I haven't done one of these in a while because I've been waiting for a good one and believe me, this is IT.
The National's forthcoming album
Boxer leaked a couple of weeks back and it is going to be a huge breakthrough for them. Their previous effort,
Alligator, was also amazing and well received, but this new thing is all there. The gritty video for "Mistaken for Strangers" is at
MTV (of all places) and there are some other really
nice vids at their website
here.
Fake Empire, the haunting first track, is also up. Lead singer Matt Berniger's baritone is so timeless and weathered, it sounds like a softer, more even-keeled version of Tom Waits sometimes.
Boxer is out 5/22 and
The National are opening for The Arcade Fire, but not in Boston where I am seeing them THIS THURSDAY!
I haven't done one of these in a while because I've been waiting for a good one and believe me, this is IT. The National's forthcoming album Boxer leaked a couple of weeks back and it is going to be a huge breakthrough for them. Their previous effort, Alligator, was also amazing and well received, but this new thing is all there. The gritty video for "Mistaken for Strangers" is at MTV (of all places) and there are some other really nice vids at their website here. Fake Empire, the haunting first track, is also up. Lead singer Matt Berniger's baritone is so timeless and weathered, it sounds like a softer, more even-keeled version of Tom Waits sometimes. 
Boxer is out 5/22 and The National are opening for The Arcade Fire, but not in Boston where I am seeing them THIS THURSDAY!
