November 15, 2001
The National vs. Osama
Click here for a revealing feature on The National in Cincinnati CityBeat. It appeared in celebration of tonight's gig in Newport, Kentucky, nearby the ancestral home of these current day Brooklynites. A preview: "I love the first album, but the next one will have more firepower for us," [The National's Aaron] Dessner says. "If the debut is kinda smoky and somber, the next one will be more explosive, more like a punch in the face. Maybe we should call it Fuck Osama or something." Taliban beware.
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