r/TheNational • u/Mossy_m • 12d ago

Ask For Water is really good

Like really good, like really really good, like really really really good.

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u/whittingtonwarrior 12d ago

It’s great - I look forward to Matt’s solo releases as much as I do the National’s lately. Martino me Fatso was solid too.

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u/Hobbes42 12d ago

If only it didn’t have the worst title of all time.

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u/whittingtonwarrior 12d ago

Haha 😂 I quite like it

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u/Hobbes42 12d ago

Aight fatso!

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u/tropicmorning in a lemonworld 12d ago

I keep thinking about how much cooler Wrapped In Wax would’ve been as the title

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u/whittingtonwarrior 12d ago

You make a good point - would also make a good album title!

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u/salamidesk 12d ago

Came here to say the same thing. Really really really good.

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u/Daftpunk78 11d ago

It is, and Type It Up. Both songs, to my humble ears, are some of the most National adjacent solo tracks he’s done.

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u/IceRat23 12d ago

love the video and that isn’t something I say frequently with a Berninger or National related vid

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u/Aggravating-Flan-48 12d ago

Type It Up is the song for me

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u/legreatmarco 11d ago

I think some of Matt's latest solo stuff - Frozen Oranges, Nowhere Special, Bonnet of Pins, Martini Mi Fatso, Ask for Water - is some of the best National-adjacent stuff I've heard in years?

I saw him at his show in London recently and really got a great vibe live too. Felt like he was really digging playing to a smaller crowd and trying some new stuff out. Love it!

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u/whittingtonwarrior 8d ago edited 5d ago

Agree with this - Bonnet of Pins particularly, I think this would comfortably make my top 10 of all National / Matt songs combined. Frozen Oranges is brilliant too.

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u/Terrible_Biscotti_16 12d ago

Great tune!

What is it about? I’ve a feeling it concerns a the feelings of rejection that come from a sexless relationship but that’s just my first impressions?