‘Rome’ is the definitive live document of The National pressed on 2LP black vinyl with poster insert.
 
Recorded live (without overdubs) on June 3, 2024 at the architecturally stunning venue Parco Della Musica Ennio Morricone,
named for the famed Italian film composer, the 21-track album
showcases scintillating versions of beloved songs like ‘Bloodbuzz
Ohio’, ‘Don’t Swallow the Cap’, ‘I Need My Girl’, ‘The System Only
Dreams in Total Darkness’, ‘England’ and ‘Fake Empire’, plus sharpened readings of recent tracks ‘Eucalyptus’, ‘New Order TShirt’,
‘Tropic Morning News’ and the boundary pushing ‘Smoke Detector’.
 
The double album, mixed by longtime collaborator Peter Katis, spans
the band’s 20-plus years of songwriting and reveals how each song
has taken on a new life in its live performance. “You have to see this
band live” is often said about The National, and now, ‘Rome’ is the
next best thing to actually being there.
 
Reflecting how the band change setlists significantly from night to
night, to cast fresh light on hidden gems from the catalogue, ‘Rome’ is marked by rarities such as show opener ‘Runaway’, ‘Lemonworld’,
‘The Geese of Beverly Road’, ‘Lit Up’ and a tour de force pairing of
‘Humiliation’ from the critically acclaimed album, ‘Trouble Will Find
Me’ into ‘Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers’’ ‘Murder Me Rachael’.
 
The ‘Rome’ encore features the election anthem ‘Mr. November’ and,
from ‘High Violet’, ‘Terrible Love’ and the show-closing fan singalong,
‘Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks’.
 
Tracklist
1. Runaway
2. Eucalyptus
3. Tropic Morning News
4. New Order T-Shirt
5. Don't Swallow the Cap
6. Bloodbuzz Ohio
7. The System Only Dreamsin Total Darkness
8. I Need My Girl
9. Lemonworld
10. The Geese of BeverlyRoad
11. Lit Up
12. Alien
13. Humiliation
14. Murder Me Rachael
15. England
16. Graceless
17. Fake Empire
18. Smoke Detector
19. Mr November
20. Terrible Love
21. Vanderlyle Crybaby Geeks