played two new songs off of their upcoming album “Trouble Will Find Me” on Jimmy Fallon on Thursday night. The Cincinnati transports performed a riveting take of “Sea of Love” and treated fans to a web exclusive of “I Need My Girl.”
But to everyone’s delight, the band only played the songs for a couple minutes. Why? Well, the quintet announced that they would be performing “Sorrow” for six hours straight all in the name of art. Six hours. The performance is part of an art installation that will take place over at the MoMA PS1 in NYC on Cinco de Mayo (May 5).
If the six-hour task is too daunting or NYC isn’t on your radar, take solace in knowing that you can catch a two or three hour performance (of not just one song) on Sept. 17 in the regal setting of . Take that, MoMA.
The National “Sea of Love” live on Jimmy Fallon
The National “I Need My Girl” web exclusive on Jimmy Fallon
Follow our news and updates on and our relationship status on Or send us a telegram.
Julio Enriquez is a Denver writer and photographer, editor of the blog and a regular contributor to Reverb
