The OFFICIAL The National Thread

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:13 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:39 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2023 8:36 pm I like the cut of her jib.
Right? This on the heels of me deciding to road trip it to Atlanta for the Friday of Shaky Knees and her only worry is me being back in Fort Worth the next night in time for a friend’s birthday party. I’m a lucky dude.

Shaky Knees is a very good time. Enjoy!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jan 18, 2023 9:15 pm

Unsurprisingly I love the new track.

"You can stop and start an athlete's heart" is quite the line from a Cincinnatian.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jan 20, 2023 5:23 pm

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:03 am

Fifth row for the Atlanta show.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:17 am

Philadelphia presale in 103 minutes.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:21 am

Y'all wanna pick me up a Denver ticket?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:30 am

Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:21 am Y'all wanna pick me up a Denver ticket?

Sure. How many? You good for it?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:32 am

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:30 am
Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:21 am Y'all wanna pick me up a Denver ticket?
Sure. How many? You good for it?

Atlanta tix were $93/seat after tax, tag, and title.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:01 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:30 am
Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:21 am Y'all wanna pick me up a Denver ticket?
Sure. How many? You good for it?

I am! I just need one, but hopefully there is no issue where only the person who bought the ticket can pick them up at will call.

If you are able to, just let me know where to send money and I'll do it today. Thanks, man!

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:13 pm

Have mobile tickets not hit the south yet?

Got a little worried when the presale queue claimed I was 500th in line to start but got in and got lower level tickets. Yahoo for me.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:19 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 12:01 pm
govmentchedda wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 11:30 am
Giff wrote: ↑Wed Jan 25, 2023 10:21 am Y'all wanna pick me up a Denver ticket?
Sure. How many? You good for it?
I am! I just need one, but hopefully there is no issue where only the person who bought the ticket can pick them up at will call.

If you are able to, just let me know where to send money and I'll do it today. Thanks, man!

You're in, brother. $65.05. I'll PM details for payment. Denver show is general admission. Looks like it's not will call but mobile ticketing. There was a little blurb that said tickets will arrive via email at least 2 weeks before the show (but often sooner).

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Thu Jan 26, 2023 10:33 am

For those of you that observe

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Jan 26, 2023 12:18 pm

Got mid-level seats, face + fees over $100 for the first time ever. Goddamn selfish Patti Smith, amiright?

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:20 pm

Got my tickets to see them in June at Marymoor Park. Hopefully it goes better than last time we tried to see them there, where it POURED rain and we bailed out 4 songs in..we stuck it out during Alvvays, but by the time the National came on, we were cold and wet and miserable.

Opening act is Soccer Mommy.

ETA: Yeah, fuck ticketbastard and their "convenience fees"...

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 2:22 pm

Giff and I win best opener.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:02 pm

If you're referring to The Beths, I have tickets to Philadelphia too.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:06 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 3:02 pm If you're referring to The Beths, I have tickets to Philadelphia too.

Beths brothers!

They're so great. Future Me Hates Me is such a fantastic record. Their newer stuff isn't as catchy as FMHM, but it's still quite good.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:20 pm

Kinda like the new one better. Less harmonies with the dudes who have some pretty not good voices.

Giff · Post by **Giff** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:25 pm

I've never listened to The Beths, but Soccer Mommy would have been awesome.

Sad that chedda didn't comment on my PayPal comment.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri Jan 27, 2023 7:08 pm

Giff wrote: ↑Fri Jan 27, 2023 4:25 pm I've never listened to The Beths, but Soccer Mommy would have been awesome.

Sad that chedda didn't comment on my PayPal comment.

I'm more a Venmo man, but I'll go remedy that now.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Feb 09, 2023 11:00 am

They're doing Homecoming in Cincinnati again this fall! Last time the lineup included the Breeders, Julien Baker, Future Islands, Moses Sumney, Alvvays, Big Thief, Father John Misty, Lord Huron, and Feist.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:23 am

1. Similar vibe to Weird Goodbyes and maybe explains why the latter missed the album?
2. He's using a lot more direct nouns versus allusions.
3. Again without the raw Bryan drums.

