The National: NPR Music Tiny Desk Concert

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  • Опубликовано: 22 дек 2024

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  • @nprmusic
    @nprmusic  Год назад +28

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    • @jonathanteixeira8948
      @jonathanteixeira8948 Год назад +1

      ❤.

    • @SeemsLogical
      @SeemsLogical Месяц назад +1

      Why is this the pinned comment on this video? The National aren't in the hip hop genre.

  • @Johas7
    @Johas7 10 месяцев назад +260

    It’s been ten years. We need The National’s Tiny Desk 2 :)))

    • @PaisitaCortes13
      @PaisitaCortes13 8 месяцев назад +5

      I was just coming to comment on the same thing. We really need it 🙏🏻

  • @perlyax
    @perlyax 4 года назад +1052

    This is the best band of the cool teachers from highschool ever

    • @fuegodrinkscauseusuck6100
      @fuegodrinkscauseusuck6100 3 года назад +8

      The slow camera scroll in the beginning really hits it on the head

    • @zackzallie8735
      @zackzallie8735 3 года назад +18

      Walter White on vocals

    • @radulescuandrei6178
      @radulescuandrei6178 2 года назад +6

      what do you mean?.. did any of them teach?

    • @bandofmountains
      @bandofmountains 2 года назад +4

      You could've stopped at "this is the best band"

    • @fredwu1894
      @fredwu1894 2 года назад +5

      @@radulescuandrei6178 one of their touring buddies Kyle Resnick (the trumpet player with the beard) is an adjunct music professor

  • @hakankarakurt1100
    @hakankarakurt1100 3 года назад +338

    It’s so refreshing to listen a baritone/bass lead vocal in today’s music where a good song is almost equalized with a high note...

    • @ggthewhale
      @ggthewhale 3 года назад +11

      Honestly this. Every other male lead/singer is a falsetto/tenor

    • @cadencole5497
      @cadencole5497 3 года назад +25

      Matt Berninger is on the bass clef or below it for most of his songs. It’s really awesome. His melodies and lyrics have enough of an impact that he doesn’t need to sing high notes. I think him singing in his low register gives the songs a really relaxed cool feel to them. Listening to the National makes me think of long drives at night with a close friend talking about broken hearts. I just love this band

    • @theintentionalist
      @theintentionalist 2 года назад +1

      WHen I first heard of them I thought of Tindersticks who have a similar baritone vibe

    • @s4mcote
      @s4mcote 2 года назад +1

      Yessss, it’s very rare these days. And when he does go higher, it has such an impact. I love this band so much!

    • @lukasdobransky5930
      @lukasdobransky5930 2 года назад

      word

  • @ahmariani
    @ahmariani 8 лет назад +930

    00:06 This Is The Last Time
    04:56 I Need My Girl
    09:00 Pink Rabbits
    14:16 Sea Of Love

    • @startowers37
      @startowers37 6 лет назад +17

      obrigado

    • @BlackhaloZ
      @BlackhaloZ 6 лет назад +13

      Your are a gentleman and a scholar.

    • @Mrgrpgrp
      @Mrgrpgrp 6 лет назад

      @@startowers37 :)

    • @nbrowne1
      @nbrowne1 4 года назад +3

      Gotta get this pinned!

    • @wph3417
      @wph3417 4 года назад +2

      Thank youu ♡♡

  • @jimbond1686
    @jimbond1686 3 года назад +417

    Almost forgot to watch this today

    • @loganlathrop6818
      @loganlathrop6818 Год назад +11

      Can I ask you….. about today (specifically whether or not you watched The National on Tiny Desk?)

    • @Mr_Mus1cK
      @Mr_Mus1cK Год назад +9

      Just remember to listen again today

    • @randiway7476
      @randiway7476 Год назад +23

      I laugh at this comment every day.

    • @solorfi
      @solorfi Год назад +8

      I also forgot. Just in the nick of time

    • @tonyhill2318
      @tonyhill2318 Год назад +5

      It be like that.

  • @charlestwisted9890
    @charlestwisted9890 Год назад +130

    This version of Pink Rabbits.
    I mean, the WHOLE set is ridiculously good, but Pink Rabbits is a moment in time.
    Tiny Desk is awesome.

