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No, I'm not sure if Matt Berninger of Brooklyn's The National, does in fact smoke but I wouldn't be surprised. His grizzly, tired voice is as heartbreaking as it is compelling, almost like the one reciting WWII stories to it's grandchildren. Could be cigarettes that dragged life from his throat, or could be some sort of cultivated (and perhaps, pretentious) "artistic weight." Either way, his voice really is wonderful. It is Jeff Buckley-like swoon in an arena of Leonard Cohen's hopelessness. Mix this in with cleverly anxious lyrics and you've got a powerful vocalist.
For those with the penchant towards curiously hypnotic, rythmic and (thank god) quality indie-rock, check out The National's new album "Boxer."
Liar's concept album Drum's Not Dead is a brilliantly bleek adventure. "The Wrong Coat..." places you at the hazy moment of waking and locks down your limbs. It brings in an overcast that yields nothing more than its unobtrusive presence.
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Aye, this song just arrives at the end of the album and hits you in the face, out of nowhere... It's so much unlike any other Liars song, it comes as a complete surprise. And it's lovely, sure.
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Somebody read somewhere and then told me that he smoked through the recording of Boxer and then quit after and is currently not a smoker. I think his voice has cleared up a little since and it doesn't have the exact edge that it did on the albums, although, if it means he'll be around longer to make music, I'm all for it.