first music recommendation:
the national
the main way i hear about new music is through a lovely medium called MP3 blogs. it's basically a blog where an internet saavy music nerd (not too different from myself) posts new MP3s, by the hippest new bands. now, i'm not going to turn this blog into that, because (believe me) there's plenty of them out there already. on the other hand, i am going to take advantage of the internet, and try to expose some really great bands to you, the huddled masses. this evening, we've got the new york band that got me through my dentist appointment today: The National. let me tell you the first thing you are going to notice about this band: the voice, that deep, soulful, baritone of lead singer matt berninger. the next thing that will make itself apparent is the lush instrumentation. these guys aren't your typical indie rock band: imagine sufjan and interpol getting together for a pretentious-free sing along. speaking of mr. stevens, he in fact guest appears on the National's soon-to-be-released/already-leaked-into-my-itunes record, "boxer". when it hits the shelves, you should really pick it up. if you're dying for some sounds immediately, try to find their breakthrough record, "alligator", which also is amazing.
MP3: The National - Fake Empire (which appears on the upcoming "boxer")
Stream: The National on Myspace
3 comments:
...krissy is asleep in the next room and when that He-man picure and your corresponding comment came up i almost lost my mind!
uh, also: i like how we've only had this going for a day, and we already have a "see older posts" option
we love talking about ourselves!
i want the power.
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