The National - new album, May 07

two guns holla · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:10 pm

From their myspace page...

Quote:

The National is working on a new album due to be released worldwide in May 2007 by Beggars Banquet. They currently reside in Brooklyn, NY.

Not sure if this has been mentioned before, but you try to search on "The National."

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

i saw them twice last year and they played a handful of new songs at both shows. one was especially awesome. the others didn't really come off so well, but i'm sure they will be fixed up in the studio. also, a lot of it was more laid-back. none of the new songs i heard were anything like a "mr november" or "abel."

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

AWESOME.

thanks for the update.

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:44 pm

red Wrote:

AWESOME.

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:45 pm

obner!!, part deaux

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:48 pm

still waiting/hoping to hear about new releases for this year from:

sigur ros
iron & wine
doves

hmmm...who else...

editors maybe?

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

elephantstone Wrote:

still waiting/hoping to hear about new releases for this year from:

sigur ros

sometimes it's beneficial to check a band's official website:

from sigur-ros.co.uk:

Quote:

new album in the works
13 January 2007

sigur rós have begun recording their new album and expect to finish it later this year. in an interview with fréttablaðið newspaper, georg says it remains to be seen whether the band will be taking a totally new direction on the album. “we have finished recording a few songs but some more things need to be done. we don’t know exactly where the album is heading yet. we are really just experimenting at this stage. some of the songs we recorded are old songs which we had written a while ago, unreleased material which we never got a chance to finish. we decided it was time they were recorded.” georg says there is a possibility the album will be released this year but nothing is confirmed at this point.

but seriously, this thread is about the national.

e-stone · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:53 pm

Z Wrote:

from sigur-ros.co.uk:

Quote:

new album in the works
13 January 2007

sigur rós have begun recording their new album and expect to finish it later this year. in an interview with fréttablaðið newspaper, georg says it remains to be seen whether the band will be taking a totally new direction on the album. “we have finished recording a few songs but some more things need to be done. we don’t know exactly where the album is heading yet. we are really just experimenting at this stage. some of the songs we recorded are old songs which we had written a while ago, unreleased material which we never got a chance to finish. we decided it was time they were recorded.” georg says there is a possibility the album will be released this year but nothing is confirmed at this point.

sweet.

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 4:56 pm

Cream.
I have decided that Alligator may be one of my all time favorites. I listen to something from that album almost every day.
If they play chapel hill again, Tommy's buying.

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:04 pm

I'm telling you, with all the late spring early summer albums I'm betting on a Wilco/Spoon/National bill.

Timis · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:04 pm

yeah - i loved alligator. cant wait for the new one...

fancypants · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:10 pm

F**k You Dave Wrote:

I'm telling you, with all the late spring early summer albums I'm betting on a Wilco/Spoon/National bill.

Also:

rogneeb · **Joined:** Mon Oct 25, 2004 1:07 pm **Posts:** 12618

This guy has crack Wrote:

Cream.
I have decided that Alligator may be one of my all time favorites. I listen to something from that album almost every day.
If they play chapel hill again, Tommy's buying.

totally agree on Alligator. One of the best 3 or 4 albums of the decade in my book.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 5:59 pm

This guy has crack Wrote:

Cream.
I have decided that Alligator may be one of my all time favorites. I listen to something from that album almost every day.
If they play chapel hill again, Tommy's buying.

Deal. I want to see this band headline badly.

wilked · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 7:24 pm

<-----------Pumped

Kingfish · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:04 pm

At first I thought you people had cotton balls in your ears. But eventually Alligator creeped it's way into my graces and I listened to this year alot. Looking forward to this.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:07 pm

Old Kingfish Lee Wrote:

At first I thought you people had cotton balls in your ears.

I'm making note to load Alligator on the ipod for tomorrow because it's one album that I didn't hate but just never really approached the levels of appreciation that some folks around here have. So I'll give it another try. I've got to listen to something during my work safety course tomorrow.

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Thu Jan 18, 2007 8:07 pm

Old Kingfish Lee Wrote:

At first I thought you people had cotton balls in your ears. But eventually Alligator creeped it's way into my graces and I listened to this year alot. Looking forward to this.

I agree, but this:

Z Wrote:

also, a lot of it was more laid-back. none of the new songs i heard were anything like a "mr november" or "abel."

Puts a damper on my excitement.

Though, new National, KoL and Ike Reilly gots me a 2007 obner for music.

ptrck · **Joined:** Wed Oct 27, 2004 10:55 pm **Posts:** 5568

Old Kingfish Lee Wrote:

At first I thought you people had cotton balls in your ears. But eventually Alligator creeped it's way into my graces and I listened to this year alot. Looking forward to this.

i, too, converted

FT · **Posted:** Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:39 pm

Now I'm gonna have that godforsaken "Looking for Astronauts" song stuck in my head all day. DAMMIT!!!

Z · **Joined:** Sat Oct 23, 2004 1:38 pm **Posts:** 7979

FT Wrote:

Now I'm gonna have that godforsaken "Looking for Astronauts" song stuck in my head all day. DAMMIT!!!

we're out looking for astronauts... looking for astronauts...

or you could be singing "my mind's not right! my mind's not right!" over and over while enduring coworkers looking at you quizzically all day. i wouldn't know anyone who that's happened to, though...

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:51 pm

<---used to be carried in the arms of cheerleaders.

must listen to alligator today...

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Fri Jan 19, 2007 12:52 pm

Z Wrote:

FT Wrote:

Now I'm gonna have that godforsaken "Looking for Astronauts" song stuck in my head all day. DAMMIT!!!

we're out looking for astronauts... looking for astronauts...

or you could be singing "my mind's not right! my mind's not right!" over and over while enduring coworkers looking at you quizzically all day. i wouldn't know anyone who that's happened to, though...

Or "Abel c'mon...gimme the keys back" in a low and guttural voice, driving your wife insane. This album is like a virus..it gets inside you and infects you from the inside out. Queuing it up right now.

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

oh man... remember the schubas show when matt was out of his fucking mind screaming "abel"?

i just got chills. i wish i had a video of everything i saw that night.

omg, remember when i hugged him and he totally smiled at me?! that was awesome, too.

i can't wait for these fools to get back to town.

did you really get caught singing "abel"? nerd. i got busted singing the rapture this morning on my walk to work.

red · **Joined:** Fri Jun 17, 2005 5:34 am **Posts:** 5009

son of a bitch! i'm not at my desk!!!!!! i want to listen to the national. fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck.

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