    • @2094jsmith
      @2094jsmith 6 месяцев назад +1

      My favorite from the bottom of my heart

    • @markhenstock3757
      @markhenstock3757 22 дня назад

      Pink Rabbits is my fave song of theirs... But I think the album version is the best

  • @lovewinseveryday
    @lovewinseveryday 5 лет назад +19

    I keep playing Pink rabbits just to listen to the bits with the trumpet. It's like my heart walks out of my chest, stands in front of me, and is suddenly the one playing. I'm just shocked surprised it is possible. So beautiful.

  • @jynx1349
    @jynx1349 7 лет назад +128

    I could honestly watch this Tiny Desk Concert on repeat. Such a solid band.

    • @adrianchalice
      @adrianchalice 2 года назад +1

      Watched it yesterday while procrastinating, listened to it today in the work ute while driving.

  • @mramerecka
    @mramerecka 9 лет назад +715

    One of the greatest bands of our time right here.

    • @tvincentification
      @tvincentification 9 лет назад +16

      mramerecka agreed, every album is solid, they completely are insync with each other, they remind me of fleetwood mac during rumours, not in style of music, but in the clear fact that they are all on the same page which in turn makes their efforts seamlessly intertwine.
      I am just an amateur musician and they continue to inspire me to get better.

    • @keithbate9405
      @keithbate9405 9 лет назад +13

      mramerecka One of the greatest bands of "any era"

    • @wallacemurray134
      @wallacemurray134 9 лет назад

      mramerecka every once in a while i take another look at this band hoping to like their sound and see some tiny ray of hope in their words. somehow all I ever hear is glum. i got nothing wrong with a little gloominess, but is that really all they do? can anyone recommend a track to check out that is not just gloomy.

    • @keithbate9405
      @keithbate9405 9 лет назад +3

      Wallace Murray Hmm For me and I am sure many others a bit of an odd comment. Much great music has a melancholy feel to it. My current No, 1 band London Grammar sound sad to many of my friends.
      I never thought of the National as being "a bit Gloomy" Joy Division yes but not the National.
      "Anyone's ghost" is a great track by the National but I have a gut feeling you may think it is " a bit gloomy" give it a go !
      Two of my Favourite tracks at the moment are "just so" by Agnes Obel . Short sweet and catchy . A brilliant song .I find myself whistling this around the Supermarket. The other is " a long time ago" by First Aid Kit. Now this is a sad song . Yet it is a wonderful track and Klara sings it oh so beautifully. nuff said !

    • @MrCranen
      @MrCranen 9 лет назад +6

      Wallace Murray I'd give Fake Empire, Apartment Story, Fashion Coat, Secret Meeting, Lemonworld and possibly Blank Slate a listen! :)
      Hell, I'd give those a listen any day, but those aren't so gloomy.

  • @helenkemper2996
    @helenkemper2996 5 лет назад +46

    Hands down my favorite band of all time. When I was lucky enough to see them live in my hometown and their hometown in Cincinnati, I cried during the whole set. My whole heart belongs to this band

  • @jonathanmcclure8799
    @jonathanmcclure8799 4 года назад +22

    That pan at 11:03 is iconic to me. I look for it every time I watch this. The timing, the speed, it captures the moment.

  • @davidjacob9926
    @davidjacob9926 8 лет назад +717

    Pink Rabbits is unbelievably beautiful.

    • @PearLMayeLha
      @PearLMayeLha 7 лет назад +5

      Exactly, just like you say.

    • @terrapinalive8686
      @terrapinalive8686 6 лет назад +5

      David Jacob ..yes but so are this IS The last time And I need my girl.Aaron playing The guitar in I need my girl..It gives you back The Joy of being alive

    • @niblicksben
      @niblicksben 5 лет назад +7

      I can barely finish it. I feel nostalgic for the part right before the part that's playing.

  • @ishrashad
    @ishrashad Год назад +14

    Love this band.
    And then magic happened to bring them down to Melbourne, Australia. On a perfect Melbourne moonlit night, they played at our Myer Music Bowl.
    It was a transformative, out-of-body experience. Perfect. And unforgettable.
    There's this thing with the "deep magic" concerts. Years later, you listen to a song and suddenly you can climb back into the sensation of being there, like with dreams from your past.
    Like now.

  • @Acoustribute
    @Acoustribute 9 лет назад +192

    Despite whatever genre a band is you know they're good when they can have this many members and everyone has their own space within the songs...

