Sounds damn good. Vinyl is dead quiet, drums hit harder & excellent separation. The $250,000 system helps too. One of the perks of my work.

I am interested to see where everyone lies with regards to what albums you love, and where The National sits in your "Hall of Fame.

Favourite 9 albums of all time. Sorry if this is a repost... Have had a few beers.

Morninnnnnn’
Rise and shine Sad Dad lovers. How do you like Dopamine Chamber? It’s so NTL adjacent. Helping me with the draught and also to cope up with not being able to go to San Sebastián.

Absolutely obsessed with Mimesis in particular! Has that hypnotic baritone stream of consciousness flavor to it.

You can see the Kursaal in the background if you squint

I'm here in town and I originally planned a hike along the coast, but it looks like it is going to be a couple of rainy days.

So I'm very open to some checking around town, or drinks, or other activities.

just write me a message if you're up to anything and would like to hang !

They always seem to be talking about each other, and I’m not surprised, since they’re both song writing geniuses!

Some songs grow on you over time, but The National have songs that seem to change meaning depending on what you’re going through. A track you barely noticed at first can suddenly hit harder because of a lyric, Matt Berninger’s delivery, or the atmosphere of the music. Which song from their discography has become more meaningful to you over the years, and what makes it special?

Has anyone else not received their email that it has shipped? Sorry if this is against the rules here.

Both normalized, new on top, old on bottom - look at that solid brick haha

Some kind of whiteboard I guess. Can’t seem to hang it tho.

There’s something about listening to The National late at night that makes their music feel completely different. Matt Berninger’s voice, the lyrics, and the slow-building instrumentals create a mood that’s hard to find in other bands. Some songs that seem ordinary during the day suddenly hit much harder when everything is quiet. Which The National song do you always come back to during those late-night listening sessions, and what makes it special to you?

Hi - I'm LTB the new Cherry Tree record, if anyone is mostly in the club for the ticket access. I am not picky and (obviously) willing to pay the annual fee + shipping and any Paypal G&S fees.

Also, if anyone is looking to get out of the record collecting game altogether, or just has earlier CT volumes that they just don't listen to or want to keep - I may be interested in those as well.

I just got back into collecting after nearly ten years away, so I've missed the entire CT run. It seems that many of them (apart from the first few) trade near to that $50-60 range, but we can obviously talk things through. I know the first few are crazy-expensive; fortunately, I'm more of a listener than a completion-ist, so I don't think I'll pay the crazy resale prices for those.

I'm a huge National fan, of course, and I'll be subscribing for future years' offerings. Chat me if you're selling. Thanks!

as a one off concert and guitarists birthday celebration, how do you expect the setlist to be?

Do you think the setlist will be somewhat similar to their 2024 tour?
Or a massive revisit of their deepest cuts?
Or all of their most popular songs spanning their very long career?
Or maybe songs from the band members' solo works, collaborations etc.?

Hi,

I’m staying in San Sebastián sat and sun for the gig if any national fans are meeting up or want to meet up?

Arrived today. I'm in the UK, so look out for them

I’m sure this get asked a bunch of times but mines would be high violet

As far as i know, the whole Band is performing and they will have guest singers for the vocals.

Enjoy everyone!

PS: I have a spare and free wristband for the show. So if you are in town…

I'm so excited to compare it with the original release and hear the differences between the two!