High Violet

100 Favorite Songs (100 music items)

"The National - Lemonworld So happy I was invited Gave me a reason to get out of the city See you inside watching swarms on TV Living and dying in New York, it means nothing to me I gave my heart to the army The only sentimental thing I could think of With cousins and cousins somewhere overseas But it'll take a better war to kill a college man like me I'm too tired to drive anywhere Anyway right now, do you care if I stay? You can put on your bathing suits And I'll try to find something on t"

Favorite records of the decade: the 2010s (26 music items)

"Indie rock"

2010 - The Best Albums (19 music items)

"High Violet, my first introduction to The National, is filled with genuine melancholy beauty that today's indie rock bands often lack. The songs aren't really instant hits. They are subtly written atmospheric compositions which gradually grow on you. That is a little problem I have with High Violet: it needs a certain mood to really get into its world of fragile beauty. But when I am in that mood, it really works. When I'm not, it still sounds decent. Good thing is that the album gets better o"

Albums discovered in 2010 (150 music items)

"The sound and the atmosphere sounded fascinating. I've heard their albums are prime examples of "growers" so I'm really excited about this. Has potential."