The Walkmen may have been hard at work on their Phil Ek-produced follow-up to 2010's Lisbon since recording sessions kicked off in Washington state last fall, but the band have now announced that the as-yet-untitled record is officially done. To celebrate, they have released a new studio clip that showcases the group's goofy side as they gleefully butcher some U2 classics.
The sloppy and silly medley bungles a back and forth between "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "With or Without You," with Hamilton Leithauser reaching hard to hit Bono's high notes, before capping things with a catastrophic "Sunday Bloody Sunday."
"To celebrate the huge amount of hard work that went into it, we're sharing this embarrassing recording of a spontaneous outburst of frustration that occurred during the very rigorous sessions," the band wrote on their blog. "It's our way of blowing off steam, I guess. Please forgive us. Producer Phil Ek recorded it on the sly actually."
You can stream the session here and expect that new album to drop this summer via Fat Possum.
The sloppy and silly medley bungles a back and forth between "Pride (In the Name of Love)" and "With or Without You," with Hamilton Leithauser reaching hard to hit Bono's high notes, before capping things with a catastrophic "Sunday Bloody Sunday."
"To celebrate the huge amount of hard work that went into it, we're sharing this embarrassing recording of a spontaneous outburst of frustration that occurred during the very rigorous sessions," the band wrote on their blog. "It's our way of blowing off steam, I guess. Please forgive us. Producer Phil Ek recorded it on the sly actually."
You can stream the session here and expect that new album to drop this summer via Fat Possum.