    • @LoveFree333
      @LoveFree333 4 года назад +3

      I believe they are 'Divorce' music...or 'The Great Divorce' as Sleep Well Beast was named after one of the Great Divorce Author's books. Can't remember the name...something like Cheetoh.

  • @sammcgee5808
    @sammcgee5808 Год назад +12

    The songs in this set hit me right in the feels, currently going through a quarter life crisis turning 30 and this is just speaking to me right now. So much love for this band right now.

  • @keithbate9405
    @keithbate9405 2 года назад +8

    My favourite band of the last 30 years , and in my all time top 10 gigs.
    Saw them in August in Manchester . Fantastic gig !

  • @roncv26
    @roncv26 9 лет назад +143

    Just found them today at 34. Grateful to have found the Tiny Desk Concert's. They have exposed me to different artists that I haven't heard before. Some artists I already liked but haven't heard acoustically and with stripped down performances. NPR is so awesome for doing these performances. The talent that they draw here, and for free, amazes me. One of my favorites is definitely The Milk Carton Kids. I heard them on W XPN here in Philly back in 2012. Before they did a TDC, I was happy to find they did one. If you like folk music check it out. Singer/songwriter's are my fav. I became a quadriplegic in 2013 when I suffered a spinal cord injury due to a heroin overdose. So I spend my free time on the Internet and watching TV. I take the time to find new bands. I was stuck in the 90s during my heroin addiction. Grateful to have found new artists that have opened me up to new feelings and emotions to carry me through my sobriety. Celebrated two years March 24 2013. One day at a time. I am able to dictate text and surf the interwebs using Dragon speech recognition software. Thank God/Buddha/etc. for that or I would be stuck with out being able to do what I love.

    • @roncv26
      @roncv26 9 лет назад +3

      Meant to say I celebrated two years March 23, 2015. Thanks for the love.

    • @roncv26
      @roncv26 9 лет назад

      ***** Thank you, I will.

    • @apcontoi
      @apcontoi 9 лет назад

      +Ron Smith right on, bud.

    • @polko59
      @polko59 9 лет назад +1

      +Ron Smith Oh damn I commented above you without even reading this. Glad to know I'm not the only recovering heroin addict that's into The National.
      "This Is The Last Time" was the anthem to my last shot of heroin. Emotional moment, and frankly heroin loved me and emotionally abused me like no lover ever could.
      Keep it going with the sobriety man. I'm only at 5 months myself, and frankly it still fucking sucks. Still having trouble finding joy in life, and I miss heroin more now than I did during withdrawal. I find myself reminiscing very fondly about moments in my life that I should see as pathetic (nodding out in a dark room completely by myself for days on end).

    • @roncv26
      @roncv26 9 лет назад +3

      Bigby Wolf Keep it up, one day at a time. I remember what five months felt like. My emotions were up and down and I missed my old security blanket, dope. At the end I was shooting 15+ bags a day and drinking/xanax/crack and chain-smoking. I went through withdrawal cold turkey from everything without being able to move. I had opiate withdrawal psychosis and started hallucinating heavily for three days all while puking on my self. I'll never forget that. I could still get high from if I want to buy meeting people on Reddit. But I just remember where I was, what happened, and what it's like now. It will get better. As long as you're not using you can get through it. Because you know what it was like when you were isolating and going through hell. Take care.

  • @charlestwisted9890
    @charlestwisted9890 Год назад +19

    We got lucky when these guys found each other.
    Being in a band like this is a TREASURE.

  • @george8873
    @george8873 9 лет назад +111

    Must be such a privilege to work at NPR and get to see these tiny desk concerts in person.

  • @KristaWarnerkristasteve
    @KristaWarnerkristasteve 11 лет назад +39

    I'm hearing each song thinking to myself "Yes! They choose another one of my favorite songs!" but to be honest, the whole album is pure gold, it wouldn't have mattered which song they chose, it would have been my favorite. SUCH an amazing album. And they perform it so well live.

  • @MrGrantmandude
    @MrGrantmandude 10 лет назад +377

    I love a band that doesn't make the lyrics the focus of every song. His voice is just another instrument that blends beautifully into the the rest of the band. It's great because you can listen to it over and over and hear something new each time.

