Rome (Vinyl) AwaitingStock Which was the antithesis of

Which was the antithesis of how we’d recorded our earlier songs – we used to put the guitar amp in a glass-walled stairway and put the microphone two metres away if we wanted a more ‘live’ sound

And it would be good too if the groom-to-be can manage to stay out of prison long enough to walk down the aisle

the band returns their 19th full-length studio album

somnambulant ooze of the eight-minute "No Return" and the twinkly-eyed bad trip of the album’s mesmerising title track

Rome (Vinyl) AwaitingStock Which was the antithesis of"You have to see them in concert," is what fans of The National have been preaching for years. "The songs transform. It's a whole other level." Recorded live (without overdubs) in June 2024 at an architecturally stunning venue named for famed Italian film composer Ennio Morricone, Rome is the definitive live document of The National. The 21 track double album is truly career spanning, and showcases scintillating versions of beloved songs like