The National – “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness”

This is what I like to call a "damn good song."

 

Ohh me likey

 

Such a good song, and some great news to wake up to today!

 

A fucking guitar solo?! This band is insane

 

My review of this song would consist of one word:

Yup.

Or, as Linda Belcher would say: Allllriiiiiight.

 

Stoked

 

fuck yeah

 

They make so many others bands sound pathetic

 

This is good

I'm cc-ing @sophos34 because I want to know if I'm right/wrong about the mix feeling off

But I like the song

 

This might be the most I've ever liked The National, style-wise

 

I love this band so much.

 

This is one of their best songs ever mix sounded fine to me it's aggressive I like it

 

The drums just felt so off to me, like, they felt detached from the song if that makes sense. I wish I could word it better haha. But you've got the more professional ear so I'll definitely take your word for it.

 

I'll have to listen again in critique mode I was mostly just in awe at the songwriting and guitars

 

The songwriting/guitars are very very good

I've liked The National songs but I definitely need to revisit their albums as a whole, I think I'd like them a lot

 

Woah.

 

jake is probably gonna recommend that you listen to Alligator (he'd be right) and I am gonna recommend that you listen to Boxer (I'm also right) but really you should just listen to whatever album Laura tells you to first

 

I'll probably just go chronological and see what happens! Hahaha

 

A guitar solo in a National song haha, fantastic.

 

...and I would probably recommend reverse chronological, haha

 

Spot on

 

I second this!

High Violet will always be my fave though.

 

Man this is a damn fine cup of National

 

Best band in the world