Drugs to Sort it Out

The National’s new album High Violet is like that quiet, cool kid you always see but never talk to. I mean you have enough friends. But one day, you end up talking to him, and hey! He’s awesome! Why haven’t you hung with him before? Ok. So maybe it’s just me. I already have enough Interpol, Editors, Maus Joy Division influenced music in my life. I mean, how much faggoty gothness can one possess? (Apparently, a lot).


The more I listen, the more I like. It’s that same monotone, welcome-to-the-winter-of-my- discontent voice with interesting lyrics and simple beats. “Anyone’s Ghost” and “Afraid of Everyone” evoke a sense of longing and despair without being self-involved or repetitive. Makes me realize I really need to dig into previous albums. “Conversation 16” is a masterpiece. The tone. The buildup. The background hymns. “I waaaas afraid…I’d eaaat your brains. Cause IIIII’m eviiiiiiiil” Genius! I picture a sentimental zombie montage every time...

<---sentimental Zombie muahahaha