The National Band • Page 7

Trouble Will Find Me has definitely been my favorite over the past few years

 

Trouble Will Find Me is one of my favorite albums ever

 

This. This is a good opinion.

 

High Violet is the definitive The National album.

 

I'd say that's Boxer. It's a good middle ground between the angry older stuff and the mature newer stuff. They're all really great, though!

 

Alligator. Then it's a three way tie

 

And really sad songs is underrated as fuck

 

Unpopular opinion: I dig Sad Songs about as much as I do High Violet. On the fucked up power of 'Cardinal Song', 'Slipping Husband', 'Available' and 'Fashion Coat' alone.

 

Available is a top tier national song

 

One day we in this thread will talk about the weird racial and sexual things Matt B. has written and discuss if they're problematic or exploratory.

 

Little column a, little column b

 

Boxer is the greatest album of all time

 

Honestly my favorite release of theirs changes all the time

 

Slipped is ridiculously underrated.

I really need a new album soon. These guys have put out maybe five less than great songs in 14 years.

 

Sad Songs is much better than High Violet. The quality of musicianship and production is higher on the latter but the songs are so much more interesting on SSFDL. Glad to see Fashion Coat get a shoutout, always felt like that one totally slipped under the radar. And the first three songs are up there with the best of their career.

 

a new album announcement has gotta be coming soon, right?

 

I'm not stupid I swear, I read the foreign news to understand my nation
You get two options in the You Estates
Black city bloodbath or white country rape

 

I wouldn't say any album after their debut is much better than any other. Plus Bloodbuzz and England are perfect.

 

Not sure if anything will ever top JV and Sufjan jumping on stage with The National when it comes to personal live experiences.

TWFM is my favorite.

 

I didn't know that Sad Songs had so many supporters.

 

Cardinal Song ++++

Also I'm so excited for this record I still listen to Prom Song on the regular

 

90 Mile Water Wall >>>>

 

"About Today" punches me in the gut every time I listen.

I love this band dearly.

 

Available >

 

Fashion Coat was one of the first songs I learned to drum.