High Violet

High Violet
Studio album by
ReleasedMay 10, 2010 (2010-05-10)
RecordedMarch 2009 – January 2010
Studio
Genre
Length47:40
Label4AD
ProducerThe National
The National chronology
The Virginia EP
(2008)
High Violet
(2010)
Trouble Will Find Me
(2013)
Singles from High Violet
  1. "Bloodbuzz Ohio"
    Released: May 3, 2010
  2. "Anyone's Ghost"
    Released: June 28, 2010
  3. "Conversation 16"
    Released: October 25, 2010
  4. "Terrible Love (Alternate Version)"
    Released: November 22, 2010

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.[1] 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.[2] The sculpture on the album cover was created by artist Mark Fox, and is called The Binding Force.[2][3]

An expanded edition of High Violet was released through 4AD on November 22, 2010.[4][5] 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.

  1. ^ "New National Album: High Violet". Pitchfork Media. 5 March 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2010.
  2. ^ a b 4AD - The National reveal further details for High Violet Archived 2010-03-22 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2010-08-08.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "4AD - News - 'High Violet' Expanded Edition details announced". 4AD. 28 September 2010. Archived from the original on 1 October 2010. Retrieved 13 October 2010.
  5. ^ M., Paul (28 September 2010). "Double CD reissue of The National's High Violet". Retrieved 13 October 2010.