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Gig Review: The National @ The Palais, 9th January

January 10, 2011 by Lachy 22 Comments

One runs out of adjectives to describe Brooklyn’s The National after a while. Their music is simultaneously brooding, emotional, uplifting, dark, restrained, and electrifying. However the one word that sticks with me is ‘majestic’. And last night, The National put on a show at Melbourne’s Palais Theatre that was majestic in every possible sense of the word, and will go down as my favourite gig to date.

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The Best Albums Of 2010

December 13, 2010 by Lachy 2 Comments

This was a surprisingly difficult list to put together. Despite 2010 being an undeniably amazing year for music, I found that there were very few albums that I absolutely and unreservedly loved. This being said, there were some stunning records released this year, with a large percentage of these coming from already established international bands. […]

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The Best Songs Of 2010

December 5, 2010 by Lachy 11 Comments

This has been one hell of a year for music. Plenty of enduring acts have released some of their best work to date, other up and coming bands have established themselves with strong debut albums, and a ton of new and exciting acts have also emerged both from the international scene and in Australia. It’s […]

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Wake Up Your Saints, Jenny

November 12, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

An expanded edition of The National’s masterpiece ‘High Violet’ is going to be released soon, and it is going to be absolutely spectacular. It features live versions of England, Bloodbuzz Ohio, and Bloodbuzz Ohio, as well as an alternative version of Terrible Love which is more in line with how the song was originally played […]

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Vanderlyle Cry Baby, Cry

October 9, 2010 by Lachy 0 Comments

Come January, I’m finally going to be seeing my favourite band in the world live. In honour of the occasion, here is an absolutely sublime video of The National performing Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks a couple of days ago at a concert in Nashville. It is completely unplugged, without a single microphone. This is about as […]

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The National Falls Festival Sideshows

September 29, 2010 by Lachy 11 Comments

Update: Everything is confirmed now. The dates were right, but the Melbourne venue is actually the Palais. Tickets will be available for $75 Monday morning from here, however there is a MyTicketMaster presale from midday tomorrow. Here’s a poster that was up in the Melbourne CBD advertising that The National will be playing a Falls […]

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