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The National are back with their 8th album 'I Am Easy To Find' out May 17th.

 

The lead single 'You Had Your Soul With You' is out now!

 

 

Album tracklist:

 

1. You Had Your Soul With You

2. Quiet Light

3. Roman Holiday

4. Oblivions

5. The Pull Of You

6. Hey Rosey

7. I Am Easy To Find

8. Her Father In The Pool

9. Where Is Her Head

10. Not In Kansas

11. So Far So Fast

12. Dust Swirls In Strange Light

13. Hairpin Turns

14. Rylan

15. Underwater

16. Light Years

 

A whole song about Rylan Clark-Neale :o

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oh they are including Rylan

thats my fav unreleased from them

Such an underrated band - did radio 1 ever give them support?
Well true, they have a loyal fanbase but they don't really have a signature song and do they get or previously have much radio 1 support?

they had cazillions of signature songs but let's face it, they're not R1 material

 

Bloodbuzz Ohio is probably their most famous song

agree, they're very under-rated

I'd say they're probably the most popular band who have never had a top 40 single in the UK

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'You Had Your Soul With You' is such a great song. The National aren't a band I've ever paid much attention to (although I did love 'Bloodbuzz Ohio' back in the day as well ~) but I might have to now. <3

they're also amazing live if you guys have neve seen them.

They have so many great songs in they discography, Conversation 16, Bloodbuzz Ohio, I Need my Girl are probably my top 3

I personally think High Violet is their best album

'You Had Your Soul With You' is such a great song. The National aren't a band I've ever paid much attention to (although I did love 'Bloodbuzz Ohio' back in the day as well ~) but I might have to now. <3

 

I'm the same, they are always quite critically acclaimed but loving this.

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none of the newies have clicked with me yet

for me, the best song by The National will always be Conversation 16

this is one of the best songs lyrically in the history of music

every single line is pure genius

 

 

from genius lyrics:

In this song, a married couple with kids seems to be breaking apart at the seams. The narrator is speaking about how they try to put up an act for all of their friends, and how he’s evil. The title of the song might reflect that this is the 16th conversation they had on the matter already, so they keep falling into the same rut. This is one of the album’s themes: trying to stay in a relationship that is slowly but surely falling apart.

 

love this verse in particular:

I'm a confident liar

Have my head in the oven so you'll know where I'll be

I try to be more romantic

I want to believe in everything you believe

If I was less than amazing

I do not know what all the troubles are for

Fall asleep in your branches

You're the only thing I ever want anymore

 

 

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as expected from the early liver versions, Rylan is amazing

 

the album is amazing too, lots of female voices <3

 

This sort of passed me by on first listen yesterday but today it is sounding better. Interesting addition to include such prominent female vocals, I think I'm going to end up really liking it as usual.

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