Best Albums of the 2000s: #5 The National – Boxer (2007)

I hesitate to discuss albums with an ‘obsessive’ perspective or in which one warrants ‘repeated’ listens, in part because I run the risk of potentially overusing hyperbolic language. Instead, my views are reserved when expressing such exuberance and enthusiasm about an artist, song, or album. In looking at music in such a skeptical, discerning manner, this approach has helped me to hone in on what music should or shouldn’t be perceived in this light.

That being said, I can say without any hesitation that The National’s Boxer (2007) has been an obsession of mine since shortly after…Read More.