After forming the band The Recoys with Peter Matthew Bauer in 1996 and being the
lead singer and guitarist of The Walkmen between 2000 and 2014, songwriter
Hamilton Leithauser has embarked on a solo career. Born in Washington D.C. on
April 15, 1978, he embarked on a tour and released his first personal album
Black Hours (2014), in which he surrounded himself with musicians from the bands
Vampire Weekend, Dirty Projectors, Fleet Foxes and The Shins. Songs written with
long-time friend Paul Maroon are followed by a joint album, Dear God (2015),
then another association with Vampire...