Album Rating: 4.2

agreed High Violet is about half of a great album and this is a full one < 3

Album Rating: 2.5

*glaring intensifies*

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I'm curious, does everyone find the National a "grower" band? I heard Boxer first, and I think they had me at Fake Empire. After that, Alligator sold me quickly, and it solidified the second I got to All the wine in the tracklisting.

Album Rating: 4.0

they do particularly have that reputation, on this site anyway



was the same story with TWFM

Album Rating: 4.0

"agreed High Violet is about half of a great album and this is a full one < 3"



let's not go mental now



HV is like half 4/5, half 7/5

Album Rating: 2.5

national have generally been full-mast from the off for me, SWB was a chub at first but got there eventually

Album Rating: 4.0

i'm still not the biggest fan of alligator. boxer is ok

Album Rating: 1.0

been listening to this a fair bit and some of it I'm thinking ah yeah this is growing a little



then I went back and listened to alligator/boxer/TWFM again and just lol at how good those albums are



the best song on this would be bottom 3 at best on any of those albums

Album Rating: 4.0

Alligator is love at first sight. If you don’t love that album I don’t know what to say

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It's funny, but considering this band again after this album, I do have new appreciation for High Violet, which felt slightly disappointing after Boxer. Listening again I hear it differently now that there's some distance.

Album Rating: 3.5

The only National albums I don't view as essential are their first two. Everything from Alligator on ranges from excellent to classic.

Album Rating: 2.0

This is strange, a Natty album that wears off with each subsequent listen... there must be some kind of imbalance in the universe. I’m getting bored of this already, unfortunately a worrying indifference is creeping in.

Album Rating: 3.5

Same here DotF. It's a strange feeling, a National album that grows off you instead of on you. Is this some kind of prank?

Album Rating: 4.0

I can’t be the only one who’s found it a grower? Maybe that’s just because I know and expect Natty albums to take their time so I was patient (even if I made bold statements early on).

Album Rating: 3.5 | Sound Off

It's hovered around 8/10 for me since the first time I listened. It's a pretty clear case of like 8 very good-amazing songs range, and the rest being filler and some not so successful experiments.

Album Rating: 4.0 | Sound Off

'This is strange, a Natty album that wears off with each subsequent listen... there must be some kind of imbalance in the universe.' feeling this

Album Rating: 1.0 | Sound Off

I commented on one of their facebook posts that this would happen. I suspect that even the fans that currently love this album will end up skipping all these songs in a few months time when listening to a playlist like "this is the national" on spotify.

Album Rating: 4.0

This is definitely growing for me

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Sad Songs has greater highs than this for me. Not that I hate this one, 3,5 is not such a bad ratting, but this is The National we are talking about here.

Album Rating: 2.0

Considering slapping the dreaded 2.5/5 on this and abandoning ship, at least temporarily. Maybe give SWB another go instead.