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- Summary: Sufjan Stevens is among the guests on the Brooklyn band's follow-up to their acclaimed 2005 release 'Alligator.'
- Record Label: Beggars Banquet
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock
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Start a War | |
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We expected something Something better than before We expected something more Do you really think you can just put it in a safe behind a... | See the rest of the song lyrics |
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 28 out of 31
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Mixed: 3 out of 31
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Negative: 0 out of 31
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To be succinct and frank, Boxer is superb. Not only did The National create a startling, astonishing work of genius but they also crafted an album that is one beautiful piece of art.
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To those with time for only a passing glance, it could conceivably come across as dull, but a close look at monumental songs like "Start A War" and the scathingly sad, funny "Slow Show" will reveal bleak, black diamonds—precious, glimmering, and lasting.
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While Boxer lacks a knockout punch like last album’s 13th round uppercut “Mr. November,” all scorecards still have the National besting David Berman to remain indie rock’s “Great White Mope.”
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Rolling StoneThe songs are subtler, statelier, with Matt Berninger's baritone exuding lonesome warmth. [31 May 2007, p.93]
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It gathers momentum slowly, making for a brew so quietly potent and pulsating with repressed energy you're almost afraid to leave the room while it's playing in case it explodes messily all over the walls.
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UncutThe core of the album lies in a cluster of gorgeously restrained, piercingly evocative pieces built mostly from acoustic instruments. [Jun 2007, p.94]
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In the absence of specific moments of revelation, the general melancholy becomes wearing.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 123 out of 142
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Mixed: 11 out of 142
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Negative: 8 out of 142
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JonB.Jun 23, 2008Yes, I like this album even more than Radiohead's Rainbows. Best album of the year.
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christianbJun 22, 2007slowburn, spine-tilingling beauty
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THATMUSICGUYAug 16, 2007
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DannyPApr 30, 2007
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TristramCJun 8, 2007
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MattE.Jun 27, 2007
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XooXMay 22, 2007This band, and album, sucks.
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