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Phenomenal Video Saturday: The National. On Letterman. Thursday.

Being the news-craving, mile-a-minute journalist I am, I just need to be on the cutting edge of everything going on in the world. So I know that there’s, like, an oil spill or whatever, and a bomb in Times Square, or something, and OMGZ THE NATIONAL ON LETTERMAN! I don’t know about you guys, […]

Jon

The National provide another stunning effort with High Violet

Good thing they’re consistent.

The fifth full-length album by The National, High Violet, is different from past releases, but it’s still unsurprisingly great. On 2007’s Boxer, the band managed to scale back its overt intensity and loudness, instead favoring the emotion in the subtlety of arrangements. Singer Matt Berninger stopped screaming some of his […]

Lee

[MP3] The National: "Afraid of Everyone"

MORE NEW THE NATIONAL. Sorry, but caps lock was totally necessary. The latest tune available off the forthcoming High Violet is called “Afraid of Everyone”, and starts off with Berninger taking the lead in a melancholic despair of a song, with backing falsetto harmonies (courtesy of Sufjan Stevens). Steady percussion kicks in about […]

Lee

[MP3] The National - "Bloodbuzz Ohio" (high quality, non-rip)

AWESOMENESS. The National debuted “Bloodbuzz Ohio” this morning on BBC radio and while several blogs jumped at the radio rip (we were quick to hear it as well), we finally have been given a high quality version courtesy of their label 4AD. By the way, it’s really good. Mix of Alligator and Boxer […]

Jon

So much new The National news, you guys

Considering I know you guys don’t read any other music publication besides Knox Road, you might be asking, “Hey, Jon, what’s going on with those guys in The National?” Well, so much is going on with those guys in The National! We just haven’t covered it. So now it’s time for a supermegapost of […]