I love the National. I am not hiding any sort of big news here, but their music is just wonderfully incredible and I was really pumped for this show. Jason and I got there early to catch most of TalkDemonic's set. I had never even heard of this band before and loved what I heard. One of those two piece bands that have really big sound. The drum, violin, sample combo was really cool and while I could have used a third member instead of a powerbook, I still liked what I heard.
The National started with "Secret Meeting" and it was clear right from the start how talented these guys are. They are incredible musicians who care deeply about their music. The lead singer was clearly sick and mentioned many times how the sudafed was affecting his head, but that didn't affect his performance. They were amazing during "Abel" and "Mr. November" and the crowd responded appropriately.
They didn't play some of my favorites on the album ("City Middle", "Karen"), but the new stuff (or new to me) was really great.
Going back to TalkDemonic. Apparently, these guys are blowing up and I just missed the buzz. I really loved what I heard and if you have the opportunity to see them play, you won't be disappointed. Coincidentally, this morning Pitchfork praised their second album with a stellar 7.8 / 10.
To hear some samples, Jax at Rockinsider and Aquarium Drunkard have some MP3s.
It is hard to say such a thing is clear.
i like it ,thanks
Posted by: abercrombie and fitch london | July 12, 2010 at 11:32 PM