Been awhile since I heard “The Rat” by The Walkmen. Such an amazing song and before its time. This was the staple song for every Indie Rock band and their hipster mother way back when. I don’t think anybody even cared about any other songs in their catalog and I’m almost positive that the record company and everyone else has made them live in the shadow of that song in perpetuity. Funny thing is, when I heard this a minute ago on the satellite radio while driving to the grocery store for eggs, I was ironically feeling that bridge lyric from my own perspective. Weird… Great band and highly underrated. If you give anything glyhis holiday, give the gift of Song.