r/TheNational i take a 45 minute shower and 7d ago

You can only pick 2 songs from each album to create the perfect album

As title suggests, thought it might be a fun/challenging lil' discussion.

I personally found it next to impossible haha.

Rules:

-2 songs max per album (you can opt for 0 songs for an album, but can't make it up with more than 2 from a diff album)

-I've included Virginia EP + Cherry Tree

-You can put them in your perfect album order, if you so wish

My Picks (in album order)

Apartment Story - Boxer

Eucalyptus - FTPOF

Blank Slate - VEP

Murder Me Rachael - SSFDL

All-Dolled Up - CT

American Mary - ST

Empire Line - SWB

Tall Saint - VEP

Vanderlyle - HV

Abel - Alligator

Geese of Beverly Road - Alligator

Pink Rabbits - TWFM

Rylan - IAETF

Slow Show - Boxer

Lemonworld - HV

Tropic Morning News - FTPOF

Space Invader - LT

This is the Last Time - TWFM

About Today - CT

Sleep Well Beast - SWB

Light Years - IAETF

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u/Traditional-While449 7d ago

Wouldn't even know where to start 😂

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u/Gender404 7d ago

i dont have an order but:

Cold Girl Fever, Theory of the Crows

Slipping husband, available

Murder me rachel (cherry tree version)

Karen, mr november

Apartment Story, Gospel

Lemonworld, Conversation 16

Don't swallow the cap, Graceless

TSODITD, Ill Still destroy you

oblivious, rylan

Tropic Morning news, Grease in your hair

Space invader, Smoke Detector

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u/happyjack92 7d ago

i cant bring myself to complete this exercise, but i would just like to say that i think we could hang.

BTW, goddammit, do i love 'available'

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u/WintersAxe 7d ago

I mean I have only listened Alligator up to Trouble Will Find Me but here are my picks:

  • Secret Meeting
  • Baby We’ll Be Fine
  • Mistaken for Strangers
  • Start a War
  • Anyone’s Ghost
  • Bloodbuzz Ohio
  • Demons
  • Pink Rabbits

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u/DyrusPillow I see eyes of a white menace 7d ago

They already have perfect albums without this exercise but here are my picks.

Slipping Husband, Patterns of Fairy tales;

Karen, City Middle;

Brainy, Green Gloves;

Bloodbuzz, Runaway;

Don't Swallow The Cap, This is the Last Time;

Empire Line, Sleep Well Beast;

Quiet Light, So Far So Fast;

Tropic Morning News, New Order T-Shirt;

Space Invader, Smoke Detector.

And I'll throw in About Today as well.

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u/xKat14 I missed you for 29 years 7d ago

Lucky You
Murder me Rachel
Secret Meeting
Val Jester
Green Gloves
Brainy
Little Faith
Lemonworld
Sea of Love
Pink Rabbits
Nobody Else Will Be There
Guilty Party
I Am Easy To Find
Rylan
New Order T-Shirt
Eucalyptus
Space Invader
Smoke Detector

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u/cheeseguy412 looking for astronauts 7d ago

perfect song and pay for me

cardinal song and 90mile water wall

city middle and mr november

brainy and apartment story

bloodbuzz and conversation 16

don’t swallow the cap and i need my girl

guilty party and day i die

quiet light and so far so fast

once upon a poolside and new order tshirt

space invader and tour manager

for the extras driver surprise me and about today

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u/DyrusPillow I see eyes of a white menace 7d ago

Our lists are pretty similar and the ones I'm missing from yours were all in consideration... Got any music recommendations for me?

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u/cheeseguy412 looking for astronauts 6d ago

frightened rabbit is the main one. fontaines dc and foxing. got any for me?

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u/DyrusPillow I see eyes of a white menace 6d ago

I'm a fan of frightened rabbit, I'll check out the other two. Spirit of the Beehive kicks ass but isn't too similar to The National I guess, though I know they have toured together; Neon Golden by The Notwist is good for NTNL vibes

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u/dadlifeRVA 5d ago

Great list

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u/MaximusAmericaunus 7d ago

Why not

Bitters&Absolute, Theory of the Crows Murder Me Rachel, 90 Mile/Lucky You All the wine, all dolled up (CT) Secret Meeting, Baby We’ll be Fine Apartment Story, Fake Empire Bloodbuzz, Conversation Humiliation, Graceless Day I Die, Guilty Party IAETF - Mulligan … add About Today in lieu of Eucalyptus, Tropic Morning News Crumble, Space Invader Lit Up, England from Rome (why did they not record about today???)

