The National’s Boxer doesn’t come out until May 22, but already there’s a ton of anticipation; “Fake Empire,” the first song to be unleashed to the MP3 blogs, has already shot to the upper echelons of the elbo.ws chart, and with good reason, as it’s a slow-burn track that goes from last-call lament to full-bodied rocker:
The National – Fake Empire [MP3, link expired]
The National [Official site]
This band is going to be fucking huge. I mean huge huge. Just you watch.
If you haven’t seen them live, you need to correct that error.