The National are set to release an expanded edition of High Violet on November 22. The New York powerhouse’s excellent fifth LP, released just this past summer by 4AD, will be paired with a bonus disc that features two new tracks, two B-sides, and three live songs, as well as an alternate version of album-opener “Terrible Love”. On the same day, 4AD will be releasing the “Terrible Love” 7”, featuring one of those aforementioned new tracks, “You Were A Kindness,” on the B side.
The brooding and determined new record has garnered tremendous critical praise for the Brooklyn-based quintet, and even debuted at number three on the Billboard 200. They have been touring steadily behind it since it dropped in May. The National finishes an American tour in Denver on October 18, and will take a break before venturing off for a European tour with Phosphorescent in November, many dates of which are already sold out. They’ll be spending the first two weeks of 2011 in Australia, and hopefully will consider a vacation afterwards.
The expanded High Violet track list and European dates below:
High Violet –
1 Terrible Love
2 Sorrow
3 Anyone's Ghost
4 Little Faith
5 Afraid of Everyone
6 Bloodbuzz Ohio
7 Lemonworld
8 Runaway
9 Conversation 16
10 England
11 Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks
Extras –
1 Terrible Love (Alternate Version)
2 Wake Up Your Saints
3 You Were A Kindness
4 Walk Off
5 Sin-Eaters
6 Bloodbuzz Ohio (Live on The Current)
7 Anyone's Ghost (Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music)
8 England (Live at Brooklyn Academy of Music)
November 11 - Copenhagen, Denmark - KB Hallen 
November 12 - Weissenhauserstrand, Germany - Rolling Stone Weekender Festival 
November 13 - Katowice, Poland - Rozrywki Theatre
November 14 - Zagreb, Croatia - Bocarski Dom 
November 16 - Milan, Italy - Alcatraz 
November 17 - Cologne, Germany - E-Werk 
November 18 - Neu-Isenburg, Germany - Hugenottenhalle 
November 19 - Luxembourg, Luxembourg - Den Atelier 
November 20 - Den Haag, Netherlands - Crossing Border Festival
November 21 - Brussels, Belgium - Ancienne Belgique 
November 23 - Paris, France - Olympia 
November 24 - Bristol, England - 02 Academy 
November 25 - Coventry, England - Warwick Arts Centre 
November 26 - Glasgow, Scotland - 02 Academy 
November 27 - Manchester, England - 02 Academy 
November 29 - London, England - Brixton Academy 
November 30 - London, England - Brixton Academy 
December 1 - London, England - Brixton Academy 
December 2 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre 
December 3 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre
December 4 - Dublin, Ireland - Olympia Theatre