4. The National: High Violet [4AD] If there was ever any question that The National was capable of being one of the few bands to define today’s musical landscape, High Violet – their fifth full-length studio album – should send a clear message that they are. Starting with 2005′s Alligator, followed by their magnum opus Boxer, and continuing [...]
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The Best Albums of 2010
Posted in Best Of Lists, Movies, tagged Boxer, High Violet, Matt Berninger, The National on December 15, 2010 | 4 Comments »
Good Vibrations
Posted in Good Vibrations, Music, tagged Bon Iver, High Violet, Justin Vernon, Matt Berninger, Sufjan Stevens, The National on May 12, 2010 | 2 Comments »
The National: High Violet Rating: 9.2 Label: 4AD Release Date: May 11, 2010 Reminds me of: Beatles, Leonard Cohen, Tom Waits, Sufjan Stevens If there was ever any question that The National was capable of being one of the few bands to define today’s musical landscape, High Violet – their fifth full-length studio album – should [...]
The Greatest Albums of the 2000s
Posted in Music, tagged Boxer, Matt Berninger, The Greatest Albums of the 2000s, The National on November 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
#2. The National: Boxer (2007)- Hailing from Brooklyn, but originally from Cincinnati, The National developed a strong following over several years with a welcome brand of baroque-styled pop characterized by lead singer Matt Berninger’s deep Leonard Cohen-like vocals. 2005′s Alligator found the band approaching a zenith with their strongest offering yet. Somehow they managed to [...]
