National - Boxer

The National returned with Boxer, an excellent album full of clever turns of phrase and dramatic intensity, slightly more restrained and controlled than on their 2005 album 'Alligator'. Boxe

Boxer just hones in even more precisely and intimately on the heartfelt territory the band covers, with punchy-yet-polished production and orchestration by the Clogs' Padma Newsome giving these songs an intimacy and widescreen expansiveness that rivals the Arcade Fire. 

The album features the singles "Mistaken For Strangers", "Apartment Story" and "Fake Empire".

Heavyweight vinyl pressed by 4AD. Includes download card.