Walkmen release You & Me early, donate proceeds

If there was a Girl Talk School of Album Release Technique, The Walkmen would be at the top of the class. Their latest offer, You & Me, will be available on the cheap three weeks early, via the interwebs. But the group has perhaps one-upped Prof. Gillis by adding a new and quite refreshing twist to the lesson: They will be pairing up with Amie Street, an online indie music marketplace, to donate all the proceeds of the $5 album to the Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.

If You & Me's first single is any indication of how good the rest of the album will sound, we were sold a few weeks ago. We suggest you check it out now, or run the risk of looking like a heartless Scrooge with poor musical taste.

Related links:
The Walkmen on MySpace
The Walkmen on YouTube
News: The Walkmen tour, prep album for You & Me

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