The National I Am Easy to Find
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DoofDoof
May 17th 2019


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

It's a scratch and sniff - the album sounds like raw fish smells

DoofDoof
May 17th 2019


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

It actually reminds me of toothpaste.



They had the cover just with the girl like TWFM and then each member of the band smeared a big gob of whatever brand of toothpaste they use.



Matt's is the biggest glob, the minty blue fresh one near her hand.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
May 17th 2019


21031 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

What do people think of the short film?

DoofDoof
May 17th 2019


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

I don't like music videos as a rule but watching that made me think I like short films based around music even less.



If there has to be visuals I prefer something more tasteful and abstract like the sort of stuff the Tindersticks use.



It seemed over egged conceptually much like the album.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
May 17th 2019


21031 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

It was the most indie thing I’ve ever seen I think haha

DoofDoof
May 17th 2019


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

It was very 'The Tree of Life' without the supreme acting talents of Mr Brad Pitt



It seemed more like ammunition to the detractors yes lol

WatchItExplode
May 17th 2019


10720 Comments


I think Not In Kansas is the only National song that's actually grabbed me in about a decade.

anarchistfish
May 17th 2019


30605 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

didn't like the singles but i'm enjoying this, more than their last album

DoofDoof
May 17th 2019


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

'I think Not In Kansas is the only National song that's actually grabbed me in about a decade.'



Bit harsh but that one is the most interesting addition here

Tyler.
May 17th 2019


19035 Comments


couldnt even finish the first song. maybe the worst band of all time

DoofDoof
May 17th 2019


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

my glassjaw is on the floor that you don't like this

anat
May 17th 2019


5852 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

I’m gonna avoid the film for now lol

on continued spins I don’t know what the fuss about rylan is, expectation abounded and I avoided listening to live versions and when it was released yesterday so I could hear it in album context - it’s pretty standard fare.



there are no essential tracks here, but the closest is surely not in kansas.

Tyler.
May 17th 2019


19035 Comments


shocking take coming from me i know

dedex
Emeritus
May 17th 2019


13008 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

2nd listen in, and I'm really not convinced about this one. The female vocals addition is a great idea, but it kind of buries Matt's voice. And fuck where are the hard-hitting drums like eg in Bloodbuzz Ohio ?

AmericanFlagAsh
May 17th 2019


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Rylan is a 5/5 for me

dedex
Emeritus
May 17th 2019


13008 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5 | Sound Off

ye Rylan rules, but that's about it for me

WatchItExplode
May 17th 2019


10720 Comments


This album is like sitting watching the ripples in a pond with the occasional low-flying airplane passing by overhead.

anat
May 17th 2019


5852 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

with a banner on the tail reading “zzzzzzzz”

AmericanFlagAsh
May 17th 2019


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

Makes no sense to me that somebody can give their other albums a 4.5 and this a 2.5



It's not like their sound has changed that much lmao

DoofDoof
May 17th 2019


17667 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0 | Sound Off

If a band write songs of the quality of individual tracks I rated a 2.5 before and then fill a whole album with them how is that not a really understandable rating?



Blind loyalty to artists takes me back to being 15 and trying to convince myself 'Load' was as good as 'Master of Puppets' or 'Album of the Year' was as good as 'Angel Dust', something like that :/



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