Artist	Song
The National	Bloodbuzz Ohio
from Bloodbuzz Ohio - Single (2010)
The National	Mistaken for Strangers
from Boxer (2007)
The National	Abel
from Alligator (2005)
The National	Fake Empire
from Boxer (2007)
The National	Apartment Story
from Boxer (2007)
The National	Sorrow
from High Violet (2010)
The National	Mr. November
from Alligator (2005)
The National	Start a War
from Boxer (2007)
The National	About Today
from Cherry Tree (2009)
The National	Murder Me Rachael
from Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers (2009)
The National	England
from High Violet (2010)
The National	Lit Up
from Alligator (2005)
The National	Cold Girl Fever
from The National (2009)
The National	Theory of the Crows
from The National (2009)
The National	Conversation 16
from High Violet (2010)

Comment:

Pull up a stool and put that money away. We've got the first round covered and the perfect soundtrack for a long night of pints and pouring your heart out. Specifically, an hour or so of the National on repeat — from the threatening skies and scattershot drum shots of "Mistaken for Strangers" and "Apartment Story" to the claustrophobic chords and livid, corrosive choruses of "Mr. November" and "Abel." Why this particular band of Brooklynites? Because Matt Berninger bellows his pitch-black poetry in an end-of-days baritone that'd bring a church to its knees or chill the spines of ex-lovers; because alt-country and chamber pop belong together; and because there's gotta be a good reason why the National's five-night New York City stand was sold-out like an indie Springsteen tour. We'd explain why…if songs like "Baby We'll Be Fine" and "Lit Up" didn't speak plenty for themselves.

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