The WalkmenBest The Walkmen Albums Ranked
7.9
Avg Score
18
Opinions
9
Albums
5
Reviewers
Summary from 18 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated The Walkmen's catalog across 9 albums from 18 opinions, with an overall average of 7.9/10. The top-rated The Walkmen album is You & Me (2016) with a 8.2/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Bows + Arrows and Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone. The discography on Wavelength spans 2001 to 2016. The Rat ranks as the highest-rated The Walkmen song on Wavelength with a 9.4/10 average.
Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone
“The buzz on this record has been released upon us like a cloud of Prada-clad insects: the Walkmen have been on MTV all week, and the *Village Voice* has instructed me to consider them my "favorite new band." Formed two years ago with members of Jonathan Fire*eater and the Recoys, they already sound like they've been making the rounds for years and are eyeing some arena dates. In fact, they're thin”
Lisbon
“On their sixth studio LP, the Walkmen use mariachi horns and echoes of 1950s production styles to realize their wounded, anxious, and affecting songs.”
You & Me
“After a downturn with 2006's A Hundred Miles Off and a grisly full-album cover of Nilsson/Lennon's Pussy Cats, the Walkmen triumphantly return to form. You & Me is more than their most focused record to date-- it's also their most carefully crafted and heartfelt while simultaneously feeling totally effortless. Rarely has the word "unambitious" translated into such a positive attribute: They just make it look that easy.”
Heaven
“On their sixth record, a gloriously pretty collection that features guest vocals from Fleet Foxes' Robin Pecknold, the Walkmen have made a bewildered, giddy paean to their own happiness.”
The Walkmen - EP
“Walter Martin, Matt Barrick, Paul Maroon-- respectively the organist, drummer, and guitarist for the late Jonathan Fire*Eater-- used their Dreamworks cash to purchase a Harlem loft, install a recording studio, and start over. *Wolf Songs for Lambs* flopped financially, primarily because it sounded recorded in a large, wet box. However, it was a pretty damn unique and haunting garage pop album, and”
Heaven
“Originally a second–tier New York garage band, The Walkmen grew into their own large‐hearted sound. Heaven is their most expansive LP, alternating shaggy ballads with songs like "The Witch," a U2–huge waltz about pondering the future. Listen to ’Heaven’: RelatedPhotos: Random Notes”
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