Listening Station: The National Climb Into The Ring

noah | March 23, 2007 11:11 am
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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]

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