The National: release Boxer
The National have slated their plans for the rest of 2007. Besides an as of yet three month break in the fall, the band will spend the summer on a sold-out North American tour, hitting up Europe in July, and returning to the UK in November. Next week The National will perform five shows at New York's Bowery Ballroom, each night with a different opening act.
The National is supporting the May release of Boxer, an album that did not disappoint music critics, building on the success of Alligator. The album pulls on more instrumentation than their previous works, showing maturity from an already seasoned band. Matt Berninger writes pensive lyrics that listeners can relate with, capturing thoughts that reflect an inner conversation.
The iTunes version of Boxer is bundled with two bonus songs, Blank Slate and Santa Clara, which are available with the purchase of the entire album. Mistaken Strangers is the album's first single and music video. The UK single release also contained the two b-sides that iTunes is offering.
The National spent thirteen months to write Boxer in their Brooklyn homes. Most of the album was recorded at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut, where Peter Katis (Interpol, Spoon) and the band produced and mixed the album.
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05-25 Berlin, Germany – Magnet
05-28 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom *
05-29 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom #
05-30 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom %
05-31 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom $
06-01 New York, NY – Bowery Ballroom @
06-02 Philadelphia, PA – Johnny Brenda's
06-04 Montreal, Quebec – Cabaret !
06-05 Toronto, Ontario – Opera House !
06-06 Detroit, MI – Magic Stick !^
06-07 Chicago, IL – Metro !^
06-08 Minneapolis, MN – 400 Bar !^
06-09 Madison, WI – High Noon Saloon !^
06-11 St. Louis, MO – Duck Room !^
06-12 Louisville, KY – Headliners Music Hall !^
06-13 Atlanta, GA – The Earl !^
06-14 Manchester, TN – Bonnaroo Music Festival
06-15 Cincinnati, OH – 20th Century Theater !^
06-16 Columbus, OH – The Basement !^
06-18 Cleveland, OH – Beachland Ballroom !^
06-19 Pittsburgh, PA – Rex Theater !^
06-20 Washington, DC – 9:30 Club !^
06-21 Boston, MA – Middle East Downstairs !^
06-25 San Diego, CA – Casbah *
06-26 Los Angeles, CA – El Rey Theater *
06-27 San Francisco, CA – Bimbo's 365 Club *
06-28 Portland, OR – Berbati's Pan *
06-29 Vancouver, British Columbia – Richard's on Richards *
06-30 Seattle, WA – Neumos *
07-07 Roskilde, Denmark – Roskilde Festival
07-08 Naas, Ireland – Punchestown Racecourse (Oxegen Festival)
07-10 Stoke-on-Trent, England – Sugarmill
07-11 Nottingham, England – Rescue Rooms
07-13 Dour, Belgium – Dour Festival
07-14 Herk, Belgium – Rock Herk Festival
07-15 Southwold, England – Latitude Festival
08-17 New York, NY – South Street Seaport +
11-01 Dublin, Ireland – Village
11-02 Glasgow, Scotland – ABC
11-03 Sheffield, England – Leadmill
11-04 Manchester, England – Academy 2
11-06 Birmingham, England – Irish Centre
11-07 London, England – Shepherds Bush Empire
11-09 Bristol, England – Anson Rooms
11-10 Portsmouth, England – Pyramids
11-11 Paris, France РElys̩e Montmartre
* with the Broken West
# with Doveman
% with My Brightest Diamond
$ with Elysian Fields
@ with Philistines Jr.
! with Shapes and Sizes
^ with Talkdemonic
+ with Takka Takka, the Forms