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''High Violet'' is the fifth studio album by The National, which was released on May 10, 2010 in Europe and on May 11, 2010 in North America via 4AD.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=New National Album: High Violet )〕 The band produced the album themselves assisted by Peter Katis with whom they worked on their previous albums ''Alligator'' and ''Boxer'' at their own studio in Brooklyn, New York, and at Katis' Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut.〔(4AD - The National reveal further details for High Violet )〕 The sculpture on the album cover was created by artist Mark Fox, and is called ''The Binding Force''.〔〔http://www.markfoxstudio.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/The-Binding-Force.jpg〕 An expanded edition of ''High Violet'' was released through 4AD on November 22, 2010. The reissue includes the standard 11-track album along with a new bonus disc, featuring the unreleased tracks "You Were a Kindness" and "Wake Up Your Saints" as well as alternate versions, B-sides, and live recordings. ==Release== On March 10, 2010, they performed opening track "Terrible Love" on ''Late Night with Jimmy Fallon'', two months before the album's release. The album's first single "Bloodbuzz Ohio" was made available for download on the band's website on March 24, 2010. The song was also released on 7" vinyl (with the exclusive B-side "Sin-Eaters") on May 3, 2010.〔(4AD - The National - Download Free MP3 of the new single, 'Bloodbuzz Ohio' )〕 On April 19, 2010, a low-quality version of the album was leaked onto the internet in its entirety which prompted the band to announce that the album would be streaming on ''The New York Times website from April 23 until April 27,〔(Tumblr Blog Post )〕〔(The National Agenda - NYTimes.com )〕 then on NPR's website until May 11.〔(First Listen: The National, 'High Violet' )〕 On May 13, 2010, the band played "Afraid of Everyone" on the ''Late Show with David Letterman''. Sufjan Stevens sang backup for them during this performance. ''High Violet'' sold 51,000 copies in its first week of sales, charting at #3 on the ''Billboard'' 200. This marks The National's highest charting effort yet (beating ''Boxer'', which debuted at #68).〔(Spinner.com - The National - Billboard Album Chart )〕 The track "Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks" was the featured song at the climax of the second season of the SyFy Channel's TV show ''Warehouse 13''. In May 2013, the band played ''High Violet'' track 'Sorrow' 105 times in a row at an art installation in New York, in a performance lasting six hours. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「High Violet」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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