The Walkmen - Heaven

NME“Heavenly...” Merging Arcade Fire’s warble, Link Wray’s twang and Tony Bennett’s wink to the ladies, they concoct beauteous bouts of romantic desolation...

The Quietus“The Walkmen never shy away from heavy subjects...” The title song seems like a companion piece to 'Heartbreaker', infusing an old-fashioned rock and roll spirit with a modern, deft touch...

Drowned In Sound“Astonishing in its ethereal execution...” A record made by a band with utter confidence in their chemistry, Heaven takes another firm and measured stride forward in what is rapidly becoming a celebratory jog towards brilliance...

Clash Music“‘Heaven’, it would appear, has its very own soundtrack... ” Twelve years after their formation, the East Coast five-piece have created their finest album to date...

The A.V. Club“Growing older has made their music warmer and more optimistic...” David Byrne once described heaven as a place where nothing ever happens. The heaven Hamilton Leithauser sings about in the title track of The Walkmen’s seventh album is a similarly uneventful place, and he’s willing to fight to keep it that way..

MusicOMH“Their New York roots feel more like a thing of the past...” Melancholy still hangs in the air, but like Roy Orbison or Nick Cave at their most reflective, it’s a thing of beauty rather than regret...

BBC“Youth isn’t quite on their side these days...” Heaven is a record with the power to grab your heart, like an ex-lover you just can't shake off – no matter how many years you've been without them...

Pitchfork“A distinctly un-rock'n'roll sentiment...” This group has always been able to carve out dramatic gestures like this, and even at this end of the spectrum-- far beyond personal explosions and exclamation-pointed delivery-- they continue to craft music of wry vitality...