The National want to turn Black Friday violet. For one day only, Friday, November 26, the band will offer the expanded edition of its critically acclaimed breakout album ‘High Violet’ – which includes new studio tracks, b-sides, live recordings and more – for $7.99 (MSRP $16.98) exclusively at participating independent record stores (for a map of stores go to http://www.highviolet.com/violetfriday. ‘High Violet Expanded Edition’ will be released November 22 on 4AD.
In addition, the band is teaming up with Foursquare to reward fans who support indie record stores on Black Friday with a free mp3 download of "Terrible Love Alternate Version" from the expanded edition. Just check in at your local participating record store on Foursquare and you’ll instantly receive a link to download the song on your smart phone.
‘High Violet’ is The National’s most acclaimed and fastest-selling album to date. Released in May 2010, it debuted at #3 on the Billboard Top 200, and prompted the New York Times to claim "The National is in a league of its own." The band has toured non-stop since the album’s release, with highlights that include sold out shows at Radio City Music Hall and Brooklyn’s Prospect Park; a concert at the Brooklyn Academy of Music to benefit the Red Hot Organization, with accompanying live webcast on Youtube and Vevo directed by D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus; and mainstage performances at Bonnaroo, Sasquatch, and Lollapalooza, where they "seduced everyone" according to USA Today.