DaveInSeattle · Post by **DaveInSeattle** » Thu Feb 23, 2023 11:00 am

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Feb 23, 2023 12:56 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Thu Feb 23, 2023 10:23 am 1. Similar vibe to Weird Goodbyes and maybe explains why the latter missed the album?
2. He's using a lot more direct nouns versus allusions.
3. Again without the raw Bryan drums.

Who's the back up singer? There's definitely a woman singing. She doesn't rate like Phoebe, Sufjan, or Taylor?

ETA - Just saw it's Mina Tindle again, otherwise known as Mrs. Bryce.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:06 am

New song (released at noon) is really good on first listen. A little disappointed Bridgers wasn't more than background vocals, but the sound is right.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:11 am

Tom!

Digging this one.

Frolicking in suits is very National.

Phoebe as disapproving mom!

Really could use more featuring of Phoebe, but maybe they heard all of your complaints about IAETF?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 11:38 am

I did feel like I was making a reverse complaint there. Not even like she needed a verse, just something on the level of Vernon w/ Weird Goodbyes where her voice stood out.

rass · Post by **rass** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:43 pm

She was more noticeable in the video than in the song. At least I think that was her.

Eucalyptus is been about as HV as they’ve been since HV on record, I think?

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:54 pm

It seems impossible they aren’t divorced.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:33 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Wed Apr 12, 2023 6:54 pm It seems impossible they aren’t divorced.

Right? Although she's basically his cowriter. It's a fascinating dynamic.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Wed Apr 12, 2023 8:40 pm

They’re either insanely divorced but not for the kid or they have the most understanding-of-every-awful-feeling-ever-but-expressed-outloud relationship possible. Like it’s never hateful or even negative, it’s just a level of bleak maybe you can’t avoid if you’re a certain way and can’t not be under ~30 again?

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Sat Apr 15, 2023 9:46 am

Guess who showed up with T. Swift last night while my wife and son were in attendance?

Could be worse, could've missed an Exile duet, but STILL!

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Mon Apr 17, 2023 8:18 pm

https://instagram.com/stories/thenation ... Y5ODdmOGM=

Phoebe and the gals get it.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Thu Apr 20, 2023 1:42 pm

Review time is starting. WaPo is the first I've seen. Click the photo for the article (my favorite double phpBB trick)

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Thu Apr 27, 2023 11:29 pm

On …

rass · Post by **rass** » Fri Apr 28, 2023 8:52 am

Going to spend the day tracking my CD but I did stream it once this morning and the Swift song is very pretty. That's all I got so far for the songs I hadn't heard before this AM.

mister d · Post by **mister d** » Tue May 02, 2023 2:22 pm

The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:12 pmI tried to listen to The National, downloaded a torrent of an album years ago. I feel like I'd like them if I gave them a chance, but every song sounded the same to me.

Don't want to draw the ire of the Canadians so moving this here. On behalf of the swamp superfans, I'm going to take this as a challenge.

tennbengal · Post by **tennbengal** » Tue May 02, 2023 5:14 pm

mister d wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:22 pm
The Sybian wrote: ↑Tue May 02, 2023 2:12 pmI tried to listen to The National, downloaded a torrent of an album years ago. I feel like I'd like them if I gave them a chance, but every song sounded the same to me.
Don't want to draw the ire of the Canadians so moving this here. On behalf of the swamp superfans, I'm going to take this as a challenge.

Sybian is NOT wrong.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri May 05, 2023 3:48 pm

The Bearsville concert that's up for free on Bandcamp right now (for like another hour) is pretty great.

govmentchedda · Post by **govmentchedda** » Fri May 05, 2023 4:54 pm

govmentchedda wrote: ↑Fri May 05, 2023 3:48 pm The Bearsville concert that's up for free on Bandcamp right now (for like another hour) is pretty great.

They have to release this somewhere in the future. Shot in black and white, fantastic sound, small venue, great setlist. All the songs from the new album in order except they skipped Alcott, then Cap, Ohio, System, Light years, Graceless, Empire, Terrible, About, Vanderlyle.