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2 | [[caption-width-right:350:L to R: Maroon, Bauer, Leithauser, Barrick, Martin]] |
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4 | The Walkmen were an American indie rock/post-punk revival band, commonly associated with the NYC rock scene of the '00s and based in New York City, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia. |
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6 | The band formed in 2000 with three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater—Paul Maroon (guitar, piano), Walter Martin (organ/bass), and Matt Barrick (drums) — and two from The Recoys, Peter Bauer (bass/organ) and Hamilton Leithauser (vocals, guitar). They went on an indefinite hiatus in 2014, after releasing seven studio albums. |
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8 | !!Tropes: |
9 | * AnimalMotifs: "The Rat". |
10 | * AnimatedMusicVideo: "On the Water", telling the story of two rabbits running into some trouble on a farm. |
11 | * BandOfBrothers: Martin and Leithauser are first cousins. |
12 | * BreakupSong: "The Rat", of the "claims it's over but is in denial" variety. |
13 | * CoverAlbum: ''"Pussy Cats" Starring the Walkmen'', which is a song-by-song cover of Music/HarryNilsson's ''Pussy Cats''. |
14 | * DeliberatelyMonochrome: The music video for "The Rat". |
15 | * FriendshipSong: "Heaven". |
16 | * HarshVocals: Leithauser is known for his distinctive gritty vocals. |
17 | * LargeHam: Leithauser's recognizable delivery has been described as "apoplectic" and involves quite a bit of howling. |
18 | * LocationSong: "Louisiana", "Lisbon", |
19 | * LongRunnerLineUp: Type I, with the lineup staying the same throughout the 14 years the band were together. |
20 | * NonAppearingTitle: Many songs, including their most famous tracks like "The Rat" and "On the Water". |
21 | * OneWomanSong: "Angela Surf City", commonly shortened to just "Angela". |
22 | * OneWordTitle: "Heaven", "Heartbreaker", "Dreamboat", "Nightingales", "Lousiana", "Lisbon", "Flamingos", "Juveniles" and the albums ''Heaven'' and ''Lisbon''. |
23 | * PerformanceVideo: "The Rat". |
24 | * [[SharpDressedMan Sharp Dressed Men]]: Much like their NYC peers {{Music/Interpol}}, The Walkmen dressed to impress when performing, eschewing T-shirts and opting for polo shirts or suits instead. |
25 | * TitleTrack: ''Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone'', ''Bows + Arrows'', ''Heaven'' and ''Lisbon'' each have one. |
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