    • @mathieuvandebeek4255
      @mathieuvandebeek4255 6 лет назад +8

      MrGrantmandude i’m listening to them for years now and some numbers that I listened to 1000 times still amaze me! There’s no band like the national that makes this sort of music! So beautiful

    • @twod0ves
      @twod0ves 5 лет назад +66

      his lyrics are fantastic and a definite highlight, dont know what you're talking about lol

    • @Cristiaano12345
      @Cristiaano12345 5 лет назад

      mathieu vandebeek tank

    • @ruba8861
      @ruba8861 4 года назад

      Truu love that about them my fav in that sense in guilty party

  • @alcooke7045
    @alcooke7045 10 лет назад +14

    I can't get enough of these guys. It's been years and years, and they're still one of my favorite bands.

  • @madisenmendoza5560
    @madisenmendoza5560 4 года назад +34

    can we just appreciate Aaron jumping around to play every other instrument in the room

  • @loudevanneaux661
    @loudevanneaux661 4 года назад +9

    I’ve been listening to them since I was five, and I’m now twenty. They are continually a great part of my life, and it really reawakens the soul to watch them like this. Much love

  • @BonhamsBongo
    @BonhamsBongo 8 лет назад +133

    No one builds up a wall of beautiful sound like The National - and their drummer is the definition of tight!

    • @kwaldog
      @kwaldog 8 лет назад +22

      best drummer in the business

    • @Mrgrpgrp
      @Mrgrpgrp 6 лет назад +3

      Yeah dude i was just thinking how they set up the wall by around the 4th minute
      Tight.

    • @callum7081
      @callum7081 5 лет назад +3

      Nathaniel Hornblower that’s the best way of seen someone describe it wall of sound thats beautiful. Its why there songs get better the more you listen.

    • @JustAvey
      @JustAvey 5 лет назад +4

      i'm waitin' on a 90 mile wall of sound

    • @LIamaLlama554
      @LIamaLlama554 4 года назад +1

      The Wall of Sound

  • @nohandsnoproblem3299
    @nohandsnoproblem3299 4 года назад +29

    That part when the trumpet comes in in "This Is the Last Time" always gets me :(

  • @Asaski09
    @Asaski09 8 лет назад +60

    These guys are absolute musical royalty.

  • @wawede
    @wawede 6 лет назад +21

    They start to play, I start to cry. Every. Time.

  • @SuperUrsusmaritimus
    @SuperUrsusmaritimus 10 лет назад +36

    I don't know why their music in particular elicits emotions from my stoic ass, but it simply does. Pink Rabbits here nearly makes me cry every time.

  • @glasspretender
    @glasspretender 9 лет назад +9

    I love how they opened up with my favorite song. Their music truly is the definition of beauty.

  • @tinygourmet2481
    @tinygourmet2481 8 лет назад +13

    Thanks NPR for continually expanding my knowledge in so many different areas; news, politics, environment, and arts (musical). Truly appreciate all you do. Like many others that have commented, I've discovered new artists and found new appreciation for familiar artists in the voice that you allow them to share in the acoustic format of Tiny Desk. Thanks.

  • @ruba8861
    @ruba8861 4 года назад +62

    "It wasn't like rain it was more like a sea, I didn't ask for this pain it just came over me"

    • @BrianKellyA2
      @BrianKellyA2 9 месяцев назад

      I love a storm, but I don't love lightning
      All the water's coming up so fast it's frightening 🖤

  • @annamel2604
    @annamel2604 6 лет назад +5

    I still cannot believe that after 5 years after I watched this for the first time, I finally saw these dudes live (and got to meet them, oh my, they really are amazing). I am so lucky to live at the same time as The National.

  • @23dolfanctc
    @23dolfanctc 6 лет назад +8

    So thankful for Tiny Desk and opening my eyes to such great musicians! Nathaniel Ratliff and the Nightsweats, Leon Bridges, John Mooreland, Justin Townes Earle, and now the National 👏🏼

  • @raeneyhart1133
    @raeneyhart1133 11 лет назад +34

    I keep watching this video, several times a day, and shaking my head in disbelief. Every listen finds me thinking this will be the one that reveals some fatal flaw and losing interest. Surely I was just blown away and exaggerated it's quality and almost quiet and barely restrained intensity. 100 repeats later and I'm still amazed every single time I hear it. Typhoon's Tiny Desk is another example of NPR's quality and consistency in delivering a gem of a performance that will both resonate with and baffle you. Congratulations NPR, you've managed to captivate my mind and steal my breath.

  • @amhabereket
    @amhabereket 4 года назад +4

    Having watched a lot of tiny desk concerts, I keep coming back to this again and again. By far my favorite performance!

