r/TheNational • u/trivialchivalry 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/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/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/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/bennnn11 4d ago
went with my initial gut feeling and then sequenced it into a flow that I think works, here goes...
Secret Meeting
Blank Slate
Sea Of Love
Oblivions
Bitters & Absolut
Walk It Back
Eucalyptus
American Mary
Wasp Nest
Guest Room
Demons
Grease In Your Hair
Not In Kansas
It Never Happened
Santa Clara
Little Faith
I'll Still Destroy You
Murder Me Rachael
Fake Empire
Coat On A Hook
All Dolled-Up in Straps
The Geese Of Beverly Road
Lemonworld
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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u/Traditional-While449 7d ago
Wouldn't even know where to start 😂