Brian James Griffo, the creator of the M Ward fan site www.postward.com, had this to say: The National were quite good as well, I loved the horn section they had and they seemed to fit in all my favorites.
Rahaha- 05-02-2008
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from Drowned In Sound.com
“There goes the sun, better get your sweater on,” warns Matt Berninger in granny’s absence. The National have bigger issues to worry about though: how do you recreate the dishevelled splendour of Boxer in a wide open space? ‘Mistaken For Strangers’ segues into ‘Secret Meeting’ nicely, and ‘Squalor Victoria’ makes for an unlikely fist-pumper. Brass instruments go some way to compensate as Berninger at times struggles to project his voice. That is, until he screams himself hoarse during ‘Mr November’, making the job here a good ‘un.
on my face ) 