THE NATIONAL - SAD SONGS FOR DIRTY LOVERS Format:VL a high specification Rega moving

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There Is A Happy Land

tempo-shifting synth for a more abstract finale

Sacred and narcotic

and they return in 2026 with Sol

THE NATIONAL - SAD SONGS FOR DIRTY LOVERS Format:VL a high specification Rega movingSay what you like about The National, but they sure do know how to market themselves. This is no surprise, really singer Matt Berninger worked in advertising during the 90s boom in NYC before quitting to pursue The National full time. As such, he probably knew that calling the groups sophomore LP Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers was a shrewd move. It also set up The Nationals audience nicely for the huge successes of the bands subsequent full lengths. Sad