The National

[LMP]

My girlfriend

What?

Glad to hear about you guys snagging tickets though.

 

[PhilsFan]

Jive's girlfriend is a photograph from the Hottest Chicas thread. Much like Laz and possibly Carlos.

 

[u2popmofo]

girlfriend scored

These are two words rarely used in the same sentence on this forum, so I had to quote.

 

[Jive Turkey]

What?

 

[LMP]

 

[Elvis Presley]

So this P4K interview with Matt... I really hope he's being misquoted in calling the song "Love Buzz, Ohio."

I noticed that too, but I doubt it was a misquote. Apparently, we all had it wrong up until now.

 

[onebloodonelife]

I noticed that too, but I doubt it was a misquote. Apparently, we all had it wrong up until now.

Doubtful. Unless The National were also writing it incorrectly on their own setlists up until now.

See the setlist I got from July clearly says "Blood Buzz":

 

[Elvis Presley]

True, but song titles are pretty fluid until it gets stamped on an album officially. I hope to know a bit more about the record soon, a good friend is doing the bands promotional photography and is in New York this week doing the shots. He's gonna spy for me...

 

[PhilsFan]

Again, the pre-sale code for the tour was Blood Buzz. I almost guarantee that it was a typo by Pitchfork.

 

[Jive Turkey]

\a good friend is doing the bands promotional photography and is in New York this week doing the shots.

jealous

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

"Love Buzz" was Nirvana's debut single. A cover of some old 60s group.

/randomanduselessfact

 

[Dalton]

Has the album leaked yet?

 

[PhilsFan]

Has the album leaked yet?

 

[PhilsFan]

They just added a July show in Brooklyn to be opened by Beach House, which is pretty badass.

 

[mikal]

if i hadn't been laid off last July, i probably would have sent this email to my staff today:

Good morning,

It has come to my attention that "Abel" is one of the best songs I have ever heard. If you have any questions/concerns, please see me in my office.

Thank you and let's have a successful day.

 

[Imperor]

May 11 it is. Still no title though.

When Brooklyn baroque-pop group the National released Boxer in 2007, it was a left-field critical and commercial success that helped them score them an opening slot for R.E.M. Even Barack Obama used the stately piano ballad “Fake Empire” on his campaign trail the following year.

Three years later, the National are putting the finishing touches on their anticipated follow-up, logging marathon days mixing tracks at a studio in Bridgeport, Connecticut. “We’re finishing all the songs in this sort of run-down Victorian house,” says guitarist Aaron Dessner. “The mixing is really important part of the process — we tend to really edit ourselves heavily.” Dessner says the still-untitled album (due May 11th) has “a darker and meaner” vibe than previous efforts but that it is also “catchier and more of a pop record,” referring to tracks like propulsive guitar-powered rocker “Blood Buzz, Ohio” and the orchestral anthem “L.A. Cathedral.” Berninger, who punctuates National songs with his transfixing, Leonard Cohen-style baritone, also returns to screaming in a similar manner as early National rockers like “Abel.” “Our last album was more restrained and this is definitely a louder record,” says Dessner.

Still, Boxer fans will find plenty to like too, especially on tracks like “Runaway.” “It’s the most understated, spacious song on the album,” says Dessner. “It’s the only one of its kind, as far as a ballad.” Other cuts, like “Little Space,” revolve around guitar loops and double bass. “That’s a new thing in our music,” says Dessner.

For the new record, the group also rallied a crew of their musician pals to contribute vocals, including Sufjan Stevens and Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon. “We never thought of it as getting special guest stars or anything,” says Dessner. “It’s more like our friends coming through for us.”

The National — Dessner and his brother Bryce; brothers Scott and Bryan Devendorf and Berninger — are perfectionists when it comes to recording in the studio and Aaron admits that bandmates don’t always agree creatively. “We’re really critical of ourselves,” he says. “And we spend a lot of time destroying and re-recording tracks.” Still, he knows that the hard work and frustration pays off. “We’re making huge strides every day,” he says. “We’re all about making the record better.”

 

[PhilsFan]

Also, a confirmation about the title of Blood Buzz.

 

[Imperor]

Indeed. Chances are we're pretty close to album name/art, tracklisting, and a single at this point.

I hope to G-d this thing doesn't leak until a few days before its release. Otherwise it would be way, way too tempting considering my resolution for 2010 to be a Year of No Leaks.

Insert incontinence jokes here:

 

[PhilsFan]

The timing works well for me. It comes out less than a week after my last final, and a month before I see them live.

 

[powerhour24]

Great graduation present for myself .

 

[u2popmofo]

I hope to G-d this thing doesn't leak until a few days before its release. Otherwise it would be way, way too tempting considering my resolution for 2010 to be a Year of No Leaks.

Insert incontinence jokes here:

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

"catchier and more of a pop record,"

Interesting.

And boner-inducing.

 

[Imperor]

HOLY SHlT

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

I dig the title, definitely.

 

[mikal]

mp3 pleez?

 

[mikal]

ps. there goes the theory that the album title would start with a "C".

 

[GirlsAloudFan]

the NASH!

 

[PhilsFan]

I cannot fucking wait.

 

[phanan]

The National on May 11, LCD on May 18.

Can't get better than that for a back to back.

 

[Imperor]

Sure it can. Broken Social Scene on May 4. Back to back to back. Just like AAU national champions.