Author: National, The

Format: Remixes included

Release Date: 08-03-2011

Details: Review "...a intriguing collection of smart, brooding Indie Rock." -- Cincinnati City Beat, July 2001 "Classic American roots rock with a distinctive sound all its own." -- Chicago Sun-Times, July 2001 "…most definitely…my favorite rock record of the year…penned in smoke an unusually sucessful case of soul-searching." -- Art Voice (Buffalo, NY), June 2001 ...like looking through an old photo album: random impressions manage to strike abstract and unexplainable chords in your heart. -- In Pittsburgh ...the quality of the songs and music within makes this easily the sleeper pick of the year. -- PrivyMagazine.com ...you’ll more likely than not face up to some of your dusky demons in their enchanted little world. -- Philadelphia City Paper The National have most definitely whittled my favorite rock record of the year. ...an unusually sucessful case of soul-searching. -- Art Voice (Buffalo, NY) There's a world-weariness in the bones... The band's debut is exquisitely wrought... -- Washington City Paper Amazon.ca The National make sturdy American music, the sort of stuff that's built out of solid songs, radio-ready hooks, and tasteful, efficient arrangements. The CD's earnest, straight-ahead material is often country-flavored, but it can also evoke '80's rock anthems. Matt Berninger sings of the heart's travails in a sensitive, manly way that recalls fellow romantics like Nick Cave and Leonard Cohen. He's equally adept at packing a slew of words into a single vocal phrase or milking a single word for dramatic effect. The guitar-bass-drums lineup is nicely abetted by the occasional piano line or synth flourish. There isn't room for surprise or eccentricity on this album; everything here is completely worked out and professionally crafted. But that's one reason this disc will appeal to people with a taste for well-made rock. --Fred Cisterna

UPC: 766481309642

EAN: 0632662555125

Model: thenational

Languages: English

Binding: Audio CD

Item Condition: UsedVeryGood