Big news for The National
Well here’s some music news that has definitely made my day a whole lot better. Brooklyn’s finest, The National, have announced a 2010 tour as well as an upcoming album. The follow-up to 2007′s brilliant Boxer is still untitled, but they’ve announced a May release on 4AD records. Hopefully a new single will follow this announcement soon.
If you’re unfamiliar with The National, you may know more about them than you think. Two members of the band, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, were the producers of the amazing 2009 benefit compilation Dark Was the Night, featuring the likes of Arcade Fire, Grizzly Bear, Feist Justin Vernon (aka Bon Iver), Yeasayer, Spoon, and pretty much every other quality name in music that you can think of. Additionally, Bryce Dessner is the co-curator of the Big Ears Festival in Tennessee this March, which is where the band will kick off their tour. I’m a huge National fan, so I’ve picked out some tracks that I hope anyone, whether new to their music or not, will enjoy. It was hard to choose just a couple, so I seriously suggest downloading a few of their albums and having a good listen.
Apartment Story – The National
Daughters of the Soho Riots – The National
The Thrilling of Claire – The National (I swear I don’t like this song just because it has an awesome name in the title)
I saw The National last year at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia. It was a pretty good time; they played some new songs that sounded promising, Matt Berninger was absolutely smashed, and the crowd loved it. Here are the tour dates if you’re interested in checking them out. Pre-sale tickets will be available starting tomorrow, January 26th. Here’s hoping that I make it home in time from school to see them play in Philly on June 5.
03-26-28 Knoxville, TN – Tennessee Theatre (Big Ears Festival)
04-22 Richmond, VA – The National
04-23 Richmond, VA – The National
05-06 London, England – Royal Albert Hall
05-07 Paris, France – Le Zenith *
05-09 Berlin, Germany – Astra
05-22 Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern #
05-23 San Diego, CA – Spreckels Theatre #
05-27 Oakland, CA – Fox Theatre #
06-02 Boston, MA – House of Blues
06-05 Philadelphia, PA – Electric Factory
06-06 Washington, DC – Dar Constitution Hall
06-08 Toronto, Ontario, Massey Hall
06-16 New York, NY – Radio City Music Hall
* with Pavement
# with Ramona Falls
Side note: it is 50° today here in Montreal. That’s 10° Celsius for all you Canadians. What is the world coming to?
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