The National "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers" (2021 Reissue) 2026-05-29 ” — Rolling Stone

” — Rolling Stone

The band melded raw vocals

It was the first album in what Numan referred to as the "machine" phase of his career

The album peaked at #1 on the Billboard 200 chart in 1965

"Every night I set up the merch and run it until it's time to play

The National "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers" (2021 Reissue) 2026-05-29 ” — Rolling StoneThe Nationals second album, Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers (2003) proved a leap forward from 2001s eponymous debut, showing a band adept at delivering warm embraces and gut punches in equal measure. With word of mouth now spreading on the band, critics proved equally enthusiastic Pitchfork in their glowing review called it a Gorgeous train wreck that Lives up to its blunt title (with) Matt Berningers self eff acing barbs matched by the bands equally