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I just wanted to hang out at home when I got back to LA

The record is their highest selling and features several singles including “Semi-Charmed Life

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The National "The National" (20th Anniversary) swing " a horn-kissed rumination onCelebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, The Nationals self titled debut album of sozzled Americana is a thing of beauty, laden with heavy hints that this was a special band in the making. Their first release, The National arrived two years after The National formed, a time when they were juggling bandlife with needing to hold down full time jobs. And while nods to the alt. rock artists that inspired them (Pavement, Silver Jews) can be heard, so too