The Walters


The Walters were an independent five-piece indie rock band from Chicago, Illinois, composed of Luke Olson, Walter Kosner, MJ Tirabassi, Danny Wells, and Charlie Ekhaus. As of 2017 they had released two EPs and three singles and were touring the United States on their first national tour.
The band performed at prominent Chicago venues such as the Metro, House of Blues, Riot Fest Chicago, and the 2017 Lollapalooza Festival. Their first EP, Songs for Dads, placed on the United States Viral Top 50 list on Spotify. The Walters have described their music as "cardigan rock" and are generally classified as indie rock and new wave.

History

The band formed in Chicago, Illinois in 2014 after the band's guitarist and namesake Walter Kosner moved from Connecticut to Chicago to attend DePaul University. After dropping out of the school, Kosner recruited the rest of the band members who eventually would form The Walters. That same year the band released their first recorded effort, Songs for Dads. The release saw the band charting on Spotify's United States Viral Top 50 which caught the attention of Canvasback Records. As part of the label's ongoing monthly singles series, , The Walters released two songs, entitled "Hunk Beach" and "I Want to Be Good". Their song "I Love You So" has earned over 15,000,000 views on YouTube since 2014.
In a 2015 interview with Ben Niespodziany from These Days the band stated that the names of their EPs and singles are not always reflective of the music's content and were instead chosen for their humor or because the band liked the name. During 2015 the band also recorded their second full-length effort, Young Men, which was also an independently recorded and distributed release.
This recording was followed up with an early 2017 release of a single and an accompanying music video entitled She's Gonna Leave You", working with producer Phil Ek. In 2017 the band began their first national tour and also performed at the Lollapalooza music festival. On September 23, the band announced via their Facebook page that they "currently had no future plans to release new music as The Walters".
In 2019, Walter, Danny, MJ, and Charlie reformed a new band, calling themselves Corduroy. Their first single, "It Won't Be Long," was released December 19th.

Members

Studio albums