  • @KrystalGandola
    @KrystalGandola 11 лет назад +47

    Best NPR concert yet! I could listen to this all day.

  • @bruceaisher
    @bruceaisher 9 лет назад +55

    I SEE YOU RUSHING DOWN!!
    I love this version of Sea of Love, wish he shouted it on the original studio version like he does here!

    • @trashtvinternational
      @trashtvinternational 8 лет назад

      Who's Joe???

    • @timmymc2001
      @timmymc2001 8 лет назад +10

      +frankieinfrance "I'd been listening to 'Hey Joe' (Hendrix)... then that just stuck. There probably was a time when I was like 'OK, I have to put a woman's name in there', and I quickly just discarded that temptation to change it to a woman's name because I'm a man. It didn't matter, at all. And I just could never let go of 'Hey Joe'." - Matt Berninger on the Song Exploder podcast

    • @elizabethkangas1682
      @elizabethkangas1682 5 лет назад

      @@timmymc2001 I have always transcribed it (in my head) as "Hey Jo" like Joanna :) I didn't know the backstory

  • @eskimogirlfriend
    @eskimogirlfriend 9 лет назад +10

    this is like my favorite music video ever. The National + acoustic = the bomb. Thank you, NPR!

  • @acbourne9712
    @acbourne9712 11 лет назад +11

    this band is so great, never get tired of hearing them... and their new cd - i cant get enough of it... just plays again and again.

  • @gabrielaperezpaz8326
    @gabrielaperezpaz8326 6 лет назад +27

    I will always love this. The saddest version of Pink rabbits.

  • @lardog112
    @lardog112 10 лет назад +8

    Back again! This performance made me appreciate The National! Great band!

  • @polko59
    @polko59 9 лет назад +1469

    "This Is The Last Time" was the anthem to my final shot of heroin. True story. Pretty emotional moment, but it stuck. It really did feel like saying goodbye to a passionate lover that had been with me through thick and thin. Many of the lyrics apply to my love for heroin quite well, it's eerie actually. I know it's probably not the case, but when I heard the song initially I was convinced he was actually talking about smack addiction veiled as a love song. Now whenever I hear this song I remind myself of how happy I am to be clean. You bet your ass I miss the hell out of that cruel mistress though.
    "I wish everybody knew what's so good about you"
    "And I said I wouldn't get sucked in"
    "You're the only thing I want"
    "Baby you left me sad and high"
    "I know I'm in trouble... can't get these thoughts out of me... It takes a lot of pain to pick me up"
    I'll never feel about a girl like I did about that beautiful drug. Complete, passionate devotion. The absolute definition of a love/hate relationship. Intense feelings of nostalgia and longing when I reminisce about it, which is fucked up because some of my fondest memories are of me sitting alone in a dark room with a needle on the floor and music like "The National" blaring. It's really weird when the peak of your life, no matter how good things get after addiction, will always be while doing the most pathetic thing a human being can do. It ruined me and my life yet I still love heroin with all my soul. Abusive partner I kept crawling back to in desperation. Hopefully she's gone for good now, good riddance despite all the good times. I still think about her everyday. Nobody can love me like she did.

    • @ericlindemsaltes8217
      @ericlindemsaltes8217 8 лет назад +43

      +Bigby Wolf get your shit together brah

    • @dvonof
      @dvonof 8 лет назад +90

      +Bigby Wolf Nobody can love you like you can love yourself bruv...take care!

    • @LLGnarJ
      @LLGnarJ 8 лет назад +14

      So much music I can't enjoy anymore because of dope...

    • @elmosmith
      @elmosmith 8 лет назад +166

      +Kiedy Silniejsza Fuck off, I care.
      +Bigby Wolf We all take different paths in life toward the same destination. You're no less a person than anyone else. Accept it all and come to peace with your choices, all the negatives will leave you and you can move on.

    • @SquareNoggin
      @SquareNoggin 8 лет назад +6

      +Bigby Wolf Yup. Like 100% yup. That's how I felt about this song, that's how I feel about heroin.

  • @saralewis8756
    @saralewis8756 5 лет назад +4

    The National live is like a totally different experience that listening to their albums. So much more depth to the songs. Fricken dope.

