10-12-2023, 06:47
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THE NATIONAL "first two pages of frankenstein"
release date: 28th April 2023:
format owned: vinyl
chart stats: #14 US, #9 AU, #4 UK
singles:
"tropic morning news"...............#38 ICE
"new order tee shirt".................#14 NZ
"your mind is not your friend"....no chart action
"the alcott"...............................#13 US, #63 IRE, #5 NZ, #90 UK
"space invader".........................no chart action
"alphabet city"..........................no chart action
their tenth...
i only have three so not enough to compare their music too...
a solid album though...
hints of Father John Misty/Fleet Foxes in places...
well crafted 'thinking mans-pop' IMO
three featured artists, Taylor swift, Sufjan Stevens and Phoebe Bridgers...
I LIKE THIS ALBUM
tracks:
side 1:
1: once upon a poolside (sufjan stevens) **
2: eucalyptus **
3: new order tee shirt ***
4: this isnt helping (pheobe bridgers) **
5: tropic morning news **
6: alien **
side 2:
1: the alcott (taylor swift) ***
2: grease in your hair **
3: ice machines **
4: your mind is not your friend (pheobe bridgers) **
5: send for me **
3s - 2
2s - 9
1s - 0
rating: 2.21
"BTO....Bachman,Turner,Overweight
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.
They were big in the 70s....for five minutes,on a Saturday,after lunch..." - Me 2014.