favorite songs of 2008, #22 of 30: the walkmen's "postcards from tiny islands"

It took me far longer than it should have to come around to The Walkmen's You & Me, but it's become one of my favorite releases of 2008. It's a dark, pensive album full of compelling songs, and while "Postcards from Tiny Islands" is probably my favorite of the bunch, they're all really quite good.

Really. I wouldn't lie about these things.