  • @TheRabidGlow
    @TheRabidGlow 11 лет назад +10

    Melts me like butter. They have the best album of 2013 IMO

  • @wyndgrove9452
    @wyndgrove9452 2 года назад +6

    I love how specific and particular a lot of the songwriting is with these guys - it really helps the songs to connect, and to carry the meaning.

  • @moehrle123
    @moehrle123 11 лет назад +13

    The National are one of the rare bands that you can hear again, again and again. They never get boring. Pure, real, atmospheric!

  • @estebeerwinkel6198
    @estebeerwinkel6198 8 лет назад +10

    I don't get how someone could dislike this. Pure brilliance.

  • @izzybeth
    @izzybeth 2 года назад +4

    discovered The National when they opened for R.E.M. in 2008, and been in love ever since. what a wonderful performance, it wouldn't sound at all out of place on one of their actual albums.

  • @miketordoff4306
    @miketordoff4306 Год назад +6

    This version of Sea of Love… again and again and again 🥰

  • @alexvalentine4934
    @alexvalentine4934 10 лет назад +6

    this is amazing and moving. I just discovered this band after seeing the documentry Mistaken for Strangers...thank you producing this and posting this...so special!

  • @BjornNyla
    @BjornNyla 6 лет назад +4

    Absolutely still remains one of my favorite Tiny Desk's. Epic.

  • @eskimogirlfriend
    @eskimogirlfriend 7 лет назад +12

    I think I've watched this like 2000 times and I never get tired of it

  • @paulrichardson2273
    @paulrichardson2273 10 лет назад +2

    'Need My Girl' heart stoping melodies. Beautiful. Just beautiful! x

  • @pumathurman
    @pumathurman 4 года назад +491

    this band all look like the same dude in different stages of their life

    • @arnonym8176
      @arnonym8176 4 года назад +8

      Puma Thurman what an incredibly accurate observation

    • @reillykennedy3138
      @reillykennedy3138 3 года назад +4

      lol two of them are brothers

    • @lukerudy3961
      @lukerudy3961 3 года назад +6

      @@reillykennedy3138 Twin brothers, I believe.

    • @mattpopemusic
      @mattpopemusic 3 года назад +3

      best comment I've seen a while and I've seen a few

    • @s.e.4906
      @s.e.4906 3 года назад +15

      Actually guitarists are twin brothers , bass player and drummer are brothers.

  • @anibalalarcon5101
    @anibalalarcon5101 3 года назад +39

    Set List
    "This Is The Last Time" 00:04
    "I Need My Girl" 04:55
    "Pink Rabbits" 08:59
    "Sea Of Love" 14:14

  • @ellieberanova887
    @ellieberanova887 10 лет назад +19

    Wow, this is so beautiful, I´ve been falling in love with these guys more and more, big ups for this totally indie concert :).

  • @g8btony
    @g8btony 3 года назад +18

    I like how Matt lets his voice break up in the outro to Sea of Love. Way more raw and effective live than the album version with all that reverb

  • @fry530
    @fry530 5 лет назад +22

    "Pink Rabbits" reminds me so much of "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks". They're both such hauntingly beautiful songs. The National really have a way with that.

  • @kihunipunk
    @kihunipunk 8 лет назад +274

    Oh wow. They never get boring, do they? I envy anyone who's gotten a chance to see them live.

    • @thegatheringrain8253
      @thegatheringrain8253 8 лет назад +1

      That would be an amazing venue to see them in! I'm seeing them in two weeks :D

    • @joshuanapal2749
      @joshuanapal2749 8 лет назад +7

      I saw them live at riot fest in 2014 and I have to say that it was one of the best shows i've ever seen. I highly reccomend that you see them!

    • @fridayjuly24smmv17
      @fridayjuly24smmv17 8 лет назад +16

      One of the best live bands on the planet. Every time.

    • @IlluminatingNight
      @IlluminatingNight 7 лет назад +1

      Seeing them tomorrow!

    • @stephaniellewellyn9432
      @stephaniellewellyn9432 6 лет назад +5

      Matt crashed into me when he was wandering the aisles at the show I saw.

  • @pelinozturk1535
    @pelinozturk1535 10 лет назад +12

    such great sounds...
    I need my girl continues to be one of my favorite songs by the national (that guitar melody? simple+heartwarming)

  • @cecigent
    @cecigent 6 лет назад +9

    I love these sad dads very much and i'm so exited about finally getting to go to one of their shows on Lollapalooza Argentina

  • @willceurvels
    @willceurvels 10 лет назад +200

    At the very least, he is an ambitious and thoughtful singer. Any lyric taken out of context can sound absurd or small, but it is the way it's sung, the way the lyric is woven into a larger context that gives the song life and meaning. When I read that the lead singer had read a lot of John Cheever (The Swimmer, etc.) in preparation for this album, that's when a lot of things clicked for me.

