The National Alligator CD Album 2005 Beggars Banquet Chamber Pop Indie Rock

Description: Disc, Jewel Case and Inlay are NM/M-. For Multiple Purchases - Combined Shipping : Log in to eBay on a PC or Mac not a tablet or smartphoneAdd CDs to cartSelect "go to cart" not "go to check out"Select "request total"I will then send an invoice with combined shipping discount The NationalAlligator Review by James Christopher Monger "The National may sound like a garage band turned down, but there's as much primal energy lurking behind Alligator as in any mop-topped group of city kids with bloodstained Danelectros in a dusty warehouse. While Matt Berninger's lyrics and conversational delivery rely heavily on the kind of literate self-absorption that fuels so much of the indie rock scene today, he never comes off as preachy or unaware that the world would manage just fine without him; rather, he uses metaphor and humor as bullet points for a profound sense of displacement and anger. Out-of-the-blue statements like "f*ck me and make me a drink," from the brooding but lovely "Karen," are effective because the listener is brought into the story slowly, almost amiably, before being led to the plank. Berninger's wry, filthy, and often eloquently sad tales of materialism, sex, and loneliness are augmented by the stellar duel-sibling attack of Aaron Dessner (guitar) and Bryce Dessner (guitar) and Scott Devendorf (guitar/bass) and Bryan Devendorf (drums), who flesh out each track with so many little creative flourishes that it takes a few listens to break them down into palatable portions. There are upbeat moments found within -- "Lit Up" and "Looking for Astronauts" -- but for the most part the National are content with playing the genial fatalists, and while "All the Wine" seems designed to serve as the record's desolate backbone, "Baby, We'll Be Fine," with its quick changes, lush orchestration, and winsome refrain of "I'm so sorry for everything" is, despite an elegiac delivery, Alligator's loneliest track, and like each part of this fine collection of city-weary poetry, it's as brief as it is affecting." The National - Alligator Label:Beggars Banquet – BBQCD 241Format:CD, AlbumCountry:USReleased: Apr 12, 2005Genre:RockStyle:Indie Rock 1Secret Meeting3:442Karen3:593Lit Up2:554Looking For Astronauts3:235Daughters Of The Soho Riots3:586Baby, We'll Be Fine3:217Friend Of Mine3:258Val Jester3:009All The Wine3:1510Abel3:3711The Geese Of Beverly Road4:5612City Middle4:2713Mr. November4:00

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