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The Walkmen: Bows + Arrows

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On February 2, 2004, “Record Collection” label released “Bows + Arrows”, the second Walkmen (The) studio album. It was recorded April – October 2003, at “Marcata Studios”, “Easley-McCain Recording”, “Sweet Tea Studios”, and was produced by Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick.

Personnel:

  • Hamilton Leithauser – vocals, guitars, mixing
  • Paul Maroon – guitars, piano, mixing
  • Walter Martin – organ, pandemonium, mixing
  • Peter Bauer – bass, mixing
  • Matt Barrick – drums, mixing
  • Stuart Sikes – engineer
  • Fred Kevorkian – mastering

Track listing:

All tracks by Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick.

  1. What’s in It for Me
  2. The Rat
  3. No Christmas While I’m Talking
  4. Little House of Savages
  5. My Old Man
  6. 138th Street
  7. The North Pole
  8. Hang On, Siobhan
  9. New Year’s Eve
  10. Thinking of a Dream I Had
  11. Bows + Arrows

Matt Berninger: Serpentine Prison

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On October 16, 2020, “Bool’s records” label released “Serpentine Prison”, the debut Matt Berninger studio album. It was recorded in 2020, at “Earthstar Creation Center” in Venice, California, “Knobworld” in Los Angeles,” Silent Partner” in Philadelphia, “Cecelia’s” in Brooklyn, New York,” Long Pond” in Hudson Valley, New York, and was produced by Booker T. Jones.

Personnel:

  • Matt Berninger – vocals
  • Booker T. Jones – electric guitar, bass, Hammond B3 organ, piano, electric piano, OP-1 synthesizer, backing vocals, arrangements
  • Harrison Whitford – acoustic and electric guitar, lap steel guitar, slide guitar, bass
  • Sean O’Brien – acoustic guitar, lap steel guitar, gang vocals
  • Walter Martin – electric guitar, bass, synthesizer, percussion, backing vocals
  • Hayden Desser – acoustic guitar, piano
  • Mike Brewer – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Teddy Jones – electric guitar
  • Brent Knopf – guitars, piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
  • Matt Sheehy – acoustic guitar, bass
  • Mickey Raphael – harmonica, bass harmonica
  • Gail Ann Dorsey – lead and backing vocals, bass
  • Scott Devendorf – bass
  • Matt Barrick – drums, percussion
  • Ben Lanz – trombone, bass, piano
  • Kyle Resnick – trumpet, backing vocals
  • Andrew Bird – violin, loops, backing vocals
  • Jamie Heaslip – gang vocals
  • Sean O’Brien – recording, mixing, additional production
  • Matt Barrick – additional engineering
  • Bella Blasko – additional engineering
  • Walter Martin – additional engineering
  • John X Volaitis – additional engineering
  • Michael Carson – artwork
  • Dale Doyle – design
  • Chris Sgroi – photography
  • Tom Berninger – photography

Track listing:

  1. My Eyes Are T-Shirts – Matt Berninger, Scott Devendorf
  2. Distant Axis – Matt Berninger, Walter Martin
  3. One More Second – Matt Berninger, Matt Sheehy
  4. Loved So Little – Matt Barninger, Mike Brewer
  5. Silver Springs – Matt Berninger, Sean O’Brien, Harrison Whitford
  6. Oh Desire – Matt Berninger, Sean O’Brien, Harrison Whitford
  7. Take Me Out of Town – Matt Berninger, Hayden Desser
  8. Collar of Your Shirt – Matt Berninger, Walter Martin
  9. All of Nothing – Matt Berninger, Brent Knopf
  10. Serpentine Prison – Matt Berninger, Sean O’Brien, Harrison Whitford

Walkmen: Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen

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On October 24, 2006, “Record Collection” label released “Pussy Cats Starring the Walkmen”, the fourth Walkmen studio album. It is song cover of the 1974 Harry Nilsson album “Pussy Cats” which was produced by John Lennon.

Personnel:

  • Matt Barrick– conga, drums, maracas, tambourine, cowbell, wood block
  • Peter Bauer– organ, farfisa organ, Vox Continental
  • Hamilton Leithauser– vocals, acoustic guitar, glockenspiel, electric guitar, handwriting
  • Walter Martin– acoustic guitar, bass, kazoo, maracas, organ, piano, tambourine, triangle, vibraslap, cowbell, fuzz bass, slide whistle
  • Quentin Stoltzfus– vocals
  • Alex Waterman– cello, string arrangements
  • Dana Lyn– viola
  • Rob Moose – violin
  • Paul Maroon– piano, electric guitar
  • Chris Colbert, Kevin McMahon– engineer, mixing
  • Elijah Thomson– engineer assistant, mixing assistant

Track listing:

  1. Many Rivers to Cross – Jimmy Cliff
  2. Subterranean Homesick Blues – Bob Dylan
  3. Don’t Forget Me – Harry Nilsson
  4. All My Life – Harry Nilsson
  5. Old Forgotten Soldier- Harry Nilsson
  6. Save the Last Dance – Doc Pomus, Mort Shuman
  7. Mucho Mungo/Mt. Elga – John Lennon, Harry Nilsson
  8. Loop De Loop – Ted Vann
  9. Black Sails – Harry Nilsson
  10. Rock Around the Clock – Jimmy DeKnight, Max C. Freedman

Wakmen: Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me Is Gone

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On March 26, 2002, “Startime International” label released “Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone”, the debut Walkmen studio album. It was recorded in 2001, and was produced by Greg Talenfeld, Hamilton Leithauser, Paul Maroon, Walter Martin, Peter Bauer and Matt Barrick. The cover photography is detail of “Newsies at Skeeter’s Branch, St. Louis, Missouri, 11:00 am, May 9, 1910”, photography by Lewis W. Hine.

Personnel:

  • Hamilton Leithauser- vocals, guitars
  • Paul Maroon – guitars, pianos
  • Walter Martin- organs, tapes
  • Peter Bauer- bass
  • Matt Barrick – drums
  • Harlem Horns – horns
  • Kisten McCord, Karen Waltuch, Meredith Yayanos – strings

Track listing:

  1. They’re Winning
  2. Wake Up
  3. Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone
  4. Revenge Wears No Wristwatch
  5. The Blizzard of ’96
  6. French Vacation
  7. Stop Talking
  8. We’ve Been Had
  9. Roll Down the Line
  10. That’s the Punch Line
  11. It Should Take a While
  12. Rue the Day
  13. I’m Never Bored