The National - I Am Easy To Find (May 17, 2019) Album • Page 79

TWFM
SWB
HV
Boxer
Alligator
SSFDL
IAETF

Never got around to listening to their debut yet

 

Seek out American Mary and the live version of Cold Girl Fever and feel free to skip the rest outside of curiosity imo

 

In true fashion, I came here thinking there might have been a new album and of course its discography ranking

 

At the peak of my fandom, Boxer was my second favorite album, period. Don’t still feel that way, but it’s still easily my favorite of theirs (and favorite of 00s indie rock whatever). Maybe still in my top ten albums if I were forced to make a list? Idk.

Honestly haven’t listened to another full album of theirs in long enough that I couldn’t dream of a ranking. From what I recall, either Alligator or Trouble Will Find Me would likely be second?

High Violet hasn’t aged well for me. Lots of good moments, but not a super enjoyable album as a whole to listen to, imo.

 

Alligator to SWB is straight 9's and 10's. An all-time great run of albums.

IAETF is an 8. Overstuffed, but has some gems.

SSFDL is a 7. It's fine.

I only ever listened to s/t once. It's a 4 or 5. Very forgettable.

 

I have a nice and scalding take for you all: I find the title track on SWB boring

 

bizzare

 

Based on these dates, thinking the National will be announcing Homecoming & No Leaving New York in ‘23

 

“Featuring Matt BERNINGEEEEERRR!!!”

 

Gotta grab tickets for the Portland show with Japanese Breakfast. That’s gonna be awesome.

 

Is SHOWTIME the password for all dates? Anyone know?

 

Ugh, no Cincy date. Hopefully they're saving it for another Homecoming festival.

 

That’s how it went down with the SWB tour / all the tours and MusicNow

 

Snagged two tickets for STL, stoked! Come fight me during the sad songs like a man.

 

Looks like The National played some new songs yesterday

 

i know they probably couldn’t put together setlist that i didn’t say wow to at this point, but still: wow

 

that's as close to an autopilot NTL setlist as I've ever seen and it's still incredible - astonishing amount of great songs this band has to pick from

 

Yeah i got tickets for pitchfork in part to see the national because, even though i don’t typically love their festival sets, i want to see them play some new songs.

 

so no footage of the new songs has popped up yet?

what a shame

 

I’ve been looking periodically and nothing surfaced yet.

 

https://consequence.net/2022/05/the-national-new-songs-spain-concert-watch/

 

So fuckin happy the new songs aren’t piano ballads lol

 

and that matt is actually singing on them

 

First two whip. Third will depend on the lyrics for me. Love that they’ve got the guitars wailing for these tracks.

 

Love the prominent acoustic in Grease in Your Hair