On the recommendation of a friend I've obtained two albums by The National: The Alligator and Boxer. I have yet to make it past the first song of Boxer, Fake Empire. No, it's not bad. In fact, I kind of like it..so much so that since I sat down here 20 minutes ago, it's played three times. I don't know what it is I like about it.
Because I'm now in the habit of making others suffer through my current musical addiction, I'll throw the song up here for all to enjoy. Hope you like it!
Posted on 08/14/2007
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Hurry! Listen to the rest! Soon they will be your favorite band and you will see them live and fall absolutely in love!
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I hear Aimee Mann here somewhere, or perhaps an influence. (In fact, if you lowered the voice a 5th it would sound like her.) Also I'm a bit flummoxed by the meter of this song--it seems like they can't decide on a time signature. The great solution would be to use polyrhythm (2 against 3). Seems like they attempted it mid-song, but it didn't work. (Another re-write of this song would be a good idea because it is has possibilities.)