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Just like on Bows, it is really the Walkmen??s newfound balance between tight instrumentation and commanding vocals that made the show at the Middle East so thrilling. Hamilton Leithauser seems to sing at a level above which his throat might explode. But he doesn’t need to scream because he seems to throw his heart, anger and just enough volume into every note he sings. He knows when to dominate the stage and the music, but, unlike many other rock stars, frequently steps back to let the band shine. Peter Bauer’s bass...
...handy for the Walkmen, who use it centrally in “We’ve Been Had,” the first song written for Everyone Who Pretended To Like Me and the first single, familiar to some from the Saturn Ion car commercial from early in the Walkmen??s career...
Regardless, “We’ve Been Had” exemplified the Walkmen??s attitude toward being young and disappointed in New York City: “Well I’m a modern guy/ I don’t care much for the go-go/ Or the retro image I see so often telling me to keep trying...See me age 19 with some dumb haircut from 1960/ Moving to New York City/ There with my friends, we’re all taking the same steps...
That’s one thing about the Walkmen??they appreciate a crowd, and showed their appreciation with the exhilarating closer “Little House of Savages,” and three encores, one of which was a cover of a song about Boston called “Into the Mystery...
Contrary to the nonchalant vibe of many of The Walkmen??s songs, the writing process is a difficult one for the band, according to Leithauser. “We’re trying to write songs [for the next album] and so far we don’t have squat,” he says. “It’s a little tough when you finish one record and try to start another.” No doubt they’ll feel some inspiration soon. Leithauser lists bands as disparate as Neil Young, the Pogues...