The National

Tim Simmons

vinyl rip is out there.






guys.

ledvedderman

Just downloaded it. I can't wait to turn it on. 

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

I know they are playing philly in a few months but they added a show next week Sept. 5 for the album

SOLD OUT.
World Cafe and NPR Music present a First Listen Live with ...
The National at Union Transfer

UT Newsletter: http://ticketf.ly/1RqX4bJ Event Feed: http://on.fb.me/1Xjri0B..

Damn might have to try and find a ticket somewhere for this. 

anyone in the philly area going to this that has an extra ticket?

eeriepadave

eeriepadave said:

eeriepadave said:

I know they are playing philly in a few months but they added a show next week Sept. 5 for the album

SOLD OUT.
World Cafe and NPR Music present a First Listen Live with ...
The National at Union Transfer

UT Newsletter: http://ticketf.ly/1RqX4bJ Event Feed: http://on.fb.me/1Xjri0B..

Damn might have to try and find a ticket somewhere for this. 

anyone in the philly area going to this that has an extra ticket?

actually got a ticket.  The guy who runs the local indie/alternative online station had some tix for sale for $50 each so.  and the money goes to them to help fund the station so that's cool. 


you can stream the show at 8 pm on npr
http://www.npr.org/event/music/545815805/the-national-first-listen-live-presented-by-world-cafe-and-npr-music

deadendp

Listening to the live stream now.  So very good.  

derbydave

deadendp said:

Listening to the live stream now.  So very good.  

Just got finished listening to the recorded show...they sound so good!!!
Stoked to see them in Detroit in a few weeks!!

Indifference71

Vinyl out for delivery today...can't wait to spin this one tonight!

eeriepadave

derbydave said:

deadendp said:

Listening to the live stream now.  So very good.  

Just got finished listening to the recorded show...they sound so good!!!
Stoked to see them in Detroit in a few weeks!!

did they play the whole show or just the album?  They played four songs after that.  It was pretty cool.  New shit sounded awesome.  Loved Turtleneck, Empire Line  and  Sleep Well Beast

Looking through their past 5 shows or so they have actually already played every song off the new album before this show which i thought was kinda odd.

deadendp

eeriepadave said:

derbydave said:

deadendp said:

Listening to the live stream now.  So very good.  

Just got finished listening to the recorded show...they sound so good!!!
Stoked to see them in Detroit in a few weeks!!

did they play the whole show or just the album?  They played four songs after that.  It was pretty cool.  New shit sounded awesome.  Loved Turtleneck, Empire Line  and  Sleep Well Beast

Looking through their past 5 shows or so they have actually already played every song off the new album before this show which i thought was kinda odd.

They played Sleep Well Beast in full, Green Gloves, Apartment Story, Fake Empire and ended with Terrible Love. We got everything you got.  Well, add in the pesky site crash.  My husband bootlegged it for me but missed the first song and a half because of the lack of connection. It's still up on the original live stream link.  

mfc2006

LP arrived yesterday; first spin as I type this.

It's fucking great. Wow.

deadendp

^^ Congratulations!  Mine is due to arrive on Monday.  

eeriepadave

deadendp said:

eeriepadave said:

derbydave said:

deadendp said:

Listening to the live stream now.  So very good.  

Just got finished listening to the recorded show...they sound so good!!!
Stoked to see them in Detroit in a few weeks!!

did they play the whole show or just the album?  They played four songs after that.  It was pretty cool.  New shit sounded awesome.  Loved Turtleneck, Empire Line  and  Sleep Well Beast

Looking through their past 5 shows or so they have actually already played every song off the new album before this show which i thought was kinda odd.

They played Sleep Well Beast in full, Green Gloves, Apartment Story, Fake Empire and ended with Terrible Love. We got everything you got.  Well, add in the pesky site crash.  My husband bootlegged it for me but missed the first song and a half because of the lack of connection. It's still up on the original live stream link.  

yeah that was the whole show.  cool they played the whole thing.  site crashed?  that sucks.

deadendp

DD, my husband and I were all trying to connect.  We kept getting an error. I was able to pull it up on my phone and listen. My husband was able to eventually connect.  

I was just thrilled to hear it no matter how much or how little. But... It was wondrously awesome!  Excited to make the run to Detroit to see them next month! 

eeriepadave

deadendp said:

DD, my husband and I were all trying to connect.  We kept getting an error. I was able to pull it up on my phone and listen. My husband was able to eventually connect.  

