The National - Sad Songs For Dirty LoversThe 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 effacing barbs matched by the bands equally

Yamada says

Michael Angelo (aka The Guinn Album) isn’t the effort of some fanatical

and a bit darker when he does cut loose

These are serious indoor moods

the kind that somehow never risks being depressing

people have been raving to “Idontknow” since late autumn 2019 when Jamie first debuted the track

The Ohio Players etc etc etc - "there must be something in the water")

is answered with the reply

waiting for this to hit the street

This set features the classic album remastered for the very first time by Prince’s original mastering engineer Bernie Grundman

with finer details transformed into impressionistic blurs as they whizz around you‰۝ - The Wire

lines are drawn to Severed Heads