    • @nutsackmania
      @nutsackmania 10 лет назад +12

      meep meep meep meep

    • @Reno20k
      @Reno20k 7 лет назад +26

      Weird to see this note about John Cheever three years later with the latest album calling him out by name (Carin at the Liquor Store)

    • @piersmoore-ede8444
      @piersmoore-ede8444 2 года назад +4

      pretty sure his wife, Carin Besser, is responsible for a lot of those good lines...

  • @MajaSaarestoMS
    @MajaSaarestoMS 9 лет назад +18

    God, I need my girl is the saddest song from the last album. So sad and lovely.
    Really high quality band. Love them

  • @kirkleeslater
    @kirkleeslater 9 лет назад +29

    just found npr today, such a wealth of talent to inspire even the most hardened of musical writers

    • @eltorpedo8844
      @eltorpedo8844 5 лет назад +5

      I know this was 4 years ago... but NPR tiny desk has returned my faith in musicianship. The performances are so intimate. There is no room for anything but excellence. You cannot perform in this format if you're not amazing.

    • @thinkwhatsyourlife5908
      @thinkwhatsyourlife5908 3 года назад +1

      Congrats four years late :) I was so happy when I found it

  • @dontfreakoutwerejustclowns7023
    @dontfreakoutwerejustclowns7023 4 года назад +137

    I’ve watched this an awkward amount of times

  • @EerieV23
    @EerieV23 4 года назад +3

    The music, the vocals, the lyrics; they are so amazing it is overwhelming.

  • @jackjackerton7102
    @jackjackerton7102 6 лет назад +4

    One of the best Tiny Desk concerts I've seen. Not surprising since The National are always amazing live

  • @jamilmoraess
    @jamilmoraess 5 лет назад +7

    This one is my favorite version of Pink Rabbits . Beautiful...

  • @johnc3751
    @johnc3751 10 лет назад +20

    Never heard of The Nationals until I watched Mistaken For Strangers. Tom is great. The band is great. Music is awesome. Rockumentary was incredible. Thanks all!

    • @johndomenick9103
      @johndomenick9103 10 лет назад +2

      I saw them last month and met matt, he was a really nice guy.

    • @LIamaLlama554
      @LIamaLlama554 4 года назад

      Such a great film

  • @nprmusic
    @nprmusic  4 года назад +95

    Tiny Desk Concerts are only possible through donations from our community. This year has been unprecedented but we’ve made sure to keep producing the concerts you love. Show your support with a donation to your local NPR station at n.pr/support-the-tiny-desk

    • @HiThereImFootloose
      @HiThereImFootloose 4 года назад +1

      This is so good! Thank you.

    • @2094jsmith
      @2094jsmith 3 года назад +1

      Stop doing home concerts. It is absurd. Stop the fear. Keep the love.

    • @ncad1975
      @ncad1975 3 года назад

      :D

  • @denizb.6882
    @denizb.6882 6 лет назад +2

    this is what makes a bunch of great musicians.... playing live just as good as you play on the record... really enjoyable thanks for that session to all participants!

  • @itsnotamousse
    @itsnotamousse 6 лет назад +10

    This channel's a gift.

  • @jamiesomersuk
    @jamiesomersuk 11 лет назад +6

    This version of sea of love is off the planet, absolutely incredible

  • @B3ARPA73
    @B3ARPA73 Год назад +6

    Bands come and go but I’ll always carry The National deep within for the duration of my lifetime.

  • @TheCrssouza
    @TheCrssouza 7 лет назад +4

    The National are just amazing. Can't get enough of their music

  • @bull_goose_loony
    @bull_goose_loony 2 года назад +8

    This band feels like the Fall, I just realised that's what it's been all these years. (maybe this comment has already happened amidst these many years, but I finally figured out why I felt trepidation and comfort at once while listening)

  • @humanonearth1
    @humanonearth1 3 года назад +5

    The dynamic between the horn(s) and his vocals is particularly remarkable.

  • @helenawakimmoreno3902
    @helenawakimmoreno3902 4 года назад +4

    Wow!! Gorgeous Pink Rabbit version!! Amazing!