I was just thrilled to hear it no matter how much or how little. But... It was wondrously awesome!  Excited to make the run to Detroit to see them next month! 

they were great live.  that was my third time seeing them (saw them in '08 as the opening act up for REM and Modest Mouse) also in 2010 but wasn't a huge fan back then and mainly went cause I won tix

mfc2006

So damn good.

deadendp

eeriepadave said:

deadendp said:

DD, my husband and I were all trying to connect.  We kept getting an error. I was able to pull it up on my phone and listen. My husband was able to eventually connect.  

I was just thrilled to hear it no matter how much or how little. But... It was wondrously awesome!  Excited to make the run to Detroit to see them next month! 

they were great live.  that was my third time seeing them (saw them in '08 as the opening act up for REM and Modest Mouse) also in 2010 but wasn't a huge fan back then and mainly went cause I won tix

Sometimes winning tickets is what it takes!    So glad that you were able to go!  Sounded like an awesome performance. I always love to hear all of the lil stuff going on.  The need of a towel...   Don't boo... Got the first line wrong... Lil stuff that makes live stuff even better! 

mfc2006 said:

So damn good.

I ordered the blue one, too!  

Indifference71

mfc2006 said:

So damn good.

I ordered the white, but got the blue!  No big deal...still looks and sounds awesome.

PJ_Soul

The new album is out!

https://open.spotify.com/album/6zG9PHw8dlMLIyRE9TEGGk

I'm just listening to it for the first time now, so I'm not really sure what I think yet. I am not having any negative feelings though.

derbydave

First 10 customers at RPM Records in Columbus today scored the Blue vinyl - Indie Record Shop edition that included a poster, stickers, "Do Not Disturb" doortag & Day I Die / Live In Paris flexi-single!!
Can't wait to see them in Detroit next month!!

Tim Simmons

need dat flexi

PJ_Soul

Wtf is a flexi-single?? I've never even heard of that! Is it what it sounds like? I.e. a bendy 45?

derbydave

PJ_Soul said:

Wtf is a flexi-single?? I've never even heard of that! Is it what it sounds like? I.e. a bendy 45?

YUP...kind of like the records they used to put on the back of cereal boxes when I was a kid!!  

Tim Simmons

PJ_Soul said:

Wtf is a flexi-single?? I've never even heard of that! Is it what it sounds like? I.e. a bendy 45?

super cheap way to get music out there. they sound like ass.

PJ_Soul

Wow, it's square? Weird!

ledvedderman

That is singlehandedly the coolest and dumbest thing I've seen in a long time. 

Yet, I want it. 

PJ_Soul

ledvedderman said:

That is singlehandedly the coolest and dumbest thing I've seen in a long time. 

Yet, I want it. 

I know what you mean.

May 30th

I am so glad they put out a new album. It has made me remember to listen to their older stuff too. Boxer side 1 is incredible. High violet is a beast. Haven't even gotten into the new album too much because I'm revisiting the older stuff. So good.

RobbyD462

May 30th said:

I am so glad they put out a new album. It has made me remember to listen to their older stuff too. Boxer side 1 is incredible. High violet is a beast. Haven't even gotten into the new album too much because I'm revisiting the older stuff. So good.

I'm a big fan of Alligator check that one out.
Secret Meeting!

CornishMan

I'm loving the new album so much!  I love the fact that they have evolved their sound and changed things up quite a bit, with the electronic beats, guitar solos, and a song (Turtleneck) that is almost verging on punk rock!  And another song (Sleep Well Beast) that is so abstract it almost sounds like it could be a Radiohead song.  All these things aren't particularly characteristic of their previous records.

But while evolving quite a bit, they have still managed to make the album sound unmistakably like The National, containing all the usual elements that make their music so great, such as the colourful drumming, beautiful piano parts, the mysterious but still relate-able lyrics, and of course Matt's great voice.

They've done well to change things up quite a bit, but still appeal to people who already love their music.  A great record!

lexicondevil

PJ_Soul said:

Wow, it's square? Weird!

Yeah, they used to at least cut them in a circle, now they don't even bother. They sound like crap and it's disturbing that there's a resurgence. If the music is that throwaway then don't release it.