Album Rating: 4.5

Yeah if you ignore the last two songs this is basically perfect.

Album Rating: 4.5

agreed goddamn

Thanks Cole < 3

Album Rating: 3.5

okay so the 'core' tracks of this thing are very very good, damn



why hadn't I checked this one until now?

This is better than anything they released after boxer, actually

Album Rating: 3.5

do you include the last 2 tracks? I wouldn't.



still not true either way when HV is their peak

Album Rating: 4.5

If you pretend the last two are bonus tracks (which they kind of are?), this is essentially another National 5. That said, the “Murder Me Rachel” live version is competent even if it was never a favorite song of mine and “A Reasonable Man” I admit has grown on me somewhat even if it still doesn’t quite read as a National song (since it essentially isn’t).

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah I'd considered them bonus tracks, whenever you see 'live' towards the end of a track-listing it certainly conjures up such thoughts immediately



I'd (quite obviously) already heard All The Wine a ton, but the other 4 tracks are rather nice additions I must say. All Dolled-Up > Cherry Tree > About Today > Wasp Nest thus far. All at least 3.5 (early estimate).

Album Rating: 3.5

This is better than anything they released after High Violet. The live version of About Today on The Virginia EP is superior to the one here, though, I'm always listening to CT with that version, no "bonus track feeling" for me here.