The Walkmen's last show will take place Dec. 4, at a benefit for the Rail Park at Union Transfer in Philadelphia. Heaven is the seventh studio album by the Walkmen, and is, to date, their last before embarking on a “pretty extreme hiatus” following the album’s tour cycle.. Indie rockers The Walkmen have baffled fans by signing up to play a gig next month (Feb14) despite previously announcing plans for a hiatus. An ‘extreme hiatus’, according to Bauer in an interview with the Washington Post. After completing their touring commitments for that album, late in 2013 the Walkmen announced they were going on an "extreme hiatus." The Walkmen have hinted that a lengthy hiatus could be on the way.…

In honor of the impending year-end as well as the Walkmen’s indefinite hiatus, here’s organ-led breakup bawler “In the New Year,” from 2008’s You & Me. The following year, Martin released We're All Young Together, a set of songs inspired by fatherhood and the innocence and mischief of early rock & roll.

Maybe that will change down the line, maybe it won’t, maybe we’ll play shows,’ he explained to Rudi Greenberg. ‘I don’t think any of us wanted to write another Walkmen record. The Walkmen Announce Long Term Hiatus.