The National: Cherry Tree — compact disc
$9.99
The National: Cherry Tree — compact disc
$9.99
Clocking in at just under thirty minutes, The National’s Cherry Tree was an EP, a mini-LP, a bridge to the future.
𝗛𝗪𝗬-𝟬𝟬𝟴 ‘Cherry Tree’ by The National
𝗥𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: July 19, 2004
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 "About Today"
𝗥𝗜𝗬𝗟: The National ~ contemporary indie rock ~ records that sound great on repeat, in a loop, forever
The sound of years of thankless hard work finally paying off. This is the record where The National arrived at the signature sound they would develop, expand, and refine over the next decade. The seven song collection includes a trans-oceanic duet between @PadmaNewsome and The National's singer Matt Berninger, which sounds like it belongs more on a record by Clogs (Padma's project with Bryce Dessner) than on an indie rock record. It contains a wild live rendition of “Murder Me Rachel” a song from 'Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers recorded for France inter radio which sounds like The National finally taking flight as a legendary 'arena indie' worthy band. The song “All the Wine” reappeared a year later on 'Alligator,' the group’s debut for the Beggars Banquet label. Yep, this seven-song EP has odds'n'ends quality to it but somehow it coheres, bringing their tension-wire rock to new heights. This is the kind of record that doesn't require a short URL. You know it, you love it, The National’s fan club is named after it, so you can track it down yourself. But note much of the story behind the record is covered in the 33 1/3rd entry on The National’s ‘Boxer’ written by Ryan {inkard and released by Bloomsbury Publishing earlier this year.
