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The National premiered two new songs on Jimmy Fallon last night, both of which come from Trouble Will Find Me.  Here’s “Sea of Love,” featuring the lyrics that gave the album  its title: And here’s bonus cut, “I Need My Girl”:

Download: King Tuff – Bad Thing ‘Bad Thing’ was one of my favorite songs of 2012 – boasting a classic guitar line and owning all the requisite badness that makes great rock n roll cool – so the pending re-release of King Tuff’s Was Dead debut [pre-order] comes as welcome news.  Here are two highlights, ...

The National are set to release Trouble Will Find Me on May 21 [pre-order] and today have offered a second song ‘Dont Swallow the Cap.’  Propelled by a constant low hum and the band’s trademark percussion, Matt Berninger’s cryptic, bummer lyrics evoke the thirtysomething ennui that has become The National’s well-trod emotional territory: And speaking ...