Ah, just wait for it. You have no idea. It’s easily their best recording to date, from beginning to end. It’s their Unforgettable Fire. Live with it for a while once it hits the streets in earnest and i think you’ll agree. Look for a review forthcoming. In the meantime, some other National pieces of interest:

http://maunet.com/category/the-national/

concur – poised to be album of the year, and i vote Boxer as Album of the Decade, 2000-09. Pavevent/National in Paris should be quite the gig, can’t wait.

some good National info here:

http://maunet.com/category/the-national/