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CMU Approved
Approved: The National – About Today
By Aly Barchi | Published on Thursday 26 May 2011
To celebrate their set at Primavera yesterday, The National were giving away ‘About Today’, a historic fan favourite from their 2004 ‘Cherry Tree’ EP, via their Bandcamp site, and it reminded us how much we like that song.
“Today you were far away/ And I didn’t ask you why/ What could I say/ I was far away”, growls a pensive Matt Berninger, conveying such subtle desolation over spare strings and pattering drum beats, “You just walked away/ And I just watched you/ What could I say”.
Ah, it almost brings a tear to the eye. If you feel like a good weep, or if you just like The National, you can still stream ‘About Today’ here.
