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Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers
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Track Listing
- Cardinal Song
- Slipping Husband
- 90-Mile Water Wall
- It Never Happened
- Murder Me Rachael
- Thirsty
- Available
- Sugar Wife
- Trophy Wife
- Fashion Coat
- Patterns of Fairytales
- Lucky You
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #9528 in Music
- Released on: 2009-01-27
- Number of discs: 1
- Dimensions: .20 pounds
Editorial Reviews
Album Description
For a band that's been compared to Joy Division, Leonard Cohen, Wilco, and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, the National sure sounds a lot more like the Czars or Uncle Tupelo on this sophomore album Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers. The band focuses on slow atmospheric songs, it's when it kicks out the jams that the music is the most compelling.. With so many influences rearing their heads and ample musical chops in the bag, the National might not be masters of any one genre, but it creates a fine amalgam nonetheless. Brassland. 2003.
Customer Reviews
totally beautiful
Got this one because it was picked as an album of the year in Magnet and Uncut. The album goes to a lot of different places sonically and emotionally, but all the tunes are beautifully wrought. Perfect if you like Leonard Cohen, Joy Division, Nick Cave.....
Next time make it more similar of your live show .
I saw The National open for The Walkmen in Philly and they had this really nice hard edge to them. However, after their rockin live show I was a little disappointed with the CD. Most of the songs here are slow with poor lyrics (except 90 Mile Water Wall). How many songs do I need about Pretty girls/Pretty Boys and Wives? None, maybe. The only song that compares with the live stuff is Available. If they put out an entire album like that song I would be a huge fan because they are talented. Until then, they are just Ok.
Tough, Tender, World-Weary Rock-Pop-Alt
I bought this because of a blurb on the cover of the CD. Just an impulse buy. Boy, was I glad I did. While being totally their own animal, The National combine some of the best elements of the Tindersticks with a less laid-back sound and traces of Nick Cave and others. Songs like "Slipping Husband," with its frequent mood changes, are brilliant
