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A full week before their release two of the year’s most highly-anticipated records have become available to stream.
On Sept. 14, Australia’s Laneway Festival will cross the Pacific Ocean for its first-ever installment in the United States, taking place at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in Rochester Hills, Michigan.
The National adds a (adorable) new member in the new video “Sea of Love.” Seriously kid, where have you been all our lives? (via The National – “Sea Of Love” Video | Under The Radar)
The National will soon release their much-anticipated new album Trouble Will Find Me later this month.
Yesterday The National spent the better part of their day doing one thing: playing High Violet’s “Sorrow” live for six hours straight.
Last night The National kicked off the promotion of their much-anticipated new album Trouble Will Find Me with a visit to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon.
The National are about to get really really sorrowful. As part of an installation by Icelandic artist Ragnar Kjartansson, the band will perform High Violet track “Sorrow” for six hours straight. (via The National to Perform “Sorrow” For Six Hours Straight | Under The Radar)
‘Cause talent is apparently genetic, Tom Berninger has made an intriguing documentary about his brother’s band. (You might know them as The National.) (via Watch: A Trailer for The National Documentary, “Mistaken For Strangers” | Under The Radar)
Classic interview:
The June release of Boxer (Beggars Banquet), The National’s fourth LP, was met with the same universal critical praise that met its predecessor Alligator. One of the strongest records of 2007 so far, Boxer could be the soundtrack to walking home from the bar alone after last call. Before a free show at New York’s South Street Seaport, National frontman Matt Berninger spoke by phone with Under the Radar about the band’s heightened profile, the group’s creative process, succumbing to adult responsibilities, and other themes in the band’s lyrics. (via The National | Under The Radar)
Check out the second taste of The National’s new album Trouble Will Find Me (due out May 21 via 4AD). (via Listen: The National – “Don’t Swallow the Cap” MP3 Stream | Under The Radar)
