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13th June 2008

The National – The Virginia

This post was written by Benji

I am generally not a fan of bands releasing live content without any unreleased songs. Though The National’s The Virginia – EP does have a few unreleased songs, it still reeks of a band trying to capitalize on newfound popularity. But it’s The National, so I’ll let it slide. That said, I wanted to share with you a few tracks from the album. The first is “Mansion on the Hill” is a slow-rolling, ‘Ada-esque’ track that will ultimately leave you breathless in the wake of its beauty. “Tall Saint” is certainly a more urgent and charged piece that reminds you that The National haven’t lost that edge from Alligator.

Buy The Virginia – EP here (comes with a DVD!)

Listen to “Mansion on the Hill” (4.6/5) Matt Berninger! Matt Berninger!

Listen to “Tall Saint” (4.5/5) Matt Berninger!

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1 On June 13th, 2008, Dan said:
“Mansion on the Hill” is a Springsteen tune.

posted on June 13th, 2008 at 3:00 pm
2 On June 15th, 2008, David said:
Perhaps you didn’t get a chance to read the liner notes with the EP, but “Mansion on the Hill” is a Springsteen cover. This is their performance of it at the Nebraska tribute concert at the Wintergarden in NYC a couple of years ago.
I do think that for people who are interested in peeking into their songwriting process, having these demos, especially of “Slow Show,” is neat. Also, having seen them play a similar performance of “About Today,” I’m thrilled to have it to listen to again. Their songs are always evolving live, so having live bits is always welcome.

posted on June 15th, 2008 at 9:02 pm

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