The National - Rome [WHITE VINYL] (LP)

Rome is the definitive live document of The National. Recorded live (without overdubs) on 3rd June 2024 at the architecturally stunning venue Parco Della Musica Ennio Morricone, named for the famed Italian film composer, the 21-track LP showcases scintillating versions of beloved songs like Bloodbuzz Ohio, Don't Swallow the Cap, I Need My Girl, The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness, England and Fake Empire; plus sharpened readings of recent tracks Eucalyptus, New Order T-Shirt, Tropic Morning News and the boundary pushing Smoke Detector.

The double album, mixed by long-time collaborator Peter Katis, spans the band's 20-plus years of songwriting and reveals how each song has taken on a new life in its live performance. "You have to see this band live" is often said about The National, and now, Rome is the next best thing to actually being there.

Reflecting how the band change setlists significantly from night to night to cast fresh light on hidden gems from the catalogue, Rome is marked by rarities such as show opener Runaway, Lemonworld, The Geese of Beverly Road, Lit Up and a tour de force pairing of Humiliation from the critically acclaimed album Trouble Will Find Me into Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers' Murder Me Rachael.

The Rome encore features the election anthem Mr. November and, from High Violet, Terrible Love and the show-closing fan singalong, Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks.

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Tracklist:

1. Runaway
2. Eucalyptus
3. Tropic Morning News
4. New Order T-Shirt
5. Don't Swallow the Cap
6. Bloodbuzz Ohio
7. The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
8. I Need My Girl
9. Lemonworld
10. The Geese of Beverly Road
11. Lit Up
12. Alien
13. Humiliation
14. Murder Me Rachael
15. England
16. Graceless
17. Fake Empire
18. Smoke Detector
19. Mr November
20. Terrible Love
21. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks