The Walkmen made the best “New York rock revival” album of the 2000s
“What’s in it for me?” It’s a damn good question, one that Hamilton Leithauser asks, twice, to open The Walkmen’s second album, Bows + Arrows, his voice hovering above a vintage organ that’s somehow both throbbingly loud and pretty, a fitting setting for our narrator, who seems to be a combination of hurt, wistful, irked, and, perhaps, drunk. “I came here for a good time,” he continues, “and you’re telling me to leave,” the rest of the band falling in with shimmering guitar pickings, a chugging-along drumbeat, and a blanket of warm reverb. Читать дальше...