Peter Matthew Bauer Harnesses Philosophy, Phenomenology, and Sufi Mysticism on Mountains On Mountains (KEXP Premiere)
photo by Cameron McCool
Over the arc of The Walkmen’s 14 year career, we saw the New York band grow from bombastically confident, somewhat bratty, rock stars with their 2002 debut
Everyone Who Preteneded to Like Me Is Gone to sentimentally graceful parents on their last studio album, 2012’s Heaven. Since their hiatus in 2014, bassist and organist Peter Matthew Bauer has continued his passage of growth by embarking on a journey of his own, one steeped in mysticism and unearthing the influence of his upbringing in a yoga cult.