Random Picture Entry: Hamilton Leithauser of the Walkmen

Last week I got to see the Walkmen and White Rabbits play at Webster Hall. There was all sorts of weirdo Camel advertising and promotion everywhere, but that did not distract from the fact that the 'Men were in fine form, dressed in sharp suits and showing the boys how to be men. (Lesson number one: don't wear khakis with a blue suit jacket. It makes you look like you're an accountant.) Fashion-speaking, improbably-named lead singer Hamilton Leithauser rocked an excellent 3-piece suit whose lines and proportions were complete perfection. The third piece is always a risk for a dude, I think: it's hard to not be all bulky with the additional layer, but it can be done if you're lanky or you do it in a material that isn't too dark and heavy. (Unless, of course, you're looking to channel Nick Cave or Blixa Bargeld. Or an undertaker or a sheriff in a Western. All those things can be quite cool.) There are lessons to be learned here: a well-done vest will make you dapper as hell, I have no idea how Leithauser can sing the way he does without ripping out his vocal cords, and don't use two drummers if you don't really need them. I don't know why, but it's kind of annoying.

(Photo by Bryan Bruchman)

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