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The Walkmen are an indie rock band from New York City. The band formed in 2000 with three members from Jonathan Fire*Eater�"Paul Maroon (guitar, piano), Walter Martin (organ/bass), and Matt Barrick (drums)�"and two from The Recoys, Peter Bauer (bass/organ) and Hamilton Leithauser (vocals, guitar). All but Bauer attended St. Albans in Washington, D.C.

They prefer the sound of vintage musical instruments, particularly the upright piano, and have often recorded at Marcata Recording, a recording studio built in Harlem in 1999 by the three former members of Jonathan Fire*Eater and later relocated to upstate New York.