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That all changed on their new record Bows and Arrows, a nearly flawless mix of driving rock songs and more intimate musings on loneliness, confusion and isolation in love and elsewhere—themes familiar to the band, but better expressed on this new recording.
Not only did the Walkmen perform most of Bows and Arrows at the Middle East, but they put on one of the most exciting rock shows in a long time.
I want my leg-of-mutton sleeves, and in addition to those I want my cutie chamois booties with the leopard-skin bows. I want by pink-brocaded bodice with the fluffy fuzzy ruffs And my gorgeous bright blue bloomers with the monkey-feather cuffs.
Fresh on the heels of their excellent second album Bows and Arrows, New York’s The Walkmen are ready to wow the good folks of Cambridge with their hauntingly ethereal rock. Mellow rockers The National open. The Autumn Rhythm also perform. Tickets $14. 18+. 9 p.m. The Middle...
The Walkmen sound achingly lonely, but underneath the forlorn abstraction of Bows and Arrows exists a strong sense of worth and grandiose awareness that saves them from ever falling into the grating woe-is-me whine that drowns lesser bands.