Video: Walkmen - In the New Year - In the basement

One of my Friday's rituals is to wake up listening a song that makes me happy, nothing is better than start this day with good vibe (and also say TGIF). Today's choice was "In The New Year" by The Walkmen because it became a favorite of the year instantly to me. I wanted to post a live video of this song but I only found that "in the basement" version (don't know what's that "basement"). Even though the audio/video quality isn't the best, the feeling is the same (at bottom the song, [...]

• The Walkmen - In The New Year » 04_In_the_New_Year.mp3

Seriously, the new album from The Walkmen is outrageously good. A massive return to form after the somewhat disappointing "A Hundred Miles Off". I have been listening to the 'leaked' copy for a month now and have been absolutely loving it, but today I got the actual CD in my hands. Which for a music completist like me is always essential. Here we see the band performing "In The New Year" in some one's basement. It features all the things that make The Walkmen great. Amazing drumming, that clanging guitar sound and the towering scream [...]

• The Walkmen - In the New Year

Awkward ...but helpful, if you weren't sure what the Walkmen were... Watch it here . ( via ) ****************************** ************** Also, I found this clip of the band playing " In the New Year " in some dude's basement. No further information on when/where this video was filmed, but man, I can't wait to see the band play their new stuff live in October ... mp3: [...]