Articles tagged "the national"

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The National - “Runaway” (Live) (video)

by PopMatters Staff

[26.May.09] :. The National played a new song from their upcoming album on Canada’s Q...

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The National - “So Far Around the Bend” (live) (video)

by PopMatters Staff

[7.May.09] :. The National dropped by Jimmy Fallon’s show last night to play “So Far Around the Bend” from Dark Was the...

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Music Review

The National: A Skin, A Night & The Virginia EP

by Matthew Fiander

[12.Jun.08] :. This DVD/EP combo explores the band's process in recording their brilliant Boxer. The film is a bit overdone, but the EP nicely shows the parts that make up the National's sound.

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Music DVD Review

The National: A Skin, A Night [DVD]

by J.M. Suarez

[23.May.08] :. Moon makes use of cityscapes, landscapes, and still images to paint a unique picture of a band at work.

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Events Review

The National + Clogs @ The Sydney Festival

by Dan Raper

[29.Jan.08] :. The live experience heightens the introspective sense that the National bring to their music -- the quiet quality in their sound.

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News

Band is building a buzz with one of the best albums of the year

by Chris Riemenschneider [Star Tribune (Minneapolis) (MCT)]

[19.Sep.07] :. Some bands rocket to fame and pray not to burn out. Some become household names only after years of steady gigging and recording. And then there’s the National, which has slowly, gradually...

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Grand National: An Interview with the National

by Robert Collins

[1.Aug.07] :. From Cincinnati to New York to a stereo near you, The National are the latest in the line of life-changing American bands.

 

The National

by Eddie Ciminelli

[15.Jun.07] :. The last time I caught the National, they were playing second fiddle to their opener, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah. Oh, how the tables have turned...

 
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The National: Boxer

by Jennifer Kelly

[21.May.07] :. Brooklyn's band of brothers spins dark, sardonic songs about love and life, adorned with orchestral flourishes and aching with romantic desperation... an early bid for album of the year.

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The National: Alligator

by Mark Horan

[25.Apr.05] :. What if Leonard Cohen fronted The Psychedelic Furs with some country-pickin' guitars on board? No, I don't think we're in Brooklyn anymore either, Toto.

 

The National: Alligator

by Jon Langmead

[13.Apr.05] :. Pretentious, unimaginative and a complete waste of time, this Alligator should be put out of its misery and turned into a stylish wallet/belt combo immediately.