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AmericanFlagAsh
March 15th 2016


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Nah I wish TWFM was more fleshed out

benkim
March 15th 2016


4813 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This, Alligator and Boxer are tied for first for me with this one maybe just slightly edging it. There is an underlying uneasy tension just waiting to explode that tips this one for me. Songs like Afraid of Everyone, Conversation 16 and Terrible Love are extremely dark but brilliant! It is also the first album I ever listened to and it came out at a pretty dark period in my life so my bond with it was pretty much solidified then. Thank goodness that time of my life is behind me though.

benkim
March 15th 2016


4813 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Also, Apartment Story is NOT their weakest single by any stretch!

AmericanFlagAsh
March 15th 2016


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Not weakest, but they have put out so many better singles.

Ocean of Noise
March 15th 2016


11368 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Apartment Story is one of their best songs ever what

AmericanFlagAsh
March 16th 2016


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Noooooo not even. Bottom 3 on Boxer.

Ryus
March 16th 2016


37885 Comments


nope its top 3 national songs probably


AmericanFlagAsh
March 16th 2016


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Makes sense you think this is a 3.5 then

AmericanFlagAsh
March 16th 2016


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Like taking a look at this album: Terrible Love, Sorrow, Afraid of Everyone, Bloodbuzz Ohio, Lemonworld, Conversation 16, England, and Vanderlyle are all better than Apartment Story





Possibly even Runaway and Little Faith

Edit: Song is still a 4.5 so I guess it doesn't matter much

theBoneyKing
March 16th 2016


24890 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Honestly I've stopped trying to decided which National songs are better than others, all I know is that the full experience of this album touches me more than any of their others (though Boxer comes close).

YetAnotherBrick
March 16th 2016


6693 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

bruh all those others i can get down with but how in the earthly fuck is Lemonworld better than Apartment Story??



can we just talk about how amazing the music video for Conversation 16 is??

AmericanFlagAsh
March 16th 2016


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Lemonworld is so good!

I've never watched the video. The song is everything though.

barcafan21
March 16th 2016


2805 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

The song is everything though. [2]

benkim
March 16th 2016


4813 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Lemonworld is no where near being as good as Apartment Story as good a song as it is.

AmericanFlagAsh
March 16th 2016


13689 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Losin my breath doo doo doo doo doo doo

YetAnotherBrick
March 17th 2016


6693 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wg5geyUlU4Y



check it yo



and i mean yeah Lemonworld is cute and all, and it's uniquely verbose for Berninger, but Apartment Story is like... THE song. It's so universal while being so concise. And at risk of sounding cliche, it kind of ROCKS, yknow? hahaha i love this band

Prognoz
March 17th 2016


292 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

England was the first song to click with me and is still my favorite. Those horns are godly.

YetAnotherBrick
March 17th 2016


6693 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yeah that's def one of my faves on here. seeing it live was love

Snake.
March 17th 2016


25598 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

lemonworld is far and away the worst off this

YetAnotherBrick
March 17th 2016


6693 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

yes



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