The National – Rome

‘Rome’ is the definitive live document of The National.  Recorded live (without overdubs) on June 3, 2024 at the

architecturally stunning venue Parco Della Musica Ennio Morricone, named for the famed Italian film composer, the 21-track album showcases scintillating versions of beloved songs like ‘Bloodbuzz Ohio’, ‘Don’t Swallow the Cap’, ‘I Need My Girl’, ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’, ‘England’ and ‘Fake Empire’, plus sharpened readings of recent tracks ‘Eucalyptus’, ‘New Order TShirt’, ‘Tropic Morning News’ and the boundary pushing ‘Smoke

Detector’.

 

The double album, mixed by longtime collaborator Peter Katis, spans the band’s 20-plus years of songwriting and reveals how each song has taken on a new life in its live performance. “You have to see this band live” is often said about The National, and now, ‘Rome’ is the next best thing to actually being there. Reflecting how the band change setlists significantly from night to night, to cast fresh light on hidden gems from the catalogue, ‘Rome’ is marked by rarities such as show opener ‘Runaway’, ‘Lemonworld’, ‘The Geese of Beverly Road’, ‘Lit Up’ and a tour de force pairing of ‘Humiliation’ from the critically acclaimed album, ‘Trouble Will Find Me’ into ‘Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers’’ ‘Murder Me Rachael’.

 

The ‘Rome’ encore features the election anthem ‘Mr. November’ and, from ‘High Violet’, ‘Terrible Love’ and the show-closing fan singalong, ‘Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks’. Include poster insert.

 

A1 – Runaway

A2 – Eucalyptus

A3 – Tropic Morning News

A4 – New Order T-Shirt

A5 – Don’t Swallow The Cap

B1 – Bloodbuzz Ohio

B2 – The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness

B3 – I Need My Girl

B4 – Lemonworld

B5 – The Geese Of Beverly Road

B6 – Lit Up

C1 – Alien

C2 – Humiliation

C3 – Murder Me Rachael

C4 – England

C5 – Graceless

D1 – Fake Empire

D2 – Smoke Detector

D3 – Mr November

D4 – Terrible Love

D5 – Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks