Tag: The National
My Poproks 50 Best Songs of 2011
Hello and welcome to my year-end list. I started my Albums of the Year post about 9 blogmonths (2 weeks) ago and realized very quickly that the majority of my favorite music from this year wasn’t on there. For me, 2011 was a big year for songs. Albums, singles, EPs, mixtapes, remixes, remix albums, free [...]
Posted: December 16th, 2011 under 2011, My Lists.
Tags: Adele, ASAP Rocky, Atlas Sound, Bon Iver, Britney Spears, Crystal Antlers, Cults, Drake, fleet foxes, Florence and the Machine, Girls, James Blake, Jamie Woon, Jay-Z, Kanye West, Lana Del Rey, m83, Real Estate, Rihanna, Smith Westerns, Summer Camp, The National, The Weeknd, tv on the radio, Tyler the Creator, Video Games, WU LYF
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The National “About Today” Free Download
This is not a new song, but it is a free song and it is The National. “About Today” comes from the band’s 2004 EP, Cherry Tree, but the free download is thanks to its appearance (EDIT: miraculously epic, Oscar ready appearance) in the new film, Warrior.
About Today by The National
Posted: September 9th, 2011 under New Music.
Tags: About Today, Cherry Tree, The National
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The National “Exile Vilify” Video (Contest Winner)
The National and video game Portal 2 announced the winner of their Music Video Contest (they also announced the 1.00000000001 place video) for the soundtrack’s “Exile Vilify.” Above, a sock puppet sings The National in the countryside.. in slow motion. The clear winner, in my opinion.
Posted: August 10th, 2011 under New Videos.
Tags: Exile Vilify, Portal 2, The National
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The National “Think You Can Wait” Video
Some behind the scenes clips of Win Win, The National’s “Think You Can Wait”, performance shots with Sharon Van Etten and a projector: Charming Things. Win Win soundtrack is out now.
Posted: March 31st, 2011 under New Videos.
Tags: The National, Think You Can Wait, Win Win
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The National “Think You Can Wait” From Win Win Sdtk
‘The National‘ tag on a track basically serves as a guarantee for devastatingly beautiful music, right? “Think You Can Wait” is no exception. The song will appear on the upcoming soundtrack for Thomas McCarthy’s new film, Win Win, and is streaming below in all its devastating beauty via SKOA.
Posted: March 14th, 2011 under New Music.
Tags: The National, Think You Can Wait, Win Win
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The National “Conversation 16″ Presidential Love Story Video
The video for The National’s “Conversation 16″ (a highlight among highlights on 2010’s Top 5 album, High Violet) is a love story starring Kristen Schaal as the president of the US, John Slattery as a secret service agent, and James Urbaniak as the president of Russia. Huh? Huh.
Pretty goofy for such a vastly deep, depressing [...]
Posted: March 9th, 2011 under New Videos.
Tags: Conversation 16, High Violet, The National
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My Poproks Bests of 2010
Below are some Bests of 2010 that you mostly should already know, but needed to be officially established. Refer to my Bests of 2010 lists for more Bests.
Best Album: Body Talk Robyn
Best Song: “Dancing On My Own” by Robyn
Dancing On My Own by robyn
Best EP: All Delighted People Sufjan Stevens
“All Delighted People” by [...]
Posted: December 28th, 2010 under 2010.
Tags: Jamie XX, Local Natives, Nicki Minaj, Robyn, Sufjan Stevens, The National
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My Poproks Best Songs of 2010: The Playlist
The only way to get this year’s playlist up later than I did last year was to do it on NYE. Luckily, I kept a running list through-out 2010 that ended up with about 100 songs on it (too many!), and had to ax a lot of favorites. So, if the below 60 song playlist [...]
Posted: December 15th, 2010 under 2010, My Lists.
Tags: Abe Vigoda, Adele, Arcade Fire, beach house, Big Boi, Big K.R.I.T., Cults, Dancing On My Own, deerhunter, Drake, Fanfarlo, Gorillaz, Japandroids, Kanye West, Magic Kids, Marina and the Diamonds, MGMT, No Age, Rihanna, Robyn, Rusko, The Morning Benders, The National, The-Dream, Vampire Weekend, Willow Smith, Yawn
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My Poproks Top 21 Albums of 2010
After 4 years of doing year end Top 10 Album lists, I’ve finally realized how insufficient it is in accurately showcasing my favorites from the year. it’s been a pleasure not having to slim my list down to only 10 records, because that is dumb. 21 seemed like a nice round number that complimented the [...]
Posted: December 13th, 2010 under 2010, My Lists.
Tags: Abe Vigoda, Arcade Fire, beach house, Best Coast, Big Boi, Big K.R.I.T., Body Talk, Broken Social Scene, deerhunter, Delorean, Drake, Kanye West, Local Natives, M.I.A., My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, Robyn, Sleigh Bells, Sufjan Stevens, Teen Dream, The Morning Benders, The National, The Suburbs, The-Dream, Vampire Weekend, Yeasayer
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The National “Terrible Love” (Alternate Version) Video
Above, a video for The National’s “Terrible Love” (alternate version from the one found on High Violet) of behind the scenes tour footage put together by lead singer Matt Berninger’s brother, Tom.
Banana: Who am I? Perfect.
Posted: October 20th, 2010 under New Videos.
Tags: High Violet, Terrible Love, The National
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