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The National Becomes a Preeminent Band of the 21st Century on Boxer: Thematic Album Features Literary Narratives, Simmering Arrangements, and Gorgeous Melodies

Experience the 2007 Record in Audiophile Sound: Strictly Limited to 3,000 Numbered Copies, Mobile Fidelity’s 180g 45RPM 2LP Set Plays with Widescreen Immediacy and Precise Detail

16-bit / 44.1kHz digital master to analog console to lathe

"Another uninnocent, elegant fall into the unmagnificent lives of adults": That lyric distills the thematic essence of Boxer, a breakthrough that transformed the National from a respected indie act into one of the 21st century's foremost bands. Replete with literary narratives, widescreen arrangements, and mysterious beauty, the album addresses issues of domesticity, maturation, and escapism with equal parts stark honesty and clever wit. Stately, rich, and intimate, it’s more relevant today than it was upon release in 2007.  

Sourced from the original masters, strictly limited to 3,000 numbered copies, pressed at Fidelity Record Pressing, and housed in a Stoughton gatefold jacket, Mobile Fidelity's 180g 45RPM 2LP set presents Boxerin audiophile sound for the first time. The wider grooves of this exclusive 45RPM pressing lend to improved tracking, precise detail, and high-frequency preservation.

Distinguished with superb groove definition and ultra-quiet surfaces, the collectible reissue captures the group's chamber textures, rhythmic pacing, brassy accents, and minimalist architecture with immediacy, depth, and balance. Black backgrounds practically place the National on an intimate stage in your listening space. At long last, the airiness, directness, and atmospherics the National generates at its acclaimed live shows can be experienced on record. 

Side One:

1. Fake Empire
2. Mistaken for Strangers
3. Brainy

Side Two:

1. Squalor Victoria
2. Green Gloves
3. Slow Show

Side Three:

1. Apartment Story
2. Start a War
3. Guest Room

Side Four:

1. Racing Like a Pro
2. Ada
3. Gospel