{"id":16388,"date":"2013-04-26T08:04:15","date_gmt":"2013-04-26T16:04:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/?p=16388"},"modified":"2013-04-28T06:58:18","modified_gmt":"2013-04-28T14:58:18","slug":"watch-the-national-nationalize-the-jimmy-fallon-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelefortreport.com\/blog\/2013-04\/watch-the-national-nationalize-the-jimmy-fallon-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Watch The National Nationalize The Jimmy Fallon Show"},"content":{"rendered":"

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There are some phenomenal American bands currently on the “indie” scene.\u00a0 Wilco, Bon Iver, Grizzly Bear, My Morning Jacket, Bright Eyes,The Walkmen, Band of Horses, Like Pioneers<\/a>, Buellton<\/a><\/strong>, etc.\u00a0 That said, national treasures The National<\/strong><\/a> returned to television last night on the Jimmy Fallon Show<\/strong> and reasserted their claim as the best American band on the scene, and particularly live.\u00a0 The original-Brooklyn band will soon release their sixth studio album, Trouble Will Find Me, <\/strong>and are hitting the tour trail soon in support.\u00a0 We can’t wait to catch them at the Greek Theater<\/strong> in LA in August.\u00a0 It’s gonna be a hot August night.<\/p>\n

In addition to the new album and tour, The National<\/strong> will also soon release a new documentary film by Tom Berninger<\/strong> (Matt’s younger brother), Mistaken for Strangers, <\/strong><\/a>and will put on their annual music festival, Crossing Brooklyn Ferry. <\/strong><\/p>\n

But last night the band was on a mission on Fallon<\/strong>.\u00a0 Check them out below as they played two new songs off the new album:\u00a0 Sea of Love<\/strong> and a web-only rendering of I Need My Girl<\/strong><\/em>.\u00a0\u00a0 Their live dynamic is vividly seen on Sea of Love,<\/strong><\/em> which started out great and ramped up from there (watch at 2:20 and 3:14 and thereafter, as the band continuously lifted the love swell).\u00a0 Oh my.\u00a0 Check ’em both below.<\/p>\n

Trouble Will Find Me\u00a0<\/strong>will be released on May 21st on 4AD, and will include contributions by the likes of such Brooklyn neighbors as\u00a0Sufjan Stevens<\/strong>,\u00a0Sharon Van Etten and <\/strong>Annie Clark (St. Vincent).\u00a0 You can pre-order the new album HERE<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n