Of the live videos of songs from the upcoming new album by The National I recently posted, the standout track was "Afraid Of Everyone," a tension-filled affair in which Matt Berninger sounds like a deeply troubled man. Now, the album version is doing the rounds, and it plays like it could very well be the centrepiece track of High Violet. In addition, "Sin-Eater" (the B-Side to upcoming single "Bloodbuzz Ohio") also debuted. Whilst it certainly isn't one of their strongest efforts, the directness of the lyrics - which betray a weary anger at the machinations of Wall Street financial brokers - is interesting, even if by the end it all just completely trails off, almost apologetically (which, from a thematic perspective, may well be the point). Follow the the links to judge for yourself:
The National - "Afraid Of Everyone"
The National - "Sin-Eaters" [B-side]
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