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Alligator was my favourite album of last year, and after managing to hear a promo copy, Boxer is set to become this years. Listen to this opening track “Fake Empire” a few times, and let it simmer in your head. I just can’t get enough of The National.

Download: The National – ‘Fake Empire’

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