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Post by Lennon2217 on May 9, 2013 18:50:10 GMT -5
I'm enjoying this album. It's definitely the album they made after High Violet. There is much more inflection? in his voice, (and more prominent use of a backing female vocalist), sorta seems like a shame to me, his voice really carries the simpler songs like Wasp Nest. Sea of Love, Humiliation and Demons are all especially good on early listens. As always, there are the few lyrics of pure brilliance scattered throughout. 'When I walk into a room I do not light it up' They do tend to have GREAT lyrics. "There's a science to walking through windows." |
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Post by Bittersweet Split on May 9, 2013 18:55:01 GMT -5
They do tend to have GREAT lyrics. "There's a science to walking through windows." Totally agree mate. Worst part is that after I listen I always want to throw them into conversation, but their lyrics (as above) don't tend to work that way. "Oh yeah man, I get that, I feel like a white girl in a dress in a park of white girls" |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 9, 2013 21:40:00 GMT -5
Only Matt Berninger can get away with singing these lyrics without sounding cheesy.  "I got my baby to pound me"#Humiliation |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 10, 2013 7:30:23 GMT -5
As a free-fall advances
I'm the moron who dances
ahhahhhahhhahhhahhahh
I was teething on roses
I was in guns and noses
ahhahhhahhhahhhahhahh
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 10, 2013 8:01:15 GMT -5
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Post by Bittersweet Split on May 10, 2013 19:56:30 GMT -5
Lots of posts lennon, pushing it a little, but I feel ya dude. best album of the year so far and you're stuck in a thread with just me to talk about it.
Don't worry about it, it'll pick up man.
Also they get bigger with every new album, this one seems to be no exception.
Being a fan from their debut must have been the most rewarding thing since ever
Edit - what are the odds on the 'i love a stone' line - the options being either
/ one of those regular lyrical ambiguities that generally make no sense
/ a reference to Okkervil River's A Stone
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Post by kingcrawler on May 11, 2013 5:17:06 GMT -5
Liking the new album. Not quite as good as Boxer or High Violet so far, but National albums tend to grow on me.
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Post by mimmihopps on May 17, 2013 9:21:11 GMT -5
Just got this album today (a bit more than an hour ago) and I'm listening to it right now as I type.
I'm loving it. It's much less dark than Boxer, but not quite same as High Violet.
To me, with this album Matt finally started to "sing" (Lennon must know what I mean)
"I Need My Girl" is a brilliant tune.
Again, a truly fantastic band which finally got what they deserve.
I hope they will keep create great music.
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 20, 2013 9:16:10 GMT -5
Just got this album today (a bit more than an hour ago) and I'm listening to it right now as I type. I'm loving it. It's much less dark than Boxer, but not quite same as High Violet. To me, with this album Matt finally started to "sing" (Lennon must know what I mean) "I Need My Girl" is a brilliant tune. Again, a truly fantastic band which finally got what they deserve. I hope they will keep create great music. The album certainly has a different feel sonically (but nothing extreme). I believe it was self produced by the Dessner brothers instead of their previous producer Peter Katis. What are your highlights? Mine are: - Don't Swallow The Cap - Sea of Love (love that chorus) - This Is The Last Time - Graceless - Humiliation I'm hoping the song "Rylan" appears as a b-side or bonus track eventually I loved the live version and was surprised it didn't make the record. |
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Post by mimmihopps on May 20, 2013 12:38:28 GMT -5
Just got this album today (a bit more than an hour ago) and I'm listening to it right now as I type. I'm loving it. It's much less dark than Boxer, but not quite same as High Violet. To me, with this album Matt finally started to "sing" (Lennon must know what I mean) "I Need My Girl" is a brilliant tune. Again, a truly fantastic band which finally got what they deserve. I hope they will keep create great music. The album certainly has a different feel sonically (but nothing extreme). I believe it was self produced by the Dessner brothers instead of their previous producer Peter Katis. What are your highlights? Mine are: - Don't Swallow The Cap - Sea of Love (love that chorus) - This Is The Last Time - Graceless - Humiliation I'm hoping the song "Rylan" appears as a b-side or bonus track eventually I loved the live version and was surprised it didn't make the record. My highlights of the album are: I Should Live In Salt Don't Swallow The Cap This Is The Last TIme I Need My Girl Graceless To be honest, I got to used to it when High Violets came out 3 years ago as I loved that darkness in Boxer so much. I think this new album is more relaxed. |
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Post by Bittersweet Split on May 21, 2013 4:25:04 GMT -5
My own top 5, wanting to fit in
Humiliation
This is the Last Time
Sea of Love
I Should Live in Salt
Pink Rabbits
best moment on the album for me is the 'when i walk into the room, I do not light it up' on Demons.
