The National

[PHATJ]

I feel like I can hear Matt's EL VY influence.

I thought this right away.

[Chris_H_2]

this reminds me of a spoon song

[lennytheweedwhacker]

this reminds me of a spoon song

good call

i like the song

[guestT]

Cool song. Kinda bummed they won't be playing Eaux Claires this year. Although it looks like the whole band will be there...

[dimejinky99]

We have a live music show filmed in a little church here in Kerry called other voices. Kinda everyone has played it.
I did not know the national had.

[PHATJ]

Cool song. Kinda bummed they won't be playing Eaux Claires this year. Although it looks like the whole band will be there...

I would have gone if they were playing.

[Revelator]

Definitely digging the new tune, ugh have to wait all the way till Sep to hear the new album, dammit. Have my eyes on the Philly show...still haven't seen these guys live yet....

[Simple Torture]

I've seen them live...5 or 6 times? All great, but they did a 2-night stint on the High Violet tour that was phenomenal, and seeing them in a small venue on the Boxer tour was a great memory.

[PHATJ]

I've seen them live...5 or 6 times? All great, but they did a 2-night stint on the High Violet tour that was phenomenal, and seeing them in a small venue on the Boxer tour was a great memory.

I'm very, very jealous.

[Simple Torture]

I've seen them live...5 or 6 times? All great, but they did a 2-night stint on the High Violet tour that was phenomenal, and seeing them in a small venue on the Boxer tour was a great memory.

I'm very, very jealous.

They played a small club in Rhode Island right after the last LP came out, and I really wish I had gone, but my wife was working 2 jobs at the time and it seemed like a dick move to be like, "Hey, after class I'm heading down to Lupo's..."

These setlists are NSFW if you don't want to be jealous:

Spoiler: show

Boston 10/6/07
Brainy
Secret Meeting
Mistaken for Strangers
Baby, We'll Be Fine
Slow Show
Squalor Victoria
Abel
All the Wine
Racing Like a Pro
Apartment Story
Daughters of the Soho Riots
Fake Empire
About Today
Start a War
Cold Girl Fever
Green Gloves
Mr. November

Boston 6/2/10
Start a War
Mistaken for Strangers
Anyone's Ghost
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Afraid of Everyone
Secret Meeting
Baby, We'll Be Fine
Slow Show
Squalor Victoria
All the Wine
Little Faith
Lemonworld
Conversation 16
Apartment Story
Abel
England
Fake Empire
Runaway
Sorrow
Mr. November
Terrible Love

Boston 6/3/10
Brainy
Mistaken for Strangers
Anyone's Ghost
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Slow Show
Squalor Victoria
Racing Like a Pro
Afraid of Everyone
Little Faith
Conversation 16
Apartment Story
The Geese of Beverly Road
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
Abel
Cherry Tree
Sorrow
England
Fake Empire
Runaway
Lemonworld
Mr. November
Terrible Love
About Today

[PHATJ]

[BDB]

never seen them live - just landed tix to Chicago show.
so do they not typically play smaller venues nowadays?

[chewm]

Listening to Boxer right now, what a fucking great album. Definetely head and shoulders above the rest of the catalog.
Also I was wrong about the best songs from TWFM being a lot weaker than the heights of their other albums. Pink Rabbits is one of the best things this band has done.

[PHATJ]

Listening to Boxer right now, what a fucking great album. Definetely head and shoulders above the rest of the catalog.
Also I was wrong about the best songs from TWFM being a lot weaker than the heights of their other albums. Pink Rabbits is one of the best things this band has done.

1. Boxer is wonderful.

2. TWFM has several great songs. Humiliation is easily top tier. I'd argue there are several other great songs, but Humiliation is a notably special song.

[chewm]

Yeah Im a fan of "Humiliation" too.

[ridleybradout]

I listened to the last three albums start to finish this week and I think High Violet might be my favourite.

[PHATJ]

I can't really choose. I love them all.

[OmegaprimeVKM]

The new single may be one of their best.

Trouble Will Find Me has several winners on it...Sea of Love, Pink Rabbits, This is the Last Time and Humiliation. Bloodbuzz Ohio is still my favourite track.

[diesel]

I've seen them live...5 or 6 times? All great, but they did a 2-night stint on the High Violet tour that was phenomenal, and seeing them in a small venue on the Boxer tour was a great memory.

I'm very, very jealous.

They played a small club in Rhode Island right after the last LP came out, and I really wish I had gone, but my wife was working 2 jobs at the time and it seemed like a dick move to be like, "Hey, after class I'm heading down to Lupo's..."

These setlists are NSFW if you don't want to be jealous:

Spoiler: show

Boston 10/6/07
Brainy
Secret Meeting
Mistaken for Strangers
Baby, We'll Be Fine
Slow Show
Squalor Victoria
Abel
All the Wine
Racing Like a Pro
Apartment Story
Daughters of the Soho Riots
Fake Empire
About Today
Start a War
Cold Girl Fever
Green Gloves
Mr. November

Boston 6/2/10
Start a War
Mistaken for Strangers
Anyone's Ghost
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Afraid of Everyone
Secret Meeting
Baby, We'll Be Fine
Slow Show
Squalor Victoria
All the Wine
Little Faith
Lemonworld
Conversation 16
Apartment Story
Abel
England
Fake Empire
Runaway
Sorrow
Mr. November
Terrible Love

Boston 6/3/10
Brainy
Mistaken for Strangers
Anyone's Ghost
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Slow Show
Squalor Victoria
Racing Like a Pro
Afraid of Everyone
Little Faith
Conversation 16
Apartment Story
The Geese of Beverly Road
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
Abel
Cherry Tree
Sorrow
England
Fake Empire
Runaway
Lemonworld
Mr. November
Terrible Love
About Today

Ive seen them a handful of times too, starting with them opening for arcade fire at the DAR hall in DC. AF was touring black mirror. that was one of my top 10 concerts ive seen. but my favorite national show was the opener for high violet at the BAM in brooklyn. They had sufjan and richard reed perry there playing along and singing, along with a string quartet. the show was filmed but was never released but i'd love to get my hands on it. not sure why they didnt release it.

[LoathedVermin72]

That new song is so weak.