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The National, Classifieds, "Studio", 22.02.2011r.


American group The National opromieniona commercially successful album, "High Violet" for the third time visiting our country. After a highly acclaimed performances at Off Festival and the Festival of Chamber Music "Ars Cameralis" came the two club gigs. One of them took place in Krakow club "Studio" set of attracting audiences, which is not surprising considering that the brand "The National" is becoming more recognizable in the world. But before

"sad men in suits" Krakow warmed up the audience on the stage appeared The New York Sharon Van Etten songwriterka. Her pięćdziesięciominutowy set composed primarily of love songs for complications was very warmly received by audiences. On stage, except for the first and last piece was accompanied by her drummer Ben Lord and bassist Doug Keith. Simple songs based on an electric guitar so able to arouse the interest that each successive number enthusiasm of the audience grew and gradually disappearing noises coming from the room. Heat adopted the "Do not Do It", although the largest uproar occurred when the scene appeared Aaron Dessner from The National. He enriched the music of Sharon in two compositions by pulling the bow over the strings of his guitar like Jonsi from Sigur Ros. Sharon enchanting natural beauty and charm reminiscent of Karen O from the other New York warehouse - Yeah Yeah Yeahs. During breaks between songs a lot of joking and bantered with the audience. And one of the played songs dedicated to his mother, who is a big fan of Fleetwood Mac.



Finally, around 21.30 in the blinding spotlight (violet color) to the stage The National musicians came and kidnapped the audience literally from the first bars of "Runaway." Then they played "Anyone's Ghost," "Mistaken For Stranger" and "Brainy". And so for the rest of the concert were to intersperse songs from the last two albums ("Boxer" and "High Violet"), with rare excursions into the past ("Wasp Nest," "Lit Up," "Abel" and "Mr.. November") . Of course, enjoyed the most successful compositions from his latest album, which was not until ten (missing only the "Little Faith "), causing an enthusiastic reaction among the audience. The band's sound definitely has taken effect and the concert "claw." It also reinforced a horn section, through the trumpet and trombone. Drew attention to revised arrangements of some of the composition. Audible even in the "Conversation 16", where the parties put forward the keys to the fore.

team leader Matt Berninger, who owns an extremely baritone accepting the greater part of the show drinking wine while preparing to play his company, which is walking with the microphone by the public. The first sample showed its capabilities during the "Squalor Victoria", when he descended from the stage and ran between the rails and then explaining that he sought the bar. Some time later, "Abel," sang the already standing in the barriers. However, all this was only a prelude to what was to come during the encore. During Mr. November "Matt not only jumped the rails and I walked to the microphone in the audience, but also climbed to the balcony, where he was part of the audience did not interrupt the singing and the intense reliving consecutive sentences of text.



It was not the only magical moment of this concert. There were at least a couple. You will remember for a long sung together with Sharon Van Etten "Terrible Love" and sung a capella with the audience, "Vanderlye Crybaby Geeks." A nice gesture was also a dedication to "You Were a Kindness" mentioned by name resident of Krakow, who once helped the team in need. The phone is also stuck in my moment when Matt threw a cup of wine with a dais splattering its contents in different page.

The National Krakow concert also confirmed me in the belief that the success of the album "High Violet" was not accidental. These songs live and they sound sensational, it seems that the team is at a turning point in his career, which leads directly to the stadiums.

Text and photo: Slawomir Raven

ps. The picture was taken during a concert in The National Myslowice the Off Festival in 2009.

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estimate: Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean



It is rare that one album artists create a small review of the species, including in the context of historical overview. Modern CD or link to one of the era, often one artist or trend currently prevailing. Or, although it happens less and less - setting new music tracks. The new album Iron and Wine - Kiss Each Other Clean does not specify the new path, but it is on record of what the folk best. If

album "Kiss Each Other Clean" took the form of a book - it would be a rather large dose of information about the history of folk music. Sam Beam reaches the roots already in the early years of 1960 - the American country-folk, somewhere zawadzając of The Shadows, following the path of Simon and Garfunkel, The Beatles, especially Harrison, guided more by Neil Young, to more contemporary, like Damien Rice, Joanna Newsom, ending with the Fleet Foxes. It is hard to accuse Beam of widespread use of any of them, so I called the board a review of country music-folk. "Kiss Each Other Clean" is above all a beautiful song. Full of peace, harmony, wisdom and cost. There will be no surprise that the dominant acoustic guitar, lazy, flowing gently like a harp in "Godless Brother In Love" (such as reaching for Joanna Newsom), and sometimes more alive, in "Glad Man Singing" (Somewhere in the middle of the audible echo of "The Bends" Radiohead).

Best supplement capsule folk are trumpets, saxophones and complete as a few strings. They give the album another face - jazz, funk, even at times - "Big Hand Burned." The essence of funk-jazz album is the last jump, 7-minute "Your Fake Name Is Good Enough For Me", hailed by some as the song years before. Extreme departure from what he does simply Beam. The first half is quite jazzy jungle, a mixture of saxophones, trumpets and funky accessories. For this luscious bass, excellent drums, and after one and a half minutes there is a strong electric guitar. When all the spin with a maximum intensity of the components listed above, after two and a half minutes following a moment of relaxation and is Beam, which repeats Become, Become, is a guitar and drums. For nearly five minutes Beam repeats Become a guitar and drums surrounds us with the consequence of a swarm of mosquitoes. The result is that after 6 minutes, I can not hear it anymore. A pity, because the fantastic, the first part although it could be extended to 4 minutes ... Another departure from the pop roots "Walking Far From Home", a reference to Wilco. So unusual CD begins and ends so unusual. Maybe not by coincidence.

Iron & Wine for sure that it is no longer strictly a folk band, as it once was. Can not be called "Kiss Each Other Clean" breakthrough, because as I said, it is more a historical feature. What's the most comforting - on the album are simply great, unobtrusive songs, most of the simpler pieces, with several more complex. All the songs of life combines the wisdom contained in the texts, a certain nostalgia and longing. Great fall chorus ("Tree By The River"). Very interesting sound Jamaican and African accretions, elements of dub and reggae. If we add everything reasonable in terms of length album - it remains for me nothing more than a five-deserved draw, what I am doing.

Rating: 5
Issued by: Martin Barela

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