Blog: The Opening Acts

What are the qualifications for band of the decade? Well, obviously the band has to have been around for the past ten years. The band also had to release consistent albums over the years and those albums had to be great. Even though I've missed-out on a lot of the music scene during the past ten years, there's still, at least for me, only one obvious choice. My Obligatory Band of the Decade is The National . I first heard the music of The National thanks to [...]

• National, The - Fake Empire (live)
• National, The - Slow Show