The National – Cherry Tree (Vinyl) Trainspotting Wewantsounds reissue Akiko Yano's cult

Wewantsounds reissue Akiko Yano's cult classic Ai Ga Nakucha Ne

percussion and voice are all embraced

in November last year

check classic tracks like "One Step Forward" and "War Inna Babylon

George Xylouris

The National – Cherry Tree (Vinyl) Trainspotting Wewantsounds reissue Akiko Yano's cultThe National's sophomore album, Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers (2003), found the band emerging onto a larger stage. Uncut called it "a genuine treasure" and named it an album of the year; it was hailed by Rolling Stone and the indie media; and Magnet, La Liberation (Paris), and the Chicago Tribune were only a few of the publications to tap it for their year end lists. In France, the band had become such a sensation that renowned DJ Bernard Lenoir invited