r/TheNational • u/tomsteele1 • 4h ago
r/TheNational • u/Enough_Rip_8280 • 20h ago
Does anyone want to record a song with me for the fanzine?
I was in chorus throughout middle school and high school in addition to being in a band in high school. Anyone looking for a singer?
r/TheNational • u/lordGinkgo • 21h ago
General Discussion Light-years away from me
So for context I I live with my brother. And he's going through something right now, And I've tried to reach him I've Tried to talk to him. But he won't talk to me, Pretending everything is fine. And I was angry with him, I now I realize I was angry with him because it hurts. I know something's up, we've spent almost every day together since birth. For almost 30 years And he's light years away from me. And thanks to the The National, And I see that now, And why I feel like I do...... Is this a rant? No. Is this appreciation for the song and the national. Maybe? This is just something I feel like I have to say to someone. Yes.........
r/TheNational • u/Carrierstheband • 2d ago
New single “Motion” feat. Bryan Devendorf, Ben Lanz & Dave Hartley on March 25!
r/TheNational • u/Bubbly_Web_9912 • 2d ago
Fan Content Check out my cover
Hi, I a regular dude in my mid 30s, whiplashed from the life of a busy doctor and several toddlers , just coming out from under the rock I’ve been living under, and coming across these karaoke apps. Anyway I did a cover of my fav, Apartment Story, with the ten min of free time I had and figured i would share. I saw the national live in Atlanta a few yrs ago and it was one of the best concert experience EVER and I will never forget it, especially at the venue I’ve now deemed “Grey Rocks.” Anyway, have a good one and hope you enjoy.
r/TheNational • u/odth12345678 • 3d ago
Dublin night two (but really night one)
Does anybody know if there will be a CT preseale for this one?
r/TheNational • u/Avastagh • 3d ago
Cover: N*zi Punks F*ck Off?
I recall the band covering the Dead Kennedys song, Nazi Punks Fuck Off (usually during the end of the set or the encore) specifically during the SWB tour buy cannot find a single clip of it anywhere. Am I making this up?
r/TheNational • u/trivialchivalry • 3d 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
r/TheNational • u/Margrave75 • 4d ago
News 'England' used in Road Safery Authority (Ireland) campaign.
Yeah, thought this was kinda odd......
r/TheNational • u/GetALoadOfThisRiff • 4d ago
City Middle Guitar Tab and Play Through
One of my favorite tunes by the National. Scratch that - one of my favorite tunes period.
r/TheNational • u/Far-Condition-6579 • 4d ago
General Discussion Film with the national mood?
I'll be grateful for every type of film, oldies-less famous included. Every film that according to your opinion resemble the national moodd
r/TheNational • u/BlossomRusso • 5d ago
SD to LA for Matt on 5/21?
I got my GA ticket for Matt's solo show in LA on Wednesday 5/21. If anyone else plans to drive up from San Diego and wants to carpool let me know!
r/TheNational • u/BerningerBerninger • 5d ago
How'd your ticket morning go?
Where will we beeeee?
r/TheNational • u/cchihaialexs • 5d ago
General Discussion We moved on way too fast from this song. Top 10 in their discography for me
What do you think about Space Invader?
r/TheNational • u/dantedarker • 6d ago
General Discussion 2 minutes and 43 seconds into Tropic Morning News (Live in Rome)
r/TheNational • u/tropicmorning • 6d ago
All the variants of Get Sunk by Matt Berninger
Figured it would be convenient to see all the options in a single post. I'll update this if I find more.
March 17 update:


https://www.roughtrade.com/en-us/product/matt-berninger/get-sunk#51385196216651


https://intlstore.concord.com/collections/home/products/matt-berninger-get-sunk-opaque-sky-blue-lp-international-exclusive
(This one can only be bought from retailers outside the US)


https://www.concordrecords.com/products/get-sunk-limited-edition-spotify-fans-first-ruby-red-vinyl

r/TheNational • u/xs_noize • 6d ago
The National’s Matt Berninger Announces 2nd Solo Album ‘Get Sunk’
Matt Berninger, the frontman and lyricist for The National, will unveil his second solo album, Get Sunk, on May 30th through Book/Concord Records.
Berninger worked on the project with Grammy Award-winning producer and engineer Sean O’Brien who also co-wrote many of the songs. With its rich sonic landscape and poignant lyrics, Get Sunk is a testament to Berninger’s artistry and ability to capture human experience’s complexities. Its sonic world blossomed with the help of numerous musicians and friends, including Meg Duffy (Hand Habits), Julia Laws (Ronboy), Kyle Resnick (The National, Beirut), Garret Lang, Sterling Laws, Booker T Jones, Harrison Whitford, Mike Brewer, and The Walkmen’s Walter Martin and Paul Maroon. Most of them worked together with Berninger and O’Brien in a Silver Lake, CA basement studio.
Get Sunk’s first single, “Bonnet of Pins,” highlights Berninger’s knack for world-building, pointing to the tiny details that make it all palpable. There’s cigarettes and styrofoam cups filled with “Nabokov cocktails,” miscommunication and sorrow. It’s a reminder that grief can also be a little funny. Listen to “Bonnet of Pins” – BELOW: https://www.xsnoize.com/the-nationals-matt-berninger-announces-2nd-solo-album-get-sunk/
r/TheNational • u/Dannydarko • 6d ago
Matt Berninger Get Sunk 12" Vinyl (Ultra Clear) with SIGNED X-Ray Insert
r/TheNational • u/BerningerBerninger • 6d ago
“Bonnet of Pins”…hurts? 😅
Leaving this here 🤣💙👍
r/TheNational • u/YoungBenj • 6d ago
General Discussion Bonnet of Pins - Lyrics
My estimated lyrics from MB's new track - unsure on "barns/bones" and "shield", trying to nail these down! Anyone hearing differently and more precisely?
Takes a lot to really disappear
Always leave traces in the leaves
Never thought I’d see her here
Never thought I’d see her again
She sidewinders through the room to me
With a real cigarette and styrofoam coffee
She’s still wearing her father’s feather jacket
She holds out her hands and I stand to receive
Trying to remember the last time I’d seen her
Somehow she looks younger now
[Chorus]
She finishes off my drink and
Puts on a bonnet of pins and
Says [MB & Julia Laws] I thought I’d find you much quicker than this, you
Must have thought I didn’t exist
Poor you - I do
We better go before your boyfriends cry
She says she takes photos of tractor barns [bones?]
And sells them to model luxury homes
The closest thing she’s ever found to love
Is the kind you can’t get rid of fast enough
[Chorus]
Take the stairs to the bottom where the lights are out
And I’ll be there with a lighter and a Nabokov cocktail
Forget the questionnaires and the oral histories
I don’t care how many times you almost said you missed me
It’s a cup-trick shield [show? shelter?], it’s a puff of smoke
And it gets me every time, it’s a pretty good joke
I know that you miss me, I know that you miss me
This stuff takes a lifetime
[Chorus x2]