The National - The National (Black Vinyl) Vinyl trying to get a sense

trying to get a sense of its vibration and then translate that into music

" where Gumball's garage punk monotone delivery and Falcon Bitch's tuneful tenor volley back and forth in what sounds like the theme song for some Adult Swim cartoon

cheap champagne soaked back-alley parties

and basically any genre on the map

Maggots recycle death into life

The National - The National (Black Vinyl) Vinyl trying to get a senseCelebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, The Nationals self titled debut album of sozzled Americana is a thing of beauty, laden with heavy hints that this was a special band in the making. Their first release, The National arrived two years after The National formed, a time when they were juggling bandlife with needing to hold down full time jobs. And while nods to the alt. rock artists that inspired them (Pavement, Silver Jews) can be heard, so too