a five-star review of the group’s homecoming show in New York City in April 2023 , NME wrote: “Leithauser delivers every line with gusto, and the crowd responds in kind. By the time the main set draws to a close with a goosebumps-inducing rendition of 2012 favourite ‘Heaven’ it’s clear The Walkmen are more than worthy of being in the ring again.” Related Topics Aaron Dessner Hamilton Leithauser Indie The National The Walkmen.
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