Intellectual rock music is difficult to come by these days. Luckily, we have The National, a band defined by dark, sensible lyrics that actually make you think...
As mentioned on BrooklynVegan, the 2013 ACL Festival (10 4 - 10/6; 10/11 - 10/13) was just announced, with Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse, Vampire Weekend, The National, Phoenix, Wilco and many more among the acts playing this year...