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The National Debut New Songs In Berlin

by Paul Cashmere on April 7, 2013

in New Music,News

The National played nine new songs, many for the first time, at their first show on 2013 in Berlin this week.

The National, Harvest Festival 2011, Noise11, Ros O'Gorman, Photo

The National, Harvest Festival 2011, Photo By Ros O'Gorman

The songs were a preview of their ‘The Trouble Will Find Me’ album, due in May. The National performed at Berlin’s Michelberger Hotel on Thursday (April 4, 2013).

Three of the new songs ‘Graceless’, ‘Humiliation’ and ‘I Should Live In Salt’ made their live debut in December, 2012 at the ATP Nightmare Before Christmas show in Rye, UK.

Two of the songs, ‘Heavenfaced’ and ‘Graceless’ were captured by fans and uploaded to YouTube.

‘The Trouble Will Find Me’ is the 6th album for the Brooklyn-based band.

The setlist from Berlin was:

Demons (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013) (live debut)
Don’t Swallow The Cap (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013) (live debut)
Heavenfaced (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013) (live debut)
Graceless (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013)
Fireproof (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013) (live debut)
Slipped (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013) (live debut)
Sea Of Love
Humiliation (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013)
Pink Rabbits (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013) (live debut)
Bloodbuzz Ohio (from High Violet, 2010)
Fake Empire (from Boxer, 2007)

I Should Live In Salt (from The Trouble Will Find Me, 2013)
Mr. November (from Alligator, 2005)
Terrible Love (from High Violet, 2010)

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