Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Still second best Ntl IMO. At least half the album is 5/5 songs.

name a national song better than available

i'll wait

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Good call. It's definitely at least top 5.

Album Rating: 4.0

available is a top notch for sure. it's a shame that they don't make song like this anymore, i personally prefer the heavy guitar and vocal as in 'available' than 'gentleman rock' that predominates in their sound along the discography.

Album Rating: 4.0

they definitely got better after this, but i do miss the energy that they used to bring to some songs.

Album Rating: 4.0

name a national song better than available

Album Rating: 4.5

Once upon a time "Available" was a top 10 Natty for me, but I can't say I've heard it in at least 3-4 years so I'd be lying if I said it was still anywhere near that high.

Album Rating: 4.5

I’m sorry

Album Rating: 4.5

Forgive me girls I am confused

Stiff and pissed and lost and loose

Album Rating: 4.0

Lucky You is a top 10 National song

Album Rating: 4.5

“Cardinal Song” is right up there too. In fact this may have the best pair of bookends on any National album.

Fall asleep with strangers’ wives

The wild wives of unknown men

Good for you, you’ve just become

Just another one of them...

Album Rating: 4.0

Berninger is definitely one of the all time great lyric writers, right up there with Isaac Brock and Thom Yorke.

Album Rating: 4.0

DEAR WE BETTER GET A DRINK IN YOU BEFORE YOU START TO BORE US

Album Rating: 3.3

Available is a decent track (not quite top tier here) but the lyrical voice's immature self-pitying bollocks grates on me to no end

Album Rating: 3.5

Only listened to Cardinal Song and Available so far, but they are fantastic. Did I just happen to pick two of the best songs off of this, or is the rest on that level (hopefully)?



If the other songs are anything like those two, the score for this is baffling.



Gonna check the rest when I get home later.

Album Rating: 3.3

Think those two are definitely well-loved, but they're not in my top 3 from this

Album Rating: 3.5

After checking the other comments on this page, Available at least seems to be like, the best song here lol. It is fucking amazing, agreed.

Album Rating: 4.5

Those are two of my top three off this, along with “Lucky You”

Album Rating: 3.3

Rachel and Water Wall are underrated treasures here, but Lucky You is a top 10 National contender

Album Rating: 4.5

The lyrics on “Lucky You” just kill me



You clean yourself to meet

A man who isn't me

You're putting on a shirt

A shirt I'll never see