The National - I Am Easy To Find (May 17, 2019) Album • Page 77

chrisssssss lol

 

who's got takes on the q tip feature on around the sun vs the guest vocalists on this record lol

 

so I'm listening to this again and fucking hell Where Is Her Head is still so fucking massive

 

I can’t really separate the snob part of myself in any sad songs vs twfm comparison that says sad songs is more impressive relative to where they were as a band at the respective time of recording each. In a vacuum Twfm has more excellent songs, sure. Similar highs though!

 

no but I kinda want you to now

 

I disappoint my wife on a daily basis. However, in no way is this album better than anything but self-titled.

 

Exact same. These songs justify its existence. Most everything else feels like songs they could write in their sleep at this point, the have the formula down, they can’t really write a bad song, just some mid ones.

 

I’d probably add “Not in Kansas” to my list too. Cool song.

 

I’m a Sleep Well Beast head. (Boxer/Alligator are still my favorites still though).

 

I’ve given HV and TWFM a lot of shit for being sleepwalk national at their weakest respective points, so I’m not gonna call it a bullshit criticism. But I do look at IAETF and think if you’ve got 6 excellent songs and then enough good to very good ones to fill out the rest of a full length, you’ve likely got a pretty great album. Certainly not advocating it for top 3, but can’t support the “obvious worst since s/t” view at all.

 

Not In Kansas is close to being a song i love but honestly a bunch of those lyrics are too corny imo.

 

I think the fact that people on the internet routinely cite the same songs on IAETF as the worst and the best National songs shows that the record does some interesting, new things for the band. There will be a more universal head scratch of disappointment when they finally release an album that actually barely outranks their self-titled.

 

this record is great. phenomenal comeback after sleep well beast, which is not good. time to mute this thread

 

I... agree. not a problem with the songs on Beast per se as much as the pacing/tracklisting, which is a mess

 

sleep well beast is incredible lol

 

if i really wanted to burn this thread down i’d tell you which album SWB is better than but i’m a nice boy and covid is wrecking me enough

 

i think i know what album youre talking about but id love to see it happen

 

Sleep Well Beast is their best record. Last one out turn out the lights. Thanks.

 

The second half of Sleep Well Beast is the best thing they ever did, IMO.

 

Love SWB. Not a fan of Turtleneck though.

 

Do it it’s 2022

 

turtleneck rocks

 

SWB is so much better than HV it isn't even close

 

Yes, yes it is