  • @duncanbrandt8248
    @duncanbrandt8248 7 лет назад +2

    This is really representative of why I love these tiny desk concerts. For the most part, this is how a lot of these songs were written, on acoustics with very little electrical equipment. Kind of like MTV's Unplugged (Back when MTV was good, kids) you got to take a look at the early processes of these great groups.

  • @morgant.1999
    @morgant.1999 5 лет назад +15

    Honestly this is the best live performance I’ve ever heard.

  • @francoismorin4413
    @francoismorin4413 5 лет назад +1

    Watched it over and over and then over... and still am amazed. Thank you for your wonderful music.

  • @mercedesalves7377
    @mercedesalves7377 4 года назад +6

    If I had to choose a favourite band this would be it. no question.

  • @herodotus53
    @herodotus53 11 лет назад +21

    Their voice has stolen my soul...

  • @jaesdff
    @jaesdff 11 лет назад +4

    From Alligator to Trouble Will Find Me, the National has been nothing but short of brilliant. It's a rarity for bands to be so consistent in putting out a great album one after another. One common thread of all the albums is that they have a tendency to grow on you at every listen.

  • @chrisbulovsky832
    @chrisbulovsky832 10 лет назад +51

    Got to love a band that dares to use brass. Not many bands would be brave enough to do this.
    Nicely done.

    • @TheRogerBarrett
      @TheRogerBarrett 10 лет назад +14

      Check out Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros' NPR Desk show. They rock the brass too!

    • @mmoore4456
      @mmoore4456 10 лет назад +8

      Also, Typhoon, which has a magnificent brass section and a cool Tiny Desk concert.

    • @aholecop
      @aholecop 10 лет назад +5

      Some guy named Springsteen has been using Brass for 40 years along with everyone from New Orleans.

    • @EnosEverything
      @EnosEverything 10 лет назад +1

      Calexico... The Antlers...Both of those fine bands utilise a brass sound.

    • @mrrodgers0
      @mrrodgers0 10 лет назад +3

      Hell, even Macklemore & Ryan Lewis used live trumpet. Was really good.

  • @FishingforFisher
    @FishingforFisher 7 лет назад +7

    Pink Rabbits is by far one of my all time favorite songs

  • @jhawkace
    @jhawkace 11 лет назад +7

    Pink Rabbits is so beautiful and perfect. It's so great to see a clip like this compared to their typical concerts. They're of course great too but the last one I was at they rushed quite a bit on their set, when really most of these songs are best at their natural pace. Granted, it could have been the impending storm rolling in that night, but anyway. Awesome stuff.

  • @ikravchik
    @ikravchik 6 лет назад +40

    Sounds like a therapy session

  • @thegatheringrain8253
    @thegatheringrain8253 8 лет назад +6

    Such wonderful compositions, the musicality of this band doesn't get enough attention

  • @paulhebert7912
    @paulhebert7912 4 года назад +82

    For me, the National is my adult version of my teen REM.

    • @pantalaemon
      @pantalaemon 4 года назад +3

      that makes sense, they were influenced by REM a lot :)

    • @angustucker4514
      @angustucker4514 4 года назад +4

      @@pantalaemon OMG. Never thought about it that way, but yes. 100%.

    • @mafhper
      @mafhper 3 года назад +2

      This

  • @RandomdirtNet
    @RandomdirtNet 2 года назад +2

    the first 4,5 minutes are just too sick... I got so much love for this performance

  • @VladArt99
    @VladArt99 11 лет назад +7

    God, i just love the national so much.

  • @charliemills3744
    @charliemills3744 4 года назад +3

    ive watched this so many times and im back again. brilliant

  • @melinda82
    @melinda82 8 лет назад +12

    I had heard of them, but didn't think they were this good. Wow.

  • @svatto4690
    @svatto4690 6 лет назад +4

    I am really glad this band exist

  • @honeyglisten
    @honeyglisten 11 лет назад +13

    This really is so lovely. It never ceases to amaze me that Matt can write a song like Pink Rabbits, yet has such a great sense of humor.

  • @gabespece
    @gabespece 5 лет назад +1

    I watched this Tiny Desk ep about once a month. Seriously one of the best ever.

  • @earthtoelsa
    @earthtoelsa 8 лет назад +133

    i need my girl is one of those songs that just kind of latch on to you