A couple weeks back, on a hot and steamy day in Brooklyn, I met Matt Berninger from The National at a quiet bar with a permanent all-day happy hour. Matt had just returned that week from an extensive European tour and he was just recovering from jetlag and months of bus living. We grabbed lemonades and brews and chatted about things most people don't already know about his album "The Boxer", hi...
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In this season's political climate, why WOULDN'T you show your support for the presidential candidate of your choice. The National have quietly voiced their allegiance with a new Barack Obama/Mr. November T-Shirt, available on their website.Maybe the song being referenced is not the most politically correct in The National's catalog, but it does have that certain "je ne sais quoi" to it."I WON...
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Brooklyn-based rockersThe National will have their fourth album, Boxer, released on May 22. The album - the group's second for Beggar's Group - finds the group collaborating with Sufjan Stevens who plays piano on "Racing Like a Pro" and "Ada," according to Billboard magazine. The National's last album, Alligator, found critics raving about it. MOG's Jennifer Kelley (http://mog.com/jenny), revie...
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Below are MP3s of both the new track “Blood Buzz Ohio” and the previous track “The Runaway”. Yesterday’s “The Runaway” mp3 I posted wasn’t working properly so I hope this makes up for it. I also forgot to mention that “The Runaway” is the new title of the song known as “Karamazov” [Thanks to Livio [...]Related posts:The National - “The Runaway” (tentative title) Here i
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Here it is, a third new National track tentatively titled “The Runaway”. The band performed the song at Q TV studios in Canada. The follow-up to 2007’s Boxer is tentatively scheduled for release in 2010.You can hear the other two new tracks that The National have played live, entitled “Karamazov” and “Wake Up Your Saints”, [...]Related posts:MP3: Two new The National tracks - “Kara
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I really wanted to post this earlier, but mog was passing gas, so hopefully MOG's big National fans will see this before 10pm EST tonite!The National play at the 9:30 Club in DC tonite (wednesday), but if you aren't in the area, don't fret. NPR will be streaming the concert live from their website. The concert begins both in DC and online at approximately 10pm EST. For more info about the ba...
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so boxer finally did leak last week (ignore my previous post on this subject) and damn, is it good! iv been away with my band for a couple of days, but as soon as i gave this a spin on my ipod (technically impossible i know, but you get my drift) on saturday morning i thought to myself "i need to mog about this record". its so good. its very much a follow up to alligator, but the band maintain ...
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From word of mouth I hear that Ohio indie rockers the National have a stellar new album out, Boxer. I'm still trying to get the band's last one, Alligator out of my head after one of my best buds wouldn't stop spinning it. So chances are that if "The National" turns up on a marquee somewhere, I'm going in. The band will first play some festivals in Europe and a free August 17th show in NYC befo...
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So I've been away from MOG for quite some time but I return with today after a harrowing, crazy experience yesterday at All Points West in Liberty Island.Amongst others, Friday's lineup for me consisted of:Fleet FoxesThe NationalVampire WeekendYeah Yeah YeahsJay-Z Seemed like APW was pretty well put together, plenty of bathrooms, concessions, info, etc. After coming off of 3 years of Lollapaloo...
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The National were on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s Studio Q last week to perform a couple of songs, one of which is this new yet to be named track. They’ve been opening most shows this tour with the song. Also, check below for the previously released cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Mansion on the Hill.”
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Starting to get the intended point here that Mark Mulcahy had a lot of great music. Here’s the second track to surface from the upcoming Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy, which features covers of Miracle Legion and Polaris songs by artists like Thom Yorke, Michael Stipe, Dinosaur Jr., and more. The [...]
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Author insert a music with WS Audio PlayerDownload (The National - Ashamed Of The Story I Told).More info on Ciao My Shining Star: The Songs of Mark Mulcahy. Related posts The National To release DVD in May (1) The National And St. Vincent – Sleep All Summer (Crooked Fingers Cover) (2) The National & Bon Iver – Vanderlylle Cry [...]
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It's been awhile since we've heard anything from The National. In order to drum up interest for their yet-to-be-released new album, the band decided to send TMT a rough copy of the album and has allowed us to describe several of the songs for our readers: Track 1: Slow, churning guitars start this song, followed by singer Matt Berninger's signature baritone, singing something about being tired ...
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If you've been following our blog for a while then you may remember us obsessing about the charity compilation album Dark Was The Night. The album was put out by the Red Hot Organization and featured songs from Grizzly Bear, Arcade Fire, Feist, Bon Iver and The National. Not only did The National contribute to the album, but brothers Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National also helped produce...
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I guess it's no surprise which candidate in the upcoming Presidential election your run-of-the-mill indie artist would vote for. The National have confirmed those suspicions by donating an instrumental version of their song "Fake Empire" for use in Obama's latest campaign ad. [MP3] The National - Fake Empire [via Pedestrian ] ~~
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