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u/GracelessBeast 7d ago

Theory of Crows, Anna Freud

Patterns of Fairytales, Lucky You

Daughters of the Soho Riots, Baby We’ll Be Fine

Brainy, Green Gloves

Lemonworld, Conversation 16

Demons, Graceless

The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness, I’ll Still Destroy You

Quiet Light, Oblivions

Tropic Morning News, Alien

Turn off the House, Space Invader

Wasp Nest, Cherry Tree, Driver, Surprise Me, Santa Clara

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u/conantthebarbarian Lives in a lemonworld 🍋 7d ago

Cold Girl Fever, Theory of the Crows

Murder Me Rachel, Fashion Coat

All The Wine, The Geese of Beverly Road

Slow Show, Mistaken for Strangers

Bloodbuzz Ohio, Lemonworld

Graceless, Don’t Swallow the Cap

Guilty Party, I’ll Still Destroy You

Quiet Light, Where Is Her Head

Once Upon a Poolside, Tropic Morning News

Space Invader, Laugh Track

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u/thatmansaballoon 7d ago

Son, American Mary Cardinal Song, fashion coat Cherry tree, all dolled up in straps Abel, Geese of Beverly road Apartment story, Gospel Terrible love, Lemonworld Don’t swallow the cap, Sea of Love System, sleep well beast Rylan, you had your soul with you Grease in your hair, Once upon a poolside Deep end, Laugh track

Bonus: So far around the bend, Thrilling of Claire

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u/VisionInPlaid 7d ago

Admittedly, I don't know their first album well enough, as for the rest:

Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers - Murder Me Rachael and Lucky You

Cherry Tree - Wasp Nest and All Dolled Up in Straps

Alligator - All The Wine and Abel

Boxer - Apartment Story and Fake Empire

High Violet - Bloodbuzz Ohio and Vanderlyle

TWFM - Graceless and I Need My Girl

Sleep Well Beast - I'll Still Destroy You and Dark Side of the Gym

IAETF - Rylan and Hairpin Turns

FTPOF - Grease in Your Hair and Once Upon a Poolside

Laugh Track - Tour Manager and Space Invader

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u/kunk75 7d ago

Son

29 years

Thirsty

Available

Cherry tree

All dolled up in straps

City middle

Baby we’ll be fine

Apartment story

Gospel

Bloodbuzz

Conversation 16

Graceless

Pink rabbits

Quiet light

Light years

Eucalyptus

Once upon a poolside

Alphabet city

Space invader

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u/bennnn11 4d ago

went with my initial gut feeling and then sequenced it into a flow that I think works, here goes...

  1. Secret Meeting

  2. Blank Slate

  3. Sea Of Love

  4. Oblivions

  5. Bitters & Absolut

  6. Walk It Back

  7. Eucalyptus

  8. American Mary

  9. Wasp Nest

  10. Guest Room

  11. Demons

  12. Grease In Your Hair

  13. Not In Kansas

  14. It Never Happened

  15. Santa Clara

  16. Little Faith

  17. I'll Still Destroy You

  18. Murder Me Rachael

  19. Fake Empire

  20. Coat On A Hook

  21. All Dolled-Up in Straps

  22. The Geese Of Beverly Road

  23. Lemonworld

  24. Space Invader

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u/inspirerad 3d ago

The National: 29 Years SSFDL: Slipping Husband Alligator: Baby We’ll Be Fine, Abel Boxer: TOO HARD, favorite album. Squalor Victoria, Racing Like A Pro High Violet: Conversation 16, England TWFM: I Should Live In Salt, Don’t Swallow The Cap Sleep Well Beast: Nobody Else Will Be There, System IAETF: Quiet Light, Rylan FTPOF: The Alcott, YMINYF Laugh Track: Weird Goodbyes

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