Tompkins Square Park (song)

"Tompkins Square Park" is a song by English rock band Mumford & Sons.

"Tompkins Square Park" is an indie rock and post-punk song,[1] recorded at AIR Studios in London.

[2] The title of the song refers to the East Village, Manhattan park of the same name.

[4] Sputnikmusic labelled "Tompkins Square Park" as a "massive highlight,"[5] while Jon Dolan of Rolling Stone called the song Wilder Mind's "sharpest moment," commenting "the sentiment is Springsteen, the guitars are straight-up Strokes, and even if it's not going to work out for the relationship in this song, the music itself bristles with self-assurance.

"[3] James Rainis of Slant was more critical of the song, stating that it "stacks clichés in unexciting ways: 'But no flame burns forever/You and I both know this [all] too well.