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AmericanFlagAsh
September 1st 2022


13335 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed with Boney

AmericanFlagAsh
September 1st 2022


13335 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed with page break

AlexKzillion
September 1st 2022


17315 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

"I can't think of a case where one song would bring a whole album down from a 5 to 4."



saturday night wrist has entered the chat

theBoneyKing
September 1st 2022


24448 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Alas i do not listen to Chingy Moreny and the Deft Ones so I cannot weigh in

AlexKzillion
September 1st 2022


17315 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

lol yeah and only star wars takes can derail a sput thread faster hahaha

GhostShelter
September 14th 2022


973 Comments


I’ve yet to give this album a full listen. Tf is wrong with me. Its predecessor was one of my top favorite albums from the year and I still go back to it occasionally. Will listen to this REAL SOON.

mryrtmrnfoxxxy
January 19th 2023


16654 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i gotta revisit this. i gave it 4.5? i don’t remember it

Colton
February 25th 2023


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

did not realize until recently how good I'll Still Destroy You really is

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
February 25th 2023


20969 Comments

Album Rating: 4.4 | Sound Off

Yeah, their best since HV imo

Crawl
February 25th 2023


2947 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

I'll Still Destroy You is amazing, likely the most underrated National track at this point. Can't believe it hasn't become a live staple.

Colton
February 25th 2023


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I like how there’s a disconnect between the vocals and instrumental at first, like the song takes shape as it goes on

Colton
February 25th 2023


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

but also the chorus just hits

DocSportello
February 25th 2023


3380 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

This one def grew of me over time (can’t help but hear Day I Die as a knockoff Mr November) but yeah destroy you is a lovely little long. good memories of drinking chilled white wine, stringing holiday lights around someone’s patio, and listening to this album



that newest song tho, the one that mournfully namedrops blue American spirits in the opening lyric, I’m sorry but I had to lol my way away

climactic
February 25th 2023


22743 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

new national sucks, i can barely get through any songs after this album. this album is mostly good but kinda feels like the beginning of the end

Colton
February 25th 2023


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

they put out literally one album after this you guys are just dramatic

Colton
February 26th 2023


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

revisiting this one now and it’s got some clunkers. both of the new songs are vastly better than Born To Beg

Rowan5215
Staff Reviewer
February 26th 2023


47661 Comments

Album Rating: 3.3

first half of this has some dreadful stuff. Day I Die, Turtleneck and Born to Beg are all painful

Colton
February 26th 2023


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Day I Die is not dreadful but is one of their weaker uptempo rocky songs

Colton
February 26th 2023


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

the concept of a National song with a guitar solo, prior to hearing it, would probably be nightmare inducing, but the solo on System is money. actually really really good. idk who in the band plays what but it can’t be the same guy that played on Wasp Nest right

Colton
February 26th 2023


15313 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

ok System is actually amazing all around how did I not notice this until now wtf



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