Hamilton Leithauser - Alexandra

Name: Hamilton LeithauserTrack name: Alexandra

Hometown: Washington, DC

Who? The Walkmen frontman turned solo artist.

Why now? Aided by the likes of Vampire Weekend’s Rostam Batmanglij, Fleet Foxes’ Morgan Henderson, The Shins’ Richard Swift and Walkmen bandmate Paul Maroon, among others, Leithauser is releasing his first solo album, Black Hours on 5 May.

Hear more: Facebook.com/jameshamiltonleithause