FPSF 2016: Mostly Highlights with a Chance of Rain
As a painful introduction, we just learned and feel it vital to with with the news that a festival attendee, Megan Tilton, passed away after leaving the festival in medical transport. For the…
FPSF Announces 2016 Lineup with Headliners Deadmau5, Modest Mouse, The National
We’re firm believers that Houston doesn’t get the recognition it deserves when it comes to its cultural offerings. One staple of the city’s music scene is Free Press Summer Festival, held each year…
The National’s First Night at ACL Live
I’ve been looking forward to this show for a long time; it has been on my radar since the second and third nights were announced. The National’s High Violet is a masterpiece, but I’m in…
The National Comes to Austin for Three Nights at ACL Live
While I highly doubt anyone reading this blog is being informed for the first time that The National will be in Austin for three nights next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday at ACL Live,…
The National Returns to Austin to the Delight of ACL Weekend Two Ticketholders
If you’re anything like me, missing The National on the second weekend of ACL was one of the biggest let downs of the cancelled day. Perhaps The National felt like they needed to…
Pop Press International’s Favorite Albums of 2013
Earlier in the week, I gave you a list of the songs and albums I’ve listened to more than any other (which I highly recommend as a far more useful list). I’m not sure…
Top 11 Picks for ACL Weekend Two
So, you bought tickets for the second weekend of ACL in its inaugural year. You suffered through the pictures and excitement of half your friends going to the first weekend. But look on…
Caitlin Rose Covers The National’s “Pink Rabbits”
There are a couple of ways to do a cover well. The first is to construct an incredibly faithful cover that comes near encapsulating the essence of the original song. This method, undertaken…
Album Review: The National – Trouble Will Find Me
The National’s High Violet was a near perfect assemblage of songs that utilized a distinct and arresting sonic palette of instrumentation that simultaneously sounded enormous while nearly vanishing into the darkness from whence it came….
The National Shares Another New Track “Don’t Swallow the Cap”
After just releasing one song, “Demons,” from their forthcoming album Trouble Will Find Me, somber indie-rock outfit The National have released a second new track, “Don’t Swallow the Cap.” The song features elegant piano…
The National Releases New Single “Demons”
The National previously announced the release of Trouble Will Find Me and shared artwork from the album. Now, the band has released the album’s first single, “Demons.” Hinged on singer Matt Berninger’s bass vocals,…
The National Release Album Tracklist and Artwork for Trouble Will Find Me
On May 20th/21st, The National will release their new album Trouble Will Find Me through 4AD. After a series of widely praised records, the most recent being 2010’s High Violet, the band has become one of…
