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The National
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Release Date: 2001 10 30
Label: Brassland
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This Ohio-based band strikes a lush, adorable balance between the country-pop of bands such as Jayhawks and Golden Smog and the gloomy, depressing crooning of Tom Waits. Lead singer Matt Berninger manages to transcend leveling the fine background with some reflection and introspection on "Cold Girl Fever" and "Watching You Well." The country hues touched on in "American Mary" are only surpassed by the album's perfect song "Theory of the Crows," a morbid waltz through loneliness and loss. Throughout it all, the band manages not only to exceed their pigeonholed genres but gives a fresh perspective with brilliantly crafted numbers. Starting up where Wilco left off with their Summerteeth album, the group delivers a generous heaping of Americana and alt-country. Brilliant. Jason MacNeil, All Music Guide

Tracks:
TitleComposerTime
1Beautiful HeadDevendorf, Berninger, Dessner, Devendorf3:08
2Cold Girl FeverDessner, Devendorf, Berninger, Devendorf4:06
3Perfect SongDessner, Berninger, Devendorf, Devendorf3:15
4American MaryBerninger, Devendorf, Dessner, Devendorf4:02
5SonDessner, Devendorf, Devendorf, Berninger5:19
6Pay for MeBerninger, Devendorf, Dessner, Devendorf3:22
7Bitters and AbsolutBerninger, Dessner, Devendorf, Devendorf4:00
8John's StarDevendorf, Dessner, Berninger, Devendorf3:04
9Watching You WellDevendorf, Devendorf, Berninger, Dessner3:02
10Theory of the CrowsDessner, Devendorf, Devendorf, Berninger4:36
1129 YearsBerninger, Dessner, Devendorf, Devendorf2:50
12Anna FreudBerninger, Dessner, Devendorf, Devendorf3:07







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