The National - Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers (2003) {Talitres Records TAL-011}
EAC rip (secure mode) | FLAC (tracks)+CUE+LOG -> 302 Mb | MP3 @320 -> 105 Mb
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© 2003 Talitres Records | TAL-011
Rock / Indie Rock / Alternative / Chamber Pop / Sadcore
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. Where the band might lack Joy Division's angular fury, Cohen's existentialism, and Cave's vampiric attack, vocalist Matt Berninger and company whip up a murky alt country meets chamber pop vibe that's quite potent. The five-piece mostly keeps things on the country side of the fence during the album's first half, as slide guitars and fiddles overpower just about any hint of rock styling except the drumbeat, occasional feedback, and some screeching guitar freak-outs.
Toward the album's close, the songs' textures finally shift from country to indie rock. Berninger is more than content to roam pastures featuring small patches of emo, sadcore, and artsy strings, clearly wearing his influences on his sleeve. Indeed, album-opener "Cardinal Song" could very easily be mistaken for the Tindersticks or Cousteau, with a passage that is a virtual note for note reconstruction of a Red House Painters song. Though the band focuses on slow atmospheric songs, it's when it kicks out the jams that the music is the most compelling. Case in point is "Slipping Husband," with its fine melodic waves and a perfectly placed bout of screaming. "Trophy Wife" presents yet another influence; the song seems a dead ringer for the Shins. It's hard to shake the feeling that the National is highly influenced by and studied in the bands it emulates, but the album is still worth a listen for fans of moody country-tinged lounge music. 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.
tracklist:
01 - Cardinal Song
02 - Slipping Husband
03 - 90-Mile Water Wall
04 - It Never Happened
05 - Murder Me Rachael
06 - Thirsty
07 - Available
08 - Sugar Wife
09 - Trophy Wife
10 - Fashion Coat
11 - Patterns Of Fairytales
12 - Lucky You
Exact Audio Copy V0.99 prebeta 4 from 23. January 2008
EAC extraction logfile from 20. November 2008, 23:24
The National / Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers
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Track 12
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EAC extraction logfile from 20. November 2008, 23:24
The National / Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers
Used drive : HL-DT-STDVDRAM GSA-E10L Adapter: 1 ID: 0
Read mode : Secure
Utilize accurate stream : Yes
Defeat audio cache : Yes
Make use of C2 pointers : No
Read offset correction : 667
Overread into Lead-In and Lead-Out : No
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Delete leading and trailing silent blocks : No
Null samples used in CRC calculations : Yes
Used interface : Native Win32 interface for Win NT & 2000
Gap handling : Appended to previous track
Used output format : User Defined Encoder
Selected bitrate : 768 kBit/s
Quality : High
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TOC of the extracted CD
Track | Start | Length | Start sector | End sector
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2 | 6:18.03 | 3:22.56 | 28353 | 43558
3 | 9:40.59 | 3:44.27 | 43559 | 60385
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11 | 36:53.50 | 3:43.62 | 166025 | 182811
12 | 40:37.37 | 4:22.12 | 182812 | 202473
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