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The National – High Violet (CD)

$ 19.95
$ 19.95
Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Matt Berninger's baritone had always been the band's anchor, but *High Violet* is where the Dessner brothers' orchestral arrangements and Scott Devendorf's locked-in rhythms finally matched that voice at full weight. Recorded with contributions from Sufjan Stevens and Doveman, it's the album that moved the National from critical darling to something closer to essential.

High Violet is a nervy, melodic, explosive and beautiful set of songs that finds the band at the height of their collaborative powers. Berninger's singing - wild, half-broken, sly - evokes a feeling of being haunted, by love, by paranoia, by something just out of reach.

Tracklist
1. Terrible Love (4:39)
2. Sorrow (3:25)
3. Anyone's Ghost (2:54)
4. Little Faith (4:36)
5. Afraid Of Everyone (4:19)
6. Bloodbuzz Ohio (4:35)
7. Lemonworld (3:23)
8. Runaway (5:33)
9. Conversation 16 (4:18)
10. England (5:40)
11. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks (4:12)

UPC: 652637300321
Label: 4ad
Release Date: 5.11.10
Format: CD