release date: Apr. 28, 2023
format: digital (11 x File, FLAC)
[album rate: 3,5 / 5] [3,62]
producer: The National
label: 4AD - nationality: USA
Track highlights: 1. "Once Upon a Poolside" (feat. Sufjan Stevens) - 2. "Eucalyptus" - 3. "New Order T-Shirt" - 4. "This Isn’t Helping" (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) - 5. "Tropic Morning News" - 6. "Alien" - 8. "Grease in Your Hair" - 10. "Your Mind Is Not Your Friend" (feat. Phoebe Bridgers) - 11. "Send for Me"
9th studio album by The National follows four years after I Am Easy to Find (Apr. 2019), and it's the band's first of two full-length studio albums in 2023. The album feature a long list of guest appearances, notably counting Sufjan Stevens (track #1), Phoebe Bridgers (tracks #4 & #10), and Taylor Swift (track #7), alongside an extensive number of performing artists.
The National don't stray much from their unique sound but still manage to turn out as a revitalised band, who has managed to incorporate small stylistic variations to their trademark of chamber riden melancholy.
Recommended.
