 | Boxer [Read More ...]
The follow-up to 2005's "Alligator" is filled with lush arrangements and sees the band incorporating new instrumentation and expanded musical elements such as piano, trumpet, and more prominent background vocals. |
 | Alligator [Read More ...]
Description: These five Cincinnati friends recorded two albums for Brassland before signing to Beggars Banquet. Their last effort, "Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers", was touted as one of the year's best by Rolling Stone and other magazines. On "Alligator", Matt Berninger's potent baritone still in... |
 | Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers [Read More ...]
Description: For a band that's been compared to Joy Division, Leonard Cohen, Wilco, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, the National sure sounds a lot more like the Czars or Uncle Tupelo on this sophomore album Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers. The band focuses on slow atmospheric songs, it's when i... |
 | Cherry Tree [Read More ...]
great cd:cd is over far too quickly, but it's packed with great music. wasp nest is an absolutely incredible song and starts things off right - and the rest of the cd keeps right up with it. if you're already a fan of the national, you must have this, and if not, it's a great introduction. |
 | The National [Read More ...]
Description: 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... |
 | BOXER [Read More ...]
The follow-up to 2005's "Alligator" is filled with lush arrangements and sees the band incorporating new instrumentation and expanded musical elements such as piano, trumpet, and more prominent background vocals. |
 | ALLIGATOR [Read More ...]
Description: These five Cincinnati friends recorded two albums for Brassland before signing to Beggars Banquet. Their last effort, "Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers", was touted as one of the year's best by Rolling Stone and other magazines. On "Alligator", Matt Berninger's potent baritone still in... |
 | Kicking the National Habit [Read More ...]
This is the Grand National's debut album and it is released in the USA as a special limited edition with 4 bonus tracks and 3 remixes! |
 | Luna [Read More ...]
Description: LUNA is a powerful rock album that is both hard-hitting and melodic. Featuring 12 songs, produced by acclaimed Producer James Paul Wisner, (Underoath, Dashboard Confessional, Paramore), LUNA captures the aggressive energy of this young band as they deliver one memorable song afte... |
 | Masterworks Reworked [Read More ...]
Review: Not exactly 'Hooked On Classics'...:Quite a find. My brother introduced me to this CD recently (even went so far as to 'burn' me a copy of select tracks), but I had to have a copy myself. If that isn't a ringing endorsement, I don't know what is...
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 | National Skyline [Read More ...]
Review: Neat:This c.d is really nice, the only reason i don't give it 4 stars is because the price is way too much for just 7 songs. Jeff Garber and Jeff Dimpsey can create some really spooky atmospheres with their music. Overall a decent debut ep, for perfection you should check out t... |
 | Exit Now [Read More ...]
Review: Great songs:National Skyline have been on a hiatus for a while, with Jeff Garber performing in Year of the Rabbit and then The Joy Circuit (both bands are no longer together.) Now they are supposedly reformed and working on new material. If the new album were to be in the vein ... |
 | Dekkagar [Read More ...]
Description: You don't really need to know that there are 70 tracks (more than half "mouth sounds") on Dekkagar's delightful opener, "Making Love (In the Natural Light)," to appreciate its Superfly-like charms. Chicago is the home of Curtis Mayfield Drive after all, and these Renaissance men-... |
 | Drink and a Quick Decision [Read More ...]
Description: This U.K. duo barely blipped the radar here with its 2004 debut, "Kicking the National Habit," a sublime, catchy melange of the Police's rhythmic pop, New Order's dance-driven rock and the Bee Gees' knack for melody. "A Drink and a Quick Question" is more diverse, touching on the... |
![]() | This Equals Everything [Read More ...]
Review: There's a ladder ahead....:I really expected more from this album. I had heard the song "October" from the Exit Now Ep and loved it. I will admit they did create a unique atmosphere on this album, it feels like you are awake at 3 a.m in the middle of a city somewhere. But at t... |
 | The Meter Glows [Read More ...]
Here Come the Fear Jets:This album makes me think of the days when John Cale had us all living in a state of fear and Brian Eno was calling in the warm jets. Highest recommendations. |
![]() | Fontana [Read More ...]
Review: Wow, The National Splits rock! Ziggy Stardust meets GBV:The National Splits deserve serious props. This is a fun, smart, well-crafted album. The sound falls somewhere between ziggy stardust era Bowie, T-rex, Modest Mouse and Guided by Voices. Having said that I would add that it... |
 | Abel [Read More ...]
The title track is backed with two previously unreleased tracks, 'Driver, Surprise Me' & 'Keep It Upstairs'. Beggars Banquet. 2005. |
 | Lit Up [Read More ...]
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