The National

[ridleybradout]

that was an enjoyable listen

Goddamn, right? I've got it on repeat right now. It hits me on every level of cool. This song is pretty amazing.

Loving it - has an Achtung Baby/Zooropa vibe to it

[PHATJ]

that was an enjoyable listen

Goddamn, right? I've got it on repeat right now. It hits me on every level of cool. This song is pretty amazing.

Loving it - has an Achtung Baby/Zooropa vibe to it

Absolutely! Zooropa. It's Mr.Macphisto.

[PHATJ]

But it has so much of this:

[PHATJ]

Seriously. This is so much like the Beck song. Fuck, I love Beck so much.

[given2trade]

El Vy is touring small clubs to support the album...might want to get your tickets now before the album drops and they become harder to get when people have a clue who/what they are.

[PHATJ]

El Vy is touring small clubs to support the album...might want to get your tickets now before the album drops and they become harder to get when people have a clue who/what they are.

[bodysnatcher]

Anyone preordering that vinyl? Can't decide if it's gonna be a vinyl-worthy album

[PHATJ]

I've been listening to these EL VY songs a lot. I love them both, but goddamn is "I'm The Man To Be" good. Because of all the El Vy youtube watching, I stumbled across this fantastic Roskilde performance by The National from 2013. I love this band so much.

[4/5]

I am so head over heels in love with this songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[PHATJ]

I am so head over heels in love with this songs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bodysnatcher]

new song. not as into this one as the other two, but still interested in this album

[BigRedLedbetter]

El Vy is touring small clubs to support the album...might want to get your tickets now before the album drops and they become harder to get when people have a clue who/what they are.

Are you going to the First Ave show?

[PHATJ]

El Vy is touring small clubs to support the album...might want to get your tickets now before the album drops and they become harder to get when people have a clue who/what they are.

Are you going to the First Ave show?

I want to. Trying to round up a friend or two to go as well.

[William Bloke]

Those El Vy tunes are great.

[dimejinky99]

Sounds a little like that django django tune

[dimejinky99]

You guys might enjoy this. Cool Interview with Tom doveman talking about recording with the national and some others and his own band(s). He's had a full life.
http://www.txfm.ie/player/blogs/921.922.934/994

[dimejinky99]

Matt from the National sat down with a radio show here called songs in the key of life..cool show that goes into the bands story & influences etc..its on now but first of two parts can be heard here in the listen back section if youre reading this later
http://www.txfm.ie/

[Meddle]

I'm trying to put together a list of all their released non-LP songs that aren't remixes or live songs from LPs. Here's what I have so far. See anything I'm missing?

Driver, Surprise Me - Abel single
Keep It Upstairs - Abel single
Warm Singing Whores - Abel single, 7” vinyl
You’ve Done it Again, Virginia - Lit Up single
Thrilling of Claire - Alligator bonus disc

Mansion on the Hill (Bruce Springsteen cover) - Apartment Story single
Blank Slate - Mistaken For Strangers single
Santa Clara - Mistaken For Strangers single
Tall Saint (demo) - The Virginia EP
Without Permission (Caroline Martin cover) - The Virginia EP
Forever After Days (demo) - The Virginia EP
Rest of Years (demo) - The Virginia EP
Slow Show (demo) - The Virginia EP

Wake Up Your Saints - High Violet Expanded Edition
You Were a Kindness - High Violet Expanded Edition
Walk Off - High Violet Expanded Edition
Sin-Eaters - High Violet Expanded Edition

Learning (Perfume Genius cover) - I Need My Girl single
Sunshine on My Back - single

Think You Can Wait - Win Win soundtrack
Exile Vilify - Portal 2 video game
Lean - Hunger Games Catching Fire soundtrack
So Far Around the Bend - Dark was the Night
The Rains of Castamere - Game of Thrones Season 2

Twenty Miles to NH, Pt 2 (The Philistines Jr. cover) - If a Lot of Bands Play in the Woods
Sleep All Summer (w/St Vincent, Crooked Fingers cover) - Score! 20 Years of Merge Records: The Covers
Ashamed of the Story I Told - Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy
I’ll See You in My Dreams (Berninger) - Boardwalk Empire Volume 2
Pretty in Pink (The Psychedelic Furs cover) - Daytrotter Session
Clampdown (The Clash cover) - A Tribute to the Clash

High Beams and Minor Star of Rome are two early demos I'm aware of. Was Rylan ever released? I've only seen in on Youtube from the Glenn Gould Studio show.

[ridleybradout]

I think you've got it pretty well covered there

High Beams and Minor Star of Rome were officially released on these compilations:

https://www.discogs.com/Various-Music-F ... se/6724030
https://www.discogs.com/Various-2006-Mu ... se/1312431

[Meddle]

Alligator turns 11 today. It's still their best album.