The National

“Two of the bands destined to top the critics’ lists of 2010’s best albums – The Arcade Fire and The National – take over the 6 Mix. Arcade Fire multi instrumentalist Richard Reed-Parry and brothers Aaron & Bryce Dessner who play guitar and bass in The National have been long-term friends since meeting on the American alt-rock circuit, regularly appearing on the same festival bills worldwide. Both acts released new albums in 2010 – Arcade Fire with ‘The Suburbs’ and The National with ‘High Violet’, the latter winning Q Magazine’s coveted ‘Album of 2010’ award last month. Their friendship was cemented when Richard from the Arcade Fire contributed to a number of songs on The National’s latest LP, most notably playing double bass and guitar on ‘Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks’, and doing the vocal harmony arrangement on ‘Conversation 16’. In this special 6 Mix, Richard, Aaron and Bryce team up to play a selection of music which has inspired and soundtracked their friendship along with some of their favourite new music from 2010.”
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6 Mix 2010-12-19 Arcade Fire and The National Takeover [Filesonic download]

Tracklist:
13th Floor Elevators — May The Circle Remain Unbroken
Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner & Richard Reed Parry — Silent Night
Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner & Richard Reed Parry — Barcarola
David Parry and Friends of Fiddlers Green — Joy Health Love and Peace
The Friends of Fiddler’s Green — Malpass Wassail
The Watersons — Apple Tree Wassail
Paul Hillier & Theatre of Voices
Arvo Pärt: De Profundis — Seven Magnificent Antiphons: VII. O – Immanuel
The Watersons — Emmanuel
Lal & Mike Waterson — Song For Thirza
Sharon Van Etten — Love More
Little Scream — The Heron And The Fox
Antony with Bryce Dessner — I Was Young When I Left Home
Blind Willie Johnson — Dark Was The Night
Kronos Quartet — Dark Was The Night
Karen Dalton — Katie Cruel
Tim Hecker — Whitecaps Of White Noise
John Luther Adams — The Light Within
Colin Stetson — The Stars in His Head (Dark Lights Remix)
Nico Sirota — Fire Down Below
The Luyas — What Mercy Is
Little Scream — Boatman
Clues — Remember Severed Head
Frankie Sparo — Caméra
Doveman — The Burgundy Stain
Owen Pallett — Midnight Directives
Buke and Gass — Medulla Oblongata
Bon Iver and Aaron Dessner — Big Red Machine
The Band — Will The Circle Be Unbroken