Bows & Arrows

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Bows & Arrows
Studio album by The Walkmen
Released	2 February 2004
Recorded	April-October 2003
Genre	Indie rock
Length	42:45
Label	Record Collection
Producer(s)	???
Professional reviews
All Music Guide link The A.V. Club (Highly favorable) 2/3/2004 Pitchfork 2/5/2004 PopMatters (Highly favorable) 2/12/2004 Robert Christgau (bomb) link Rolling Stone 2/19/2004
The Walkmen chronology
Everyone Who Pretended to Like Me Is Gone (2002)	Bows & Arrows (2004)	A Hundred Miles Off (2006)

Bows & Arrows (sometimes written Bows + Arrows) is an album by The Walkmen, released in 2004 (see 2004 in music). The album received a great deal of critical acclaim, appearing on several critics' year-end lists.

"The Rat" and "What's in It for Me" were both included on hit FOX teen drama The O.C. "The Rat" was named Pitchfork Media's #6 single of the year. "The Rat" was selected for the playlist on Major League Baseball 2K7.

[edit] Track listing

All songs written by The Walkmen.

1. "What's in It for Me" – 2:53
2. "The Rat" – 4:27
3. "No Christmas While I'm Talking" – 4:30
4. "Little House of Savages" – 3:15
5. "My Old Man" – 4:46
6. "138th Street" – 3:02
7. "The North Pole" – 3:48
8. "Hang On, Siobhan" – 3:45
9. "New Year's Eve" – 2:20
10. "Thinking of a Dream I Had" – 4:43
11. "Bows & Arrows" – 5:16