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The National

The National, September 11, 2010. Photo by Colin McLaughlin.
MFNW 2010, September 11, 2010. Photo by Colin McLaughlin.

melophobe saw The National four times between September 2008 and September 2010, in Seattle, Boston and Portland.

Songs we posted

  1. Mr NovemberSpotify Apple YouTube
  2. So Far Around the BendSpotify Apple YouTube
  3. Cherry TreeSpotify Apple YouTube
  4. Conversation 16Spotify Apple YouTube
  5. thenational bloodbuzzohioSpotify Apple YouTube
  6. Mansion on the Hill (Bruce Springsteen cover)Spotify Apple YouTube
  7. Mansion On The HillSpotify Apple YouTube
  8. Think You Can WaitSpotify Apple YouTube
  9. Exile VilifySpotify Apple YouTube
  10. Secret MeetingSpotify Apple YouTube

Every show, in order

  1. September 19, 2008

    The National and Menomena

    The Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA

    Words by Nicole Kristek and Doc Elliott, photos by Nicole Kristek

    21 photos
    15 of The National

  2. May 23, 2009

    The National and Colin Stetson

    House of Blues, Boston, MA

    Words by Heidi Kaufmann, photos by Ian Doreian

    18 photos
    13 of The National

  3. June 3, 2010

    The National

    House of Blues, Boston, MA

    Words by Andrew Iliff, photos by Ian Doreian

    13 photos

  4. September 11, 2010

    The National, The Walkmen, The Helio Sequence and Talkdemonic

    MFNW 2010, Portland, OR

    Words by Colin McLaughlin and Carrie Johnston, photos by Colin McLaughlin

    45 photos
    18 of The National

Fifty-word review

High Violet

Buy It

This album feels like an old friend; for fans its songs have been worked out on tour, while the casual listener is easily welcomed through Berninger’s syncopated lyric. Lush horns and strings mark a matured instrumentation, yet it lacks the unbridled rage of “Mr. November.” Enjoy its beautiful, anthemic existentialism.

Reminds us of The Veils | Sufjan on a “dark-cloud” day | mid-career Dostoyevsky
By Ian Doreian, May 26, 2010

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