<B>Songs</B> 1. Beautiful Head 2. Cold Girl Fever 3. The Perfect Song 4. American Mary 5. <A HREF="http://www.brassland.org/sound/thenational_son.mp3" TARGET="_blank">Son</A> (free mp3 download) 6. Pay For Me 7. Bitters & Absolut 8. John's Star 9. Watching You Well 10. Theory of the Crows 11. 29 Years 12. Anna Freud <P><B>Description</B> The National are five displaced Ohioans living in New York -- two sets of brothers and one best friend. They play smart, naked, and bracing rock music. <I>No Depression</I> said, "The National has created nearly a dozen picture-perfect Americana bar-soaked gems with its debut album." <I>Creative Loafing</I> described it as a "merciless hybrid of plaintive American folk with the mordant gallows humor of Nick Cave and Jarvis Cocker." "Full of simple songs that convey complex emotions," wrote <I>Billboard</I>, "this dazzling debut should be the portent of good things to come." <B>Songs</B><br />1. Beautiful Head<br />2. Cold Girl Fever<br />3. The Perfect Song<br />4. American Mary<br />5. <A HREF="http://www.brassland.org/sound/thenational_son.mp3" TARGET="_blank">Son</A> (free mp3 download)<br />6. Pay For Me<br />7. Bitters &#38; Absolut<br />8. John&#8217;s Star<br />9. Watching You Well<br />10. Theory of the Crows <br />11. 29 Years<br />12. Anna Freud <P><B>Description</B> <p>The National are five displaced Ohioans living in New York&#8212;two sets of brothers and one best friend. They play smart, naked, and bracing rock music. <I>No Depression</I> said, &#8220;The National has created nearly a dozen picture-perfect Americana bar-soaked gems with its debut album.&#8221; <I>Creative Loafing</I> described it as a &#8220;merciless hybrid of plaintive American folk with the mordant gallows humor of Nick Cave and Jarvis Cocker.&#8221; &#8220;Full of simple songs that convey complex emotions,&#8221; wrote <I>Billboard</I>, &#8220;this dazzling debut should be the portent of good things to come.&#8221;</p> 2007-11-06T11:19:24-05:00 the-national 944662 CD 2007-11-06T11:19:24-05:00 HWY-001: The National by The National 2009-02-03T16:52:05-05:00 The National cd, thenational 2007-11-06T11:19:24-05:00 manual 136 1988252 shopify continue 8 Default 1 15.00 944662 HWY-001 Default 2009-08-02T11:29:26-04:00 2007-11-06T11:19:24-05:00 1927822 1 944662 2009-02-03T16:52:05-05:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0007/6102/products/thenational_cover_web.jpg?1255465823 2007-11-06T11:19:24-05:00 4776082 2 944662 2009-02-03T16:52:05-05:00 http://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/0007/6102/products/nat2.jpg?1255465823