Bows + Arrows

This album has been added to 2 public lists:

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  2004

  James

  This is a New York rock record that sounds permanently sleep-deprived: pianos rattling in empty rooms, guitars smeared into the walls, and Hamilton Leithauser singing like he’s trying to outshout bad decisions. “The Rat” gets remembered because it’s nothing but explosive energy, but the woozy ballads are what give the album its weight. There’s something oddly elegant about how messy it is — like the band wanted grandeur but only had cheap amps and nervous energy to build it with.

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  New to me

  Chris