Grand National Finally Make Some Waves Over Here

Cover of Kicking The National Habit
Originally uploaded by Mike.

Well, in the "grand" scheme of things, bands like Grand National leave their mark on the homefront years before venturing stateside. It took just over a year and a half for it to happen, with help from BBC 6Music and other savvy programmers early on. I caught singles such as 'Talk Amongst Yourselves' and 'Playing in the Distance' early on through the net, so I'm a new fan respectively. So after successfully crossing the pond with shows at Knitting Factory and getting airplay on stations like KCRW, it's only a matter of time before their recent effort, 'Kicking The National Habit' finds a US distributor. In the meantime, iTunes users can buy the album here.