Getting older, with — or without? — The National

Or, bands don’t always age the way we do.

I really enjoyed this article by Grayson Haver Currin on his long-term relationship with The National:

www.weaa.org

What happens when the band that has soundtracked the milestones of your adulthood suddenly feels like it has nothing left to give you?

While Grayson's story and path are different than mine, I can relate to how his taste for The National's music shifted based on taste, time, and place, and reading about it led to many questions. Would I still love Wussy if I had not moved to Cincinnati? How about Velocity Girl, who I happened to see at a music festival in DC in 1993? How many bands do I love because I fell in love with someone that was a fan?

Do you have artists you have fallen out of love with over time? Have you ever circled back to them with renewed appreciation? Tune in betweeen 12:00 and 1:00pm today for songs from some of my long-term musical relationships 🤘💞🤘