The National has released Rome. The double album was recorded at the architecturally stunning Cavea of the Auditorium Parco Della Musica Ennio Morricone, and includes fan favourites “Bloodbuzz Ohio,” “Don’t Swallow the Cap,” “I Need My Girl,” “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness,” “England” and “Fake Empire”; and newer tracks “Eucalyptus,” “New Order T-Shirt,” “Tropic Morning News” and the boundary-pushing “Smoke Detector.”

To celebrate the release of Rome, The National invited fans to submit footage of their performances across the band’s 25 years of touring. Today, The National also released a full-length special music video for the new live album, comprised entirely of fan content.

“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. Mixed by longtime collaborator Peter Katis, Rome spans the band’s 20-plus years of songwriting and reveals how each song has taken on a new life in live performance. Reflecting how the band changes setlists significantly from night to night to cast fresh light on hidden gems from the catalog, 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 National
Rome
Tracklisting
2LP

Side A
Runaway
Eucalyptus
Tropic Morning News
New Order T-Shirt
Don’t Swallow The Cap

Side B
Bloodbuzz Ohio
The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
I Need My Girl
Lemonworld
The Geese of Beverly Road
Lit Up

Side C
Alien
Humiliation
Murder Me Rachael
England
Graceless

Side D
Fake Empire
Smoke Detector
Mr November
Terrible Love
Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks

Order Rome by The National HERE