THE WALKMEN

On June 10th, 2022, The Walkmen are releasing a new deluxe edition of their career highlight You & Me. Originally released in 2008, this new Sun Studio Edition is fully remastered by Chris Colbert at National Freedom and features a fourth side of unreleased tracks from the era recorded at Memphis legendary Sun Studio for PBS that captures the band’s essential nature as 21st century artists deeply influenced by early rock and roll music. You & Me was the Walkmen’s fourth studio album and widely considered their masterpiece, kicking off a new life for the band with standouts such as “In the New Year”, “On the Water”, and “I Lost You”. The Sun recordings showcase a massive local horn section including Ben Cauley of the Bar-Kays, the only survivor of the plane crash that took Otis Redding along with 4 other members of the Bar-Kays. The band are also releasing videos of the sessions for two songs “Canadian Girl (Sun Studio Version)” and “Louisiana (Sun Studio Version)” that show performing and recording the songs at Sun.

You & Me (Sun Studio Edition) - TRACKLISTING:

Side One

Donde Esta La Playa?

Flamingos (For Colbert)

On the Water

In the New Year

Seven Years of Holidays (For Stretch)

Side Two

Postcards From Tiny Islands

Red Moon

Canadian Girl

Four Provinces

Side Three

Long Time Ahead of Us

The Blue Route

New Country

I Lost You

If Only It Were True

Side Four

Louisiana (Sun Studio Version)

Canadian Girl (Sun Studio Version)

Long Time Ahead Of Us (Sun Studio Version)

Red Moon (Sun Studio Version)

I Lost You (Sun Studio Version)