Next year marks twenty years since the release of The National's self-titled debut album. In celebration of the anniversary, they're releasing a reissue of the record, alongside reissues of two more pieces of their early catalog, 2003's Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers and 2004's Cherry Tree EP.
The collection of reissues have been remastered at Abbey Road Studios, and they're due out on February 26th, 2021 via 4AD. In addition, members of the band's Cherry Tree fan community can pre-order exclusive, limited split color versions. The black vinyl and CD versions are also available for pre-order. View the tracklists for each album below.
In other The National-related news, frontman Matt Berninger released his debut solo record, Serpentine Prison, last month. Additionally, Bryan Devendorf released his own solo debut as Royal Green earlier this year. Aaron Dessner, meanwhile, appears in Taylor Swift's new folklore film, premiering on Disney+ on Wednesday (11/25)
THE NATIONAL (REISSUE) TRACKLIST
CD/ LP (BLACK VINYL) / DIGITAL 1. / A1. Beautiful Head 2. / A2. Cold Girl Fever 3. / A3. The Perfect Song 4. / A4. American Mary 5. / A5. Son 6. / A6. Pay For Me 7. / B1. Bitters & Absolut 8. / B2. John’s Star 9. / B3. Watching You Well 10. / B4. Theory Of The Crows 11. / B5. 29 Years 12. / B6. Anna Freud
SAD SONGS FOR DIRTY LOVERS (REISSUE) TRACKLIST
CD / LP (BLACK VINYL) / DIGITAL 1. / A1. Cardinal Song 2. / A2. Slipping Husband 3. / A3. 90-Mile Water Wall 4. / A4. It Never Happened 5. / A5. Murder Me Rachael 6. / B1. Thirsty 7. / B2. Available 8. / B3. Sugar Wife 9. / B4. Trophy Wife 10. / B5. Fashion Coat 11. / B6. Patterns Of Fairytales 12. / B7. Lucky You
CHERRY TREE EP (REISSUE) TRACKLIST
CD / 12" (BLACK VINYL) / DIGITAL 1. / A1. Wasp Nest 2. / A2. All The Wine 3. / A3. All Dolled-Up In Straps 4. / A4. Cherry Tree 5. / B1. About Today 6. / B2. Murder Me Rachael (Live) 7. / B3. Reasonable Man (I Don’t Mind)
