ooo I've not heard it except for the one track on their myspace, which sounds quite good indeed

Anyone see the Concerts aa emporter they did? They played 'Start A War'

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8cjORoHfTcg

It's a really intimate setting, and just overall cool.

I am quite annoyed that their European tour encompasses only 3 dates, London, Berlin and Paris i think. However I have heard word of another tour in autumn, and they are doing the festivals I believe.

Ive become a big fan of these lads... bought the back catalogue and all.. was really disappointed to see such a small EU tour...The are supposed to be playing the festival circuit though...oxegen ?

Anyone interested can download the album here;
http://www.sendspace.com/file/4oi9yk

The National are ace. Looking forward to the new release. One of the best gigs i've ever been to was The National in Whelans in 2005. Well worth checking out.

have to agree on the Whelans gig. It was absolutely amazing, best gig i've seen in Whelans bar Nada Surf last year.

best gig i've seen in Whelans bar Nada Surf last year.

Yeah, that was a class gig, but the Nada Surf gig in whelans the year before that was pure amazing.... the lads were nearly crying on stage afterwards...

Checking The nationals website, they played the coblestone and all

this is great! loved a few tracks off alligator but 'start a war' etc. sound excellent...

shame the european tour's so brief indeed. missed the whelans gig so themselves and wolf parade are up there on my "come back now please" list

they;re planning an autumn tour for uk/ireland

The track 'Ada' is also on Blogoteque, it's pretty special too..

http://www.blogotheque.net/article.php3?id_article=2838

A friend of mine knows one them quite well and rumour was they were playing in the Village sometime in the autumn alright. We qucikly advised them to change venue.

Is it possible they will play the soon to be announced Irish sister festival to Latitude??

I've now decided this album is fantastic. One of hte best of the year to date.

Current fave 'Fake Empire'...

'Mistaken for strangers' also pretty hot too

Confirmed for oxegen

I saw that this morning. This afternoon I booked tickets for the London gig. €20 for flights

I saw that this morning. This afternoon I booked tickets for the London gig. €20 for flights

Thats good value.. If they hadnt of signed up for Oxegen, i had it on my mind to wander across the water for it

Probably won't be till November till their own gig according to whoever runs their MySpace.

Endorsed 2000% Unicron. Wonderful stuff.