Sunday starts with a sharp pain to the wallet – ouch, CHF 45 for parking! That kinda sucks, as it was the same price to park the whole weekend. Oh well. Next year I guess we will do as everyone else did, and park around the town*. Continue reading »
Tag Archives: High Violet
Review – The National @ Alcatraz, Milan 16.11.10
God, how I love The National. There was a time when it was all I played (yes, that’s me, the obsessive). But I never got all fangirly over them. However, after Tuesday night’s gig at Alcatraz in Milan, I fear I might just be tipping over that precipice. I blame Matt Berninger and his damnable … Continue reading »
The National – ‘Terrible Love’ (alternate version)
My stars must have been correctly aligned this year, because as of last night I’ve seen The National twice in one year – y’hear that, TWICE! I’ll try not to be so incredibly smug, but with Matt Berninger‘s deliciously rich baritone still ringing in my ears after their gig @ Alacatraz in Milan last night … Continue reading »
Track of the day: ‘Pay For Me’ – The National
Lately I’ve been trawling through The National’s back catalogue. In the wake of the release of High Violet, I wanted to see how the band has developed over their five album history (verdict – someone is feeling anxious (spiders, ghosts, fear and sorrow) and isolated, and wants to get away from it all. But it … Continue reading »
General newsiness 19.04.10
RIP Devon Clifford – the Canadian music scene is reeling after the sudden death of You Say Party! We Say Die! drummer Devon Clifford. Clifford collapsed after a massive brain haemorrhage on stage in Vancouver on Friday night. So young – he was only 30. Heartfelt condolences to his family and bandmates. The National’s new … Continue reading »
Download ‘Afraid of Everyone’ – The National, High Violet
More goodness from The National, thanks to Pitchfork… Download ‘Afraid of Everyone’, the fifth track from High Violet, here. Continue reading »
Download ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’ free from The National’s ‘High Violet’
The National are offering a free download of ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’, the first track off High Violet – run, don’t walk over to the High Violet website to get it. If you can bear to give up an email address, you can download the deluxe version including artwork (above). Just hearing the first few bars of … Continue reading »
High Violet artwork and tracklisting
More details are trickling out about The National’s highly-anticipated new album High Violet, due out 11 may 2010. The delicate cover artwork is based on a sculpture by Mark Fox titled ‘The Binding Force’. There’s even a confirmed track listing now: 01 Terrible Love 02 Sorrow 03 Anyone’s Ghost 04 Little Faith 05 Afraid of … Continue reading »
The National – new album ‘High Violet’
Oh, the excitement! The National will release their long-awaited and highly-anticipated fifth album, titled High Violet, on May 11, 2010. The band kept busy during the 3 years in between the critically-acclaimed Boxer and the upcoming High Violet (releasing the Virginia EP and DVD of the making of Boxer, A Skin, A Night, and the … Continue reading »
