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It shouldn’t really be surprising that The National’s slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop

Published 7:00 am Monday, September 24, 2012

It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop
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It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop
It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop
It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop
It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop
It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop
It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop
It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop
It shouldn't really be surprising that The National's slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop

It shouldn’t really be surprising that The National’s slow-burning, low-humming, melodramatic pop would make for the evening’s most exhilarating set. Augmented by a trumpet, trombone, and multi-instrumentalist (viola, etc.), the Brooklyn band roared from the stage–not quite with a wall of sound–with a wave of noise that crested and crashed at the culmination of every song.Read more here.All photos by Renee McMahonPublished on May 30, 2010

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