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NORTHERN NATIONAL

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NORTHERN NATIONAL

 

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New EP "D.A.R.K." Out Now

"D.A.R.K."

Northern National Wins Over Our Hearts With the Highly-Emotive ‘D.A.R.K.’

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New music tease in less than 24 hours. Also, the cell phone bulge is a real thing.
In a little over two weeks, on April 3rd, we’re going to be in New York City playing a free show at Rockwood Music Hall. Early one at 7PM sharp. Doors are at 6:30. If you’re in the city, stop by. Your boys are going to rock the place.
There’s a level of anticipation for every show that we play. It’s the waiting to see new faces, sometimes it’s to sing unsung songs, or maybe it’s to play an old song a little different than normal and see if anyone caught the change. We’re announcing new music and shows next week and can’t wait to meet you if we haven’t before. If you’re new to our page, welcome to the family. We make music because if we didn’t, we wouldn’t know what to do with our lives. It’s in our blood.
As and independent band you spend hours not only doing the music side of music but also doing the business side of music. We’ve spent the last few months quietly working on a plan with some new friends to release new music the best way possible this year. Monday we give you a sneak peak of our new single that will be coming out at the end of the month. It feels as if this has taken forever but the day is almost here and we’re damn ready.
See you tonight Fort Worth!
We have a few shows left this month and they start this weekend! Friday, March 15th, we are playing a sweet festival at @lolassaloonftw in Fort Worth. Saturday, March 16th we are in Dallas at @hobdallas for the official @catfishandthebottlemen after party. Finally on Friday, March 22, we are back in Denton for a headlining show at @backyardonbell. It’s going to be a rad one, and all of these lead up to us releasing new music soon. Let’s goooo
FORT WORTH, TEXAS ~ this Friday, March 15th, we are back! Head on over to @lolassaloonftw for a dope festival of music. Doors are at 7 and we’re going to be rocking the outdoor stage later that night. Grab your tickets now. • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• #fortworth #ftworth #texas #music #localmusic #sxsw #6thstreet #6th #dallas #dfw #dallasmusic #fortworthweekly #ftworthstockyards #ftworthtx #supportlocal #musicfestival
Family is incredibly important. Soon we will be releasing our newest single “Not All Family Is Blood”. Get used to that line because it’s going to be everywhere. You’re our family. Show dates being announced tomorrow. Dallas, Fort Worth, Denton, & New York. See you so so so soon. We love you. xoxo
Dallas | 09.23.16 | At first we didn’t know where “Dallas” fit on the record. We talked about producing the song out full band, maybe even making it longer, but in the end we wanted to finish the EP with one of the most honest songs we’d ever written. There’s not much more to say about Dallas that we haven’t said before, however we want to leave you with this truth. Love is worth fighting for. Without the pain of the lows you can’t truly feel the high of the good times. Don’t let heartbreak blind you from the brilliance of the love you felt. Don’t give up on people no matter the distance, let love save your soul. It’s worth it in the long run.
FBFW | 09.23.16 | I honestly never thought I’d live to see my 21st birthday. There has always been a part of me that battles inner demons. I remember sitting down in my living room with Kanne and wanting to write a song about that struggle. We had both dealt with depression, anxiety, & mental health and FBFW was the first song we wrote tackling that subject. “Never thought I’d make it quite this far. Never thought I’d have so many scars.” Those were the first two lines we wrote that evening in 2016, and that’s exactly how I felt then. In high school I struggled with drugs. It was my way of keeping my anxiety and depression at bay, but all it really did was enhance my reliance on a substance to keep my sane. “You don’t know me, you can’t hold me down.” That line encompasses a battle. I said that to myself daily back then and still tell my mind that today. Sometimes even audibly. Some days my mind walks all over me, others I’m in control, either way I grow. For better or for worse. I change, I battle, I fail, and I win. For better or for worse. Sitting here at 30 I wish I could tell my younger self how letting people into your struggle can help immensely. Those loved ones, friends, family, are with you in the good or bad days. They help battle my demons in so many ways. They stand by me. For better or for worse. If this is your struggle, I urge you to talk to someone about it. There’s no shame in transparency. Honestly it shows strength. Either way, know that each of us in our band battles a similar struggle daily. We’ll all make it through together. For better or for worse. • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• #mentalhealth #band #rockthis #music #musicmonday #monday #mcm #suicideprevention #depression #mentalhealthawareness #anxiety #struggle #strugglewell #fbfw #northernnational #nn #dallas #dallasmusic #local #localmusic #rockband #pop #anxietyrelief #help #encouragement #lyrics
LOVE IS FIRE | 05.06.16 | Certain songs can point a band in the right direction, Love is Fire was that song for us. Have you ever been in a relationship that all your friends say is bad but you just can’t seem to end for whatever reason? Well, that’s what this song is about. It’s about the passion, good or bad that is in that relationship. How you might get burned in the long run, but in the moment it’s so addicting. We released it with no expectations and over night it changed our future. We’re currently writing new music that we believe in and it flashes us back to those first days of a band that we were waiting patiently for the world to hear our music. Thank you for the time and emotion you’ve invested in us as a band over the last 2 and a half years. If you heard us first on Spotify’s Discover Weekly, saw us on tour with Blue October, cleopatrick, or someone else, or found us when we followed you / liked a post on Instagram, we’re glad you’re part of our family. We won’t let you down. • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • #discoverweekly #northernnational #nn #northernnationals #blueoctober #cleopatrick #rockthis #spotify #discoverweekly #newmusic #rock #rockband #favorite #favoriteband #band #music #lif #releaseradar
ADDICTION | 09.23.16 | There was a streetlight in the neighborhood where I grew up that never worked. It was a couple blocks away from my house and that was one of the spots where as teenagers we’d park our cars and make out. We were all searching for something back then, I know I was. Some were looking for identity, some distractions, others attention, & me... I wanted to “kiss all my feelings away”. I don’t know if you’ve ever noticed, but a lot of our songs have a bridge that is an inside look at what the entire song is about. Addiction is a great example of this. “You just need some attention, I can give you all you seek. I just need some addiction, you’re the drug that keeps me weak.” These two lines are arguably the most important lines in this entire song. When I was 16 I didn’t care who I hurt, I just needed to fulfill an addiction and keep the pain of my mistakes at bay. I masked lust for love and provided attention that the other person desperately wanted. It was wrong and selfish. This song is a biographical look at how lust can get confused with love. It’s not judging, it’s not negative, it’s an honest view... and sometimes, that confusion can start a cycle that’s hard to break. It’s dark, it’s true, it’s addiction. • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• • •• #northernnationals #northernnational #nn #lyrics #lyric #behindthelyrics #inspiration #bio #biography #headshot #selfie #thursday #addiction #makeout #band #rockband #rockmusic #rockthis #spotify #new #dallasmusic #music #localmusic #supportlocal