The Walkmen released Heaven, playing Bowery Ballroom tonight (stream it live!)

The Walkmen at Brooklyn Academy of Music last month

If you haven't picked up a copy of The Walkmen's latest album Heaven (their seventh full length), then you've been missing out on one solid listen. In the twelve years since forming, the band has proven to be one of the most enduring and consistently great New York City-based bands around, outshining many of their similarly-influenced peers. Listen to the title track, and album highlight, "Heaven" below...



In support of Heaven, the band will embark on a tour at the end of June (all tour dates below), but first the band will play a very intimate hometown show at Bowery Ballroom tonight which will be streamed live via Spotify! You can tune in here to watch the performance beginning at 9pm EST. The next NYC-area Walkmen show will be at Terminal 5 on October 18. Tickets for that show will go on presale today at their website. Pay attention to Twitter for the exact time they go on sale.

While you're at it, stream Heaven via Spotify below...

The Walkmen 2012 Tour Dates

6/6 - Bowery Ballroom - New York, NY
6/27 - WFPK Waterfront Wednesdays - Louisville, KY
6/28 - Plush - St. Louis, MO
6/29 - Summerfest - Milwaukee, WI
6/30 - First Avenue - Minneapolis, MN
7/5 - Pioneer Park - Salt Lake City, UT
7/20 - Deer Lake Park - Burnaby, BC %
7/21 - White River Amphitheatre - Auburn, WA %
7/22 - Edgefield - Troutdale, OR %
7/25 - Red Rocks Amphitheatre - Morrison, CO %
7/29 - The Lawn @ White River State Park - Indianapolis, IN
7/30 - Jacobs Pavilion - Cleveland, OH %
7/31 - Fox Theatre - Detroit, MI %
8/2 - Molson Canadian Amphitheatre - Toronto, ON %
8/3 - Osheaga Festival - Montreal, QC
8/5 - Lollapalooza - Chicago, IL
8/10-12 - Outside Lands - San Francisco, CA
9/12 - Anson Ford Amphitheater - Los Angeles, CA
9/14 - House of Blues - San Diego, CA
9/15 - The Conservatory - Santa Ana, CA
9/16 - Crescent Ballroom - Phoenix, AZ
9/18 - University of Oklahoma - Norman, OK
9/19 - Granada Theater - Dallas, TX
9/20 - Stubbs - Austin, TX
9/21 - Warehouse Live - Houston, TX
9/22 - Tipitinas - New Orleans, LA
9/26 - Variety Playhouse - Atlanta, GA
9/27 - Cannery - Nashville, TN
9/28 - Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
9/29 - Newport Music Hall - Columbus, OH
9/30 - Mr. Smalls - Pittsburgh, PA
10/04 - 9:30 Club - Washington, DC #
10/06 - Electric Factory - Philadelphia, PA #
10/18 - Terminal 5 - New York, NY
10/19 - Royale - Boston, MA

% - w/ Florence & The Machine
# - w/ The War on Drugs