On ear: The National -Slow Show (demo)
Today (19th of may) the selection “A Skin, A Night” is released. It’s a behind-the-scenes sort of thing of The National.

From the press-release:
“Completing the package, a bonus CD, The Virginia EP, features b-sides, demos, a session track, live tracks (including “Fake Empire”, which recently won Song Of The Year at NYC’s 2008 Plug Awards, and a sumptuous cover of Bruce Springsteen’s “Mansion On The Hill”) plus one new studio recording, a cover of Caroline Martin’s “Without Permission”.
I haven’t seen the film, but the music is nice. Nice but not revolutionary since it’s mainly old stuff. I look forward to hear of The National sound like after Boxer, so this release is more sort of a “in-between-records-fill”.
The demo “Rest of years” is probably the best track. I also like the live preformance of “Fake Empire” and the demo of “Slow Show”.
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