The National Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
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Larkinhill
July 25th 2019


8315 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Yeah first half up to Available and Lucky You are mostly great. It’s everything in between that’s disposable. Half of a great album basically.

Icebloom
July 25th 2019


1020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Pretty much yeah, though I'm not fond of Matt's vocals on Available and Slipping Husband. Never dug Abel for the same reason

Larkinhill
July 25th 2019


8315 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Damn, for real? Those two songs are my favorite performances of his on here.

Icebloom
July 25th 2019


1020 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Haha yeah I easily prefer restrained Matt over screaming Matt.

blastOFFitsPARTYtime
July 25th 2019


1976 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5 | Sound Off

Harsh Matt gives me life.



Both in my top 10 Ntl tracks across the discog.

RadioSuicide
July 26th 2019


2869 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

This is the biggest grower in their discog. Don't mistake this for a half-assed attempt at an album, rather a band still fleshing out their sound and experimenting. This and Cherry Tree paved the way for them, and while being maybe 75% as good as their best, they aged better than any album they put out afterward. Think when I first heard SS 10 years ago i gave it a 3... lol. I was so wrong.

ian b
July 26th 2019


2179 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

harsh matt is the only time this band displays emotion overtly rather than subtly. available is a top 5 national track fight me

anarchistfish
July 26th 2019


30534 Comments


top 3 national track

RadioSuicide
July 30th 2019


2869 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

One of Matt's best to be sure, and that riff is so good. Still wouldn't even make my top 5 for this album most days.

RadioSuicide
July 30th 2019


2869 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Alright I've listened this enough times to think Trophy Wife is actually a fucking gem time to 5 this sum bitch

Larkinhill
July 30th 2019


8315 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Damn I can’t get into that stretch at ALL (Trophy wife, sugar wife, patterns of fairytales, fashion coat).

RadioSuicide
July 31st 2019


2869 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Admittedly, Trophy Wife sounds MUCH better with headphones. The first 20 seconds of Sugar Wife is pretty cringey, but the rest of the song finds a host of good melodies to anchor it, pretty underrated. Fashion Coat is beautiful and it resounds with me on so many levels. Love the piano seguing into that surfy riff for the chorus, really gives the song a unique vibe.

TalonsOfFire
Emeritus
July 31st 2019


21027 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

I'm not big on Sugar Wife but the four songs after it are all great. Excellent and underrated album.

RadioSuicide
July 31st 2019


2869 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Finally a sensible person. Tough to beat that front half, but it's closer than people here make it seem. The average for this is dumb low, but I get it in the sense that it isn't nearly as accessible as their later stuff, especially in the way of production.

ian b
July 31st 2019


2179 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

giving this another spin in the hopes that i might actually enjoy the second half

ian b
July 31st 2019


2179 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

yeah nope as far as i'm concerned, this album ends with "Available". although i have a newfound appreciation for "Slipping Husband" at least lol

DoofDoof
July 31st 2019


17292 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Bad Dongs for Flirty Buggers

Larkinhill
July 31st 2019


8315 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Last two songs for me are Available and Lucky You.

ian b
July 31st 2019


2179 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

im laughing perhaps too hard at that doof

also yeah Lucky You is easily the best track on the string of songs after Available

SandwichBubble
September 24th 2019


13965 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

Underrated this, bumped to a 3.5 for now.

Just had Available pop on the work playlist, damn good tune



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