There probably isn't a definitive answer but this has bothered me for a while since I personally find the former interpretation a lot more resonant but a few sources (including spotify) claim it's the latter.

In honor of finance bro vest season, F-bomb police, is it fucked, fucks, or fuckers?

Want to give a withering speech to the _____

I love this song. I bet it was shrapnel in Matt's songwriting book and he just grabbed lyrics for a melody the Dessner bros sent over

The bridge gets me every time

Save my young white neck, it ain't my fault

Just building a playlist before a trip and want to make sure my coverage of the “silver city” is full

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Hi! Would anyone want to part ways with their copies of the book and vinyl? Missed out when they went on sale. Otherwise, does anyone have the MP3’s handy of the vinyl?

To celebrate the release of our upcoming live album, Rome, we've teamed up with Full Kit on a limited edition football jersey, inspired by a vintage Italy team design.

Dropping on Cherry Tree

We had a little surprise guest stop by for the Sad Dads Book Club Q&A with August Thompson for Anyone’s Ghost this weekend…..❤️

Hey guys!

I am inspired by this reddit post:

https://www.reddit.com/r/fantanoforever/s/MGxfFsDc0Q

It talks about Linkin Park’s first album without Chester and the extent of a bands survivability without key members.

It got me wondering about The National’s case. I honestly think that The National could live on with just one of the Dressner brothers and Matt (albeit with a drastic change of sound).

On the other hand, I don’t think the band could survive if Matt leaves. Even if the remaining four band members could definitely still make great music together, they couldn’t get away with them still being called The National with another frontman.

What are you guys thoughts?

Also, this post shouldn’t be interpreted as ranking the band members or saying which one is better than the other in terms of contribution. We all know each founding member has been very important to the bands sound today.

Which one?

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So local Cincy news outlet WLWT Channel 5 has a story about a riverboat festival taking place next October, and towards the bottom it says "Organizers announced Bryce Dessner, founding member of The National, will perform with the band as well as curate artists from all roots genres featured on all stages." Makes it sound like a Homecoming-like music offering. Something to keep an eye on.

EDIT: the band posted on Instagram that they would not be performing. The Dessners will be involved in curating the lineup.

https://www.wlwt.com/article/riverboats-coming-to-cincinnati-riverfront-for-massive-festival/62941085

... Back in 2013-2014, I misheard "Racing like a pro, now" as "racing like a pronoun." 😂

LGBTQ+ affirming, here. Just wanted to put that out there. Any mondegreens you fine folk care to share?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-oPW14rdV4g

I just wanted to check I wasn't mistaken. Is the only way to get the entire 26-track version of Rome via Cherry Tree on vinyl?

Any chance Aaron & Justin with revive Eaux Claires Festival?

"There's a radiant darkness upon us"

"You made a slow disaster out of me"

"I was careful, but nothing is harmless"

"It doesn't work that way Wanting not to want you won't make it so"

"I'll do what I can to be a confident wreck"

"Everything's weird and we're always in danger Why would you shatter somebody like me?"

Rediscovered this song recently after neglecting it as I often directly head for Sin Eaters and Walk Off when listening to the High Violet-B-Side. There might be a recency bias playing into this but lyrically it's got to be up there with Matt's best. I'd lose it if they played it live any time soon.