The National - Alligator (CD)

Details: These five Cincinnati friends recorded two albums for Brassland before signing to Beggars Banquet. Their last effort, "Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers", was touted as one of the year's best by Rolling Stone and other magazines. On "Alligator", Matt Berninger's potent baritone still intones about matters fraught, funny, and sad; about record collections, missing persons, and medium-sized American hearts.

Tracklist:

1. Secret Meeting
2. Karen
3. Lit Up
4. Looking for Astronauts
5. Daughters of the Soho Riots
6. Baby We'll Be Fine
7. Friend of Mine
8. Val Jester
9. All the Wine
10. Abel
11. Geese of Beverly Road
12. City Middle
13. Mr. November