The National Sleep Well Beast
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letsgofishing
September 8th 2017


1705 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Sleep Well Beast is probably the most experimental track though. It almost serves equally as a soundscape as it does a cohesive song.

grandfather
September 9th 2017


218 Comments


Just got through my first high quality listen. After seeing the record live I was unsure that it would even be great, but I'm really loving pretty much all of it, especially those longer tracks. Definitely an interesting change, but I think it'll grow even more over time

dbizzles
September 9th 2017


15197 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Not digging this much, tbh.

AmericanFlagAsh
September 9th 2017


13340 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is way fresher than TWFM. A much more immediate love from me.

Such great instrumental work unf

Deathconscious
September 9th 2017


27367 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

TWFM still felt a part of the "classic" National era. this seems to be stepping just outside of that, but maybe that will change for me on subsequent listens.

dbizzles
September 9th 2017


15197 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Plod, plod, I'm Matt Beringer, good single, plod, plod, shitty song, plod, plod, plod, experimentation to the min, plod.... Not an accurate order probably lol. Idk. Not great. Glad people like it, though.

theBoneyKing
September 9th 2017


24460 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Day I Die channels the Alligator/Boxer era in the best way possible.

AmericanFlagAsh
September 9th 2017


13340 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

Dbizz is saaaalty

theBoneyKing
September 9th 2017


24460 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

Born to Beg is great but would be better without that repeating bloop in the background, it just feels really unnecessary.

WhiteNoise
September 9th 2017


3887 Comments


If there's one thing I've learnt about the national's albums (apart from high violet maybe) is that I'll find this pretty boring on first listen and then in a few weeks I'll think this is an absolute classic.

Can't wait to talk about this in a few months ha!

Deathconscious
September 9th 2017


27367 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

@bizzles better watch yer step, boy. we dont tolerate no criticisms of The National round hurr.

theBoneyKing
September 9th 2017


24460 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0 | Sound Off

WhiteNoise knows how it be

betlwedl
September 9th 2017


164 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

2 listens in and not digging this nearly as much as I wish I was, especially with how much I loved the first 3 singles. Hoping this grows though like their stuff normally does.

dbizzles
September 9th 2017


15197 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

What could I be salty about, FlagAsh? I love the National. This is underwhelming. Couple songs kinda suck, about three are awesome (all singles, btw) and the rest have failed to make much of an impression over two listens.

Frivolous
September 9th 2017


879 Comments


this was an overall boring listen for me, unfortunately. the lead single is a banger tho

dbizzles
September 9th 2017


15197 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Lead single bangs [2]



Only effective upbeat track here, imo.

Maniac!
September 9th 2017


28548 Comments

Album Rating: 2.5

Lol wtf

MonotoneMop
September 9th 2017


573 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Listened to this in the morning, and haven't heard it since. I liked the singles and Walk It Out a lot, kinda got some Damon Albarn vibes in some of the vocals. Don't really remember what songs because I'm drunk. Cool little album.

dbizzles
September 9th 2017


15197 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Album sounds/feels a lot like your username at this point.

Deathconscious
September 9th 2017


27367 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

now walk it out (now walk it out)

now walk it out (now walk it out)



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