this is perfectly how I feel about FTPOF and I enjoy the album, I just don't find myself reaching for it ever any more when I am looking to listen to them.
Each National record has at least 1-2 skips on it for me: aligator - looking for astronauts, friend of mine boxer - guest room high violet - anyone’s ghost, runaway trouble will find me - heavenfaced sleep well beast - born to beg, guilty party And more on IAETF, FTPOF, Sad Songs and self-titled. Laugh Track might only have 1-2 slips on it, based on two listens. I also recognize all of these skips are some other people’s favorites and my favorites may be skips for others, which speaks to how good the National is. They’re a band with a couple 9/10 records, a few 8/10s, and only a couple 6/10s. Remarkably consistent for 10 albums in 20 years.
And Boxer has no skips because it is a perfect, untouchable album. What an absolutely flawless batch of songs that was, recorded and sequenced to perfection.
This is fantastic. It's funny because I am in the ultra minority where I wasn't huge into TWFM and could not get into SWB at all. IAETF brought me back, loved it and return regularly for a full listen. Also really love FTPOF and have spun it quiet often since release. Laugh Track is excellent.
Fireproof Heavenfaced Instrumental interludes in IAETF I think those are the only legit skips for me since Alligator and I don’t even skip them when I listen to the individual records.
I can't imagine losing roughly half these songs! I think what they did with two separate releases was absolutely the way to go, even if "Weird Goodbyes" shoulda been on Frankenstein instead of Laugh Track.
Yeah. There are certain universally accepted opinions like how Vanderlyle is [criticism redacted for my own safety].
finally spinning, back to back with FTPOF. really dig this so far (even enjoy Weird Goodbyes on here).