I find I Need my Girl a little boring. that and Hard to Find are really the only weak tracks in my opinion.
again, amazing album. i don't listen to enough music for my opinion to be highly valueable, but I'm gonna go ahead and say (suck it arcade fire) that they are the best band out there now.
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Post by Deleted on May 23, 2013 22:15:22 GMT -5
i know i'm late to the party guys, but i just picked up the album today. after two listens, the standouts for me are: don't swallow the cap, sea of love, heavenfaced, i need my girl. i'm amazed by some of the lyrics.... just when you think you know what's coming next they totally change it up. i wish i could write songs like that! and 'heavenfaced' sounds like it could have been written from springsteen's pen. really digging this album! |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 24, 2013 0:17:55 GMT -5
i know i'm late to the party guys, but i just picked up the album today. after two listens, the standouts for me are: don't swallow the cap, sea of love, heavenfaced, i need my girl. i'm amazed by some of the lyrics.... just when you think you know what's coming next they totally change it up. i wish i could write songs like that! and 'heavenfaced' sounds like it could have been written from springsteen's pen. really digging this album! I love how this band writes about being in your late 30s/early 40s. It's not all about cigarettes & alcohol anymore. "I got Tylenol and beer" |
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Post by mimmihopps on May 24, 2013 1:37:17 GMT -5
i know i'm late to the party guys, but i just picked up the album today. after two listens, the standouts for me are: don't swallow the cap, sea of love, heavenfaced, i need my girl. i'm amazed by some of the lyrics.... just when you think you know what's coming next they totally change it up. i wish i could write songs like that! and 'heavenfaced' sounds like it could have been written from springsteen's pen. really digging this album! All the lyrics are written by Matt. He's brilliant and not shamed to show his weakness by writing those lyrics. For that reason, he's common to Moz. |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 11:25:21 GMT -5
i know i'm late to the party guys, but i just picked up the album today. after two listens, the standouts for me are: don't swallow the cap, sea of love, heavenfaced, i need my girl. i'm amazed by some of the lyrics.... just when you think you know what's coming next they totally change it up. i wish i could write songs like that! and 'heavenfaced' sounds like it could have been written from springsteen's pen. really digging this album! I love how this band writes about being in your late 30s/early 40s. It's not all about cigarettes & alcohol anymore. "I got Tylenol and beer" |
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Post by Deleted on May 24, 2013 11:28:15 GMT -5
i know i'm late to the party guys, but i just picked up the album today. after two listens, the standouts for me are: don't swallow the cap, sea of love, heavenfaced, i need my girl. i'm amazed by some of the lyrics.... just when you think you know what's coming next they totally change it up. i wish i could write songs like that! and 'heavenfaced' sounds like it could have been written from springsteen's pen. really digging this album! All the lyrics are written by Matt. He's brilliant and not shamed to show his weakness by writing those lyrics. For that reason, he's common to Moz. i suspected that mimmi, but in the booklet it says 'all songs written by the national' (so i wasn't 100% sure  ) his lyrics are as slick and smooth as his voice. talented, talented man. |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 24, 2013 11:51:06 GMT -5
"I was a television version of a person with a broken heart"
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Post by mimmihopps on May 25, 2013 3:27:03 GMT -5
All the lyrics are written by Matt. He's brilliant and not shamed to show his weakness by writing those lyrics. For that reason, he's common to Moz. i suspected that mimmi, but in the booklet it says 'all songs written by the national' (so i wasn't 100% sure ) his lyrics are as slick and smooth as his voice. talented, talented man. Also in the very end of the booklet it says: "Dedicated to our children" I hope Matt won't get too drunk tomorrow. |
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Post by Deleted on May 28, 2013 22:11:36 GMT -5
this past sunday i was in the crowd dancing around like reed rothchild to 'conversation 16'. god bless.  |
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Post by mimmihopps on May 29, 2013 1:15:14 GMT -5
Didn't you get a glass of wine from Matt then? (He shared his wine with a couple of audiences at Paradiso 3 years ago) |
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Post by Deleted on May 29, 2013 10:10:26 GMT -5
he actually made a joke about the wine they gave him.... i need to find the review recording coming in a bit |
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Post by Lennon2217 on May 29, 2013 11:36:13 GMT -5
Not sure if anyone has seen this or not but the National have a new documentary coming out.
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Post by mimmihopps on May 29, 2013 11:55:13 GMT -5
That's a great news! Thanks Lennon. I hope it won't be so dark as "A Skin, A Night" he actually made a joke about the wine they gave him.... i need to find the review recording coming in a bit Matte admitted in their recent interview that he drinks A LOT wine. Really looking forward to listen to your recording.  |
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