Red Mosquito

surface the north wrote:4AD is offering $2 off of all National LPs right now. I may finally order The Boxer.

If there were ever an album that I would want to shut myself in to wholly enjoy an LP in all its vinyl glory it would be Boxer.

oasisfan35 wrote:

surface the north wrote:4AD is offering $2 off of all National LPs right now. I may finally order The Boxer.

If there were ever an album that I would want to shut myself in to wholly enjoy an LP in all its vinyl glory it would be Boxer.

When I went to buy my tunrtable, I brought Boxer to use as the test record.

I mean, I'm very familiar with Boxer. I just don't own it on vinyl. Maybe i'll pull the trigger today. I've never seen it in stores, weirdly enough.

I think the drums make this band. He is so fucking good.

he plays on glen hansards rhythm and repose, and he plays stunningly well.

j's brain wrote:I think the drums make this band. He is so fucking good.

The drums are such a huge component to this band...at times I actually kinda wish they'd lower the volume on them on some tunes. To hear these guys in more of an aggressive acoustic-strum type of sound.

However, I do really enjoy the drums...does make them a hard band to fall asleep to though.

vox > god > everything

What's their best album? I've only heard Alligator.

WtOB? wrote:What's their best album? I've only heard Alligator.

You should listen to Boxer. Then High Violet.

oasisfan35 wrote:

Bob Loblaw wrote:

WtOB? wrote:What's their best album? I've only heard Alligator.

You should listen to Boxer. Then High Violet.

Noted.

WtOB? wrote:What's their best album? I've only heard Alligator.

very hard to pick

boxer > high violet > sad songs > alligator

but the difference between boxer and the last one is 5%

The National to Release New Album in May, Announce Summer Tour
By Jenn Pelly
February 25, 2013 at 11 a.m. CT



Photo by Deirdre O'Callaghan

The National have announced that their next record will be out in May via 4AD. This is the followup to 2010's excellent High Violet. Their summer tour in support the album will include dates with Dirty Projectors and a homecoming gig at Brooklyn's Barclays Center, plus dates in North America and Europe. They're also playing a venue called the National in Richmond, Virginia, which is pretty funny.
After the dates, watch the National play "Terrible Love" for Pitchfork.tv.

The National:

05-16 Ithaca, NY - State Theater
06-05 Brooklyn, NY - Barclays Center *
06-06 Columbia, MD - Merriweather Post Pavilion ^
06-07 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center for the Performing Arts ^
06-08 Richmond, VA - The National
06-10 Raleigh, NC - Red Hat Amphitheatre ^
06-11 Pittsburgh, PA - Stage AE ^
06-13 Montreal, Quebec - Lachine Canal
06-14 Toronto, Ontario - Yonge Dundas Square
06-15 Columbus, OH - LC Pavilion
06-13-16 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06-21 Scheessel, Germany - Hurricane Festival
06-22 Neuhausen Ob Eck - Southside Festival
06-25 Brussels, Belgium - Cirque Royal
06-28 Cork, Ireland - Live at the Marquee
06-30 Rome, Italy - Parco Della Musica
07-01 Milan, Italy - City Sound Festival
07-02 Zagreb, Croatia - Salata
07-14 Cincinnati, OH - Bunbury Festival

* with Youth Lagoon
^ with Dirty Projectors

Yes!

New album in may.

I wish that Ithaca gig was on Saturday instead of Thursday.

Excellent news.

Outdoor venue in Montreal. Fuck yeah.

No Boston show! How dare you...how dare you.

Simple Torture wrote:No Boston show! How dare you...how dare you.

Come to Montreal, man. We'll have a blast.

Can't wait for this album. I tried to put "high violet" in my Top Albums of 2011 and 2012 lists