The National – Cherry Tree (Vinyl) Trainspotting check classic tracks like "One

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

percussion and voice are all embraced

that wild-mercury sound

the album cracked the Billboard Top 200

George Xylouris

The National – Cherry Tree (Vinyl) Trainspotting check classic tracks like "OneThe 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