The National "The National" (20th Anniversary) 2025-09-19 CA’s 64 Sound

CA’s 64 Sound

the fuzztone sneer of a thousand teenage garage bands

The box set also includes a unique 'news-poster' containing extensive notes written by Johnson that detail the making of the album

You can hear the band start to fall off the cliff

shortly after releasing their second album LP2

The National "The National" (20th Anniversary) 2025-09-19 CA’s 64 SoundCelebrating 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