The title track off of The Walkmen's 7th studio album is the most poignant vocalization of America's 2012 angst that anybody released this year. In a time when more people then ever were asking "why" and "what's the use‚" these purveyors of cosmic‚ rock truth unleashed a tear jerking battle cry for the ages - "Remember what we fight for." The verses are brilliant as well - the kind of song that makes you want to call up your best friend and tell em' how much you love them.

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