Album Rating: 4.0

Hm maybe they just need time to grow. I do really like Afraid of Everyone, just not as much as others here.

"absolute insanity lol"

us at most rowan takes

Album Rating: 4.0

Can’t believe I said I preferred the Terrible Love alternate version last week. The original is considerably better.

Album Rating: 4.0

Nah the alt is better

Album Rating: 4.0

alt gang checking in

Album Rating: 5.0

isn't afraid of everyone about Matt being afraid of becoming a father?

Album Rating: 4.0

Are the b sides on the extended version of this worth checking out? I’m going to anyway, more wondering how good they are and if I should bump them up my queue.

Album Rating: 4.0

Duh, someone answered that question above. Sorry — shit memory. I blame kids and lack of sleep.

Album Rating: 5.0

I only recently checked them out and while I don’t prefer anything on the extended version to any song here, they are still pretty great. Be sure to check out “Think You Can Wait” and “Exile Vilify” which are from this era but aren’t on the extended version - those are basically on par with what’s here, essential National songs.

Album Rating: 4.0

Thx man checking out Exile right now. I’ll save the b sides for when I’m finished with the discog.



Really like Cherry Tree also. Solid 4 imo.

Album Rating: 4.0

It takes an ocean not to break — Terrible Love



What makes you think I enjoy being led to the flood? — Runaway



Those two lines sound very linked but not really sure how on initial notice.

Album Rating: 5.0

There’s a lot of water imagery peppered throughout the album, one of my favorite things about it.

Album Rating: 4.0

Yep and references to insects with the spiders in Terrible Love and the bees in Bloodbuzz Ohio.



Also, wondering if the spiders mentioned in Secret Meeting are linked to the ones in Terrible Love — he also mentions sharks in Secret Meeting. Could that somehow be linked to the mention of the ocean and flood in the songs I mentioned above?



Hmmm...

Album Rating: 4.0

Gonna have to start paying attention to possible links between the albums re the lyrics and references.

Album Rating: 4.0

I have straight up fallen in love with this album and there is no going back.

It could just simply be that Matt justlikes to reuse the same metaphors. A lot of lyricists do.

Album Rating: 5.0

‘Yep and references to insects with the spiders in Terrible Love and the bees in Bloodbuzz Ohio.







Also, wondering if the spiders mentioned in Secret Meeting are linked to the ones in Terrible Love — he also mentions sharks in Secret Meeting. Could that somehow be linked to the mention of the ocean and flood in the songs I mentioned above?







Hmmm...’



The fuck you prattling on about?

Album Rating: 4.0

Haha no idea. Carry on.

Album Rating: 5.0

The National Zoo



Don’t forget the geese of BR

Album Rating: 4.5

Or Karen’s cock