The front man of The Walkmen, Hamilton Leithauser, announces his debut solo album Black Hours via Ribbon Music on May 6th (North America)/May 5th (Rest of the world). The album brings Leithauser full circle and then some, from lonely midwinter piano-and-vocals sessions, to a loud, live Rock n Roll group and back again. Featuring Leithauser with a slew of talented collaborators including Rostam Batmanglij (Vampire Weekend), Paul Maroon (The Walkmen), Morgan Henderson (Fleet Foxes) and Richard Swift (The Shins/solo), the album showcases Leithauser at his most passionate, personal and free.
Leithauser will play four special shows over two nights at Joe’s Pub in New York City on April 15th and April 16thwhere Black Hours will be premiered live.
The video for the first single “Alexandra,” which was directed by SXSW Film Festival Grand Jury award winning director Tristan Patterson is embedded below. The track was co-written by Hamilton Leithauser and Rostam Batmanglij, the latter producing and mixing the track. It will be available as a 7″ on Record Store Day (April 19th) backed with an exclusive track “In The Shallows.”
The track listing for Black Hours is as follows:
1. 5 AM
2. The Silent Orchestra
3. Alexandra
4. 11 O’Clock Friday Night
5. St Mary’s County
6. Self Pity
7. I Retired
8. I Don’t Need Anyone
9. Bless Your Heart
10. The Smallest Splinter
11. Waltz [Deluxe Edition]
12. In Our Time (I’ll Always Love You) [Deluxe Edition]
13. Utrecht [Deluxe Edition]
14. I’ll Never Love Again [Deluxe Edition]
