http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41559&rws=%2Fthe-walkmen%2Ftop-tracks.rssThe Walkmen's sound is slightly rough; the drums crack with a tinny, unpolished ring that manages to stabilize the group's constant attempts to sail off into the atmosphere. Singer Hamilton Leithauser belts out a series of vaguely recognizable syllables that call to mind Bono during <I>War</I>-era U2, but without any sort of political grandstanding. Instead, the Walkmen use blocks of mellifluous feedback, creating a reverb-drenched hall in which they sometimes unwind slowly-- and sometimes turn it all into a nervous, panic-stricken, mad dash across town. There are definitely echoes of the mad, stop-start drumming of post-punk heroes Joy Division, but the entire blend is so melodic and personal, even as it reaches for great rapt heights, that comparisons do very little to explain why it works so well. - Jon PruettIndie/Alternativeen720Mon, 23 Nov 2009 16:27:05 -0800 http://static.realone.com/rotw/images/logo_rhapsody_113x22.gif http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=art.41559&rws=%2Fthe-walkmen%2Ftop-tracks.rss The Walkmen's sound is slightly rough; the drums crack with a tinny, unpolished ring that manages to stabilize the group's constant attempts to sail off into the atmosphere. Singer Hamilton Leithauser belts out a series of vaguely recognizable syllables that call to mind Bono during <I>War</I>-era U2, but without any sort of political grandstanding. Instead, the Walkmen use blocks of mellifluous feedback, creating a reverb-drenched hall in which they sometimes unwind slowly-- and sometimes turn it all into a nervous, panic-stricken, mad dash across town. There are definitely echoes of the mad, stop-start drumming of post-punk heroes Joy Division, but the entire blend is so melodic and personal, even as it reaches for great rapt heights, that comparisons do very little to explain why it works so well. - Jon Pruett http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4977084&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-walkmen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 3 Feb 2004 00:00:00 -0800 Top Tracks by The Walkmen on Rhapsody Online 4977084 tra.4977084 The Walkmen art.41559 0.0 Bows And Arrows alb.4974461 http://image.listen.com/img/170x170/9/3/2/8/618239_170x170.jpg 2004-02-03 00:00:00.0 2004-02-03 00:00:00.0 true The Rat tra.4977084 262000 http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4977084&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-walkmen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.4977084&variant=data&rws=%2Fthe-walkmen%2Ftop-tracks.rss http://www.rhapsody.com/goto?rcid=tra.22196132&variant=play&rws=%2Fthe-walkmen%2Ftop-tracks.rss Indie/Alternative Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 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