alligator (the national)
I really like this record, a whole lot. These guys are great lyricists… so many lines that catch this really lovely, hard-to-define boundary between poetically distant and playfully colloquial- "we're run like we're awesome, totally genius"- and the songs are so lovely and well composed. I instantly love the melodic guitar of "Secret Meeting," the controlled energy of "Lit Up," the beautiful, ambiguously upbeat melancholy of "Baby, We'll Be Fine," the beautifully sweet sadness of "City Middle," the low dreaminess of "Geese of Beverly Road, The," the surging passions of "Abel" and "Mr. November." Even the songs that weren't my favorites were very good… and damn! Look at how many I have to list. There are just so many extremely good ones on this record.
Really great album. Versatile melodic beauty and wry, cutting lyrical brilliance, united under a very distinct umbrella of dark, low style.
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