New album from The National on the way

two guns holla · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:07 am

elephantstone Wrote:

LOVE the album cover
[img][525:525]http://assets.pitchforkmedia.com/images/image/27084.TheNational-Boxer.jpg[/img]

Me too. I got chills today when I finally saw this. Maybe its lame, but I'm excited.

two guns holla · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:08 am

BIG DICK McGEE Wrote:

Man, I just do not get the love for this guy.
Y'all need to chill.

Also, its a band, not some guy.

DumpJack · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:11 am

Z Wrote:

DumpJack Wrote:

I don't know what it is about this band, but I can't get through that Alligator album. I just end up shutting it off about half way through.

if you're turning it off halfway through, you're missing some of the best songs.

I was half kidding, actually. I've played it all the way through before and it just never caught my attention. On repeated listens, I couldn't get the album and just shut it off. Basically, I decided I'm not wasting anymore time on this.

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

dumpjack you are dead to me

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

Z Wrote:

F**k You Dave Wrote:

Definitely looking foward to this and a tour...I was blown away by them at Pitchfork last year.

oh man... the show they played at schubas the year before blew away the pitchfork show. (i know red will back me up on that.) they played "all the wine", "mr november", and "murder me rachael" in a row. it was unreal.

I got yer back. Holy shit, that was a great show. I have a feeling that this year's tour will be my last. I wasn't terribly impressed by their Double Door show.

hi matt.

hi hot dude from cloud room.

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

red i got your back and front

DumpJack · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:22 am

rparis74 Wrote:

dumpjack you are dead to me

I'm probably dead to a lot of people.

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

remarkably well-preserved

wilked · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:28 am

Wonder which opener would be better...

05-28 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom *
05-29 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom #
05-30 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom ^
05-31 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom $

* with the Broken West
# with Doveman
^ with My Brightest Diamond
$ with Elysian Fields

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

rparis74 Wrote:

red i got your back and front

i know you do, tiger. rarrrrr.

hey z, did you notice that matt's wearing a schubas wristband? funny.

wilked · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:35 am

Think I choose Broken West out of that group...in order

BW
MBD
EF
DM

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

red Wrote:

hey z, did you notice that matt's wearing a schubas wristband? funny.

i hadn't noticed in the photo, but i noticed it that night when he went into one of his little spasms.

shiv · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 2:46 am

yeah i can't get into this band. cool album cover though.

splates · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 3:51 am

This guy has crack Wrote:

I'm more excited about this than probably any other album in the past decade.

yeah

i didnt even like the album at first

Sketch · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 7:23 am

<--- Interested but not yet excited

FT · **Posted:** Wed Feb 28, 2007 1:58 pm

I went back and listened to Alligator again last night for the first time in months, just to see if I was missing something. I've always liked "Mr. November," but never really cared for anything else on the album. This time, "Lit Up" and "All The Wine" clicked for me, and a couple other tracks are OK ("Secret Meeting"), but the rest of it is just about as intensely meh as it gets.

I do have to thank Darrin for bringing a smile to my face by making me think of Meat Loaf every time I hear the otherwise insufferable "Abel." That is SUCH a turd of a song.

katie, a princess · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2007 1:50 pm

listening to "boxer" now. it is much mellower than "alligator." very pretty.

barker · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:10 pm

Quote:

listening to "boxer" now. it is much mellower than "alligator." very pretty.

Oh my!

Please share.

Timis · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:13 pm

katie, a princess Wrote:

listening to "boxer" now. it is much mellower than "alligator." very pretty.

lucky

Timis · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:14 pm

FT Wrote:

every time I hear the otherwise insufferable "Abel." That is SUCH a turd of a song.

erroneous

fuse · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:17 pm

barker88 Wrote:

Quote:

listening to "boxer" now. it is much mellower than "alligator." very pretty.

Oh my!

Please share.

Man, oh, man.

Sex, Drugs, and Dave · **Posted:** Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:39 pm

*drool*

Stop Breathin' · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2007 11:16 am

katie, a princess Wrote:

listening to "boxer" now. it is much mellower than "alligator." very pretty.

From reading interviews, this is about what I expected. Now, please leak (not you katie, some other soul whose job allows it).

Senator LooGAR · **Posted:** Fri Mar 16, 2007 12:12 pm

Timis Wrote:

FT Wrote:

every time I hear the otherwise insufferable "Abel." That is SUCH a turd of a song.

erroneous

Yeah, probably the best song on the album, IMO.

And, somebody get on this leak....TIMIS!

Black Magic Putin · **Posted:** Fri Mar 23, 2007 12:23 am

track 1 side 1
http://www.beggarsgroupusa.com/mp3/then ... empire.mp3

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