Fresh off the release of one of the best albums of the first half of 2007, Boxer, The National arrived in our Nation's Capital for a show at the 9:30 Club. Drawing heavily from both the new album and its predecessor, Alligator, the band was able to make the space in the club seem larger or smaller depending on the song (or even portions of a song). "Fake Empire" and "Mistaken For Strangers" went from intimate to fierce in the matter of a few bars and an encore of "Abel" was out of control. And I can't help but think that the band has listened to their far share of Leonard Cohen, The Replacements and Guided By Voices.
All of this was recorded live for the good folks at NPR's All Songs Considered. Check out their site here replete with a podcast of the concert, an interview with the band and a slideshow from the 9:30 Club. Enjoy
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What!?! No mention of Shapes and Sizes??
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