Since the release of Boxer, The National’s brilliant record from 2007, the band has become one of my favorite bands. So when the band’s two nights (Sunday and Monday, May 24 and 25th) at Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club sold out in less than 3 minutes, I was a little miffed I couldn’t see them without scalping or pulling some strings. The band even lined up a late show on Sunday as well but that was hard to come by as well.
Turns out the band has been debuting some new songs during their recent tour, which makes me even more pissed at myself for not trying harder to get tickets for these shows. From some videos I’ve found around the web, their new stuff looks to be just as great as the music from Boxer and Alligator, not to mention the phenomenal track from this year’s Dark Was The Night compilation “So Far Around The Bend.”
Watch “Vanderlylle Cry Baby” live from Toronto:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4TojO3l9CL4[/youtube]
Watch “Runaway” live from Toronto: (or an in-studio performance here.)
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aMBT11ZmcwI[/youtube]
Watch “Blood Buzz Ohio” live from Montreal:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8qgRgyS9d0[/youtube]
Man, so freaking good. Maybe next time.