Bows + Arrows
by The Walkmen
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Bows + Arrows is ranked as the best album by The Walkmen.
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Bows + Arrows track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 81 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Bows + Arrows ratings
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 3 days ago | Exist-en-ciel | 15,113 | 70/100 |
| ! | 07/12/2026 00:57 | JacobMullis | 775 | 88/100 |
| ! | 05/08/2026 17:54 |  covecove | 6,658 | 74/100 |
| ! | 02/28/2026 01:06 | DaveH68 | 1,363 | 76/100 |
| ! | 12/29/2025 17:48 | mutant | 1,671 | 56/100 |
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This album is rated in the top 5% of all albums on BestEverAlbums.com. This album has a Bayesian average rating of 76.1/100, a mean average of 75.8/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 76.3/100. The standard deviation for this album is 15.0.
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Poor man's National is way too harsh for these guys, it may not be the most consistent album, but there are some great moments and enough variety to justify a full album.
HoldenM 05/02/2018 03:55 | #214010 | TOP COMMENT
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Lo-fi production. Hi-fi songwriting.
Just getting into this band (thanks to "Seven Psychopaths") and this is the album I started with. Still hard to pinpoint them as they have sounds in garage rock, baroque pop, classic rock, and indie rock. I like the consistency of this album and am looking forward to my future listens of theirs other albums. Favorite Tracks: The Rat, Little House of Savages, Thinking of a Dream I Had
Hilariously underrated by everyone, absolutely class album,
nice dark atmosphere created by choosing old instruments. some few weak moments. still, overall very good record. the rat is amazing.
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