Love and other things

When you think of the placed called Heaven, you probably don’t think of thrashing guitars and banging drum solos that will melt your face off. Apparently, neither do The Walkmen on their newest album, “Heaven.”

By no means is this album full of cherubs playing their little horseshoe-shaped harps, but it is packed full of love — with titles like “Love Is Luck,” “Southern Heart,” “The Love You Love” and “Dreamboat” dispersed throughout the entirety of its 47 minutes.

However, lyrics such as “Tell me again how you loved all the men you were after” on “Southern Heart” and “I left you a million times/The irony ain’t lost on me” on “Dreamboat” make it clear that love hasn’t been smooth sailing for The Walkmen.

With their new grown-up sound and the plea “Don’t leave me now/You’re my best friend” on the title track, you’ll be feeling the love on this Walkmen album and keep coming back for more.

By Jonathan Streetman