A Skin, A Night is a DVD / CD package featuring an exclusive documentary on The National by French director Vincent Moon and a 12 song EP of material from the band.
Please note: DVD is rated MA15+

Vincent Moon (aka Mathieu Saura), is renowned for his web-based 'Take Away Shows' at La Blogotheque and his video work with R.E.M. & Arcade Fire. A Skin, A Night is a highly unusual documentary replete with behind-the-scenes footage of The National on tour and in the studio. Completing the package is a bonus CD, The Virginia EP, features b-sides, demos, a session track and live cuts (including "Fake Empire", which recently won Song Of The Year at NYC's 2008 Plug Awards, and a sumptuous cover of Bruce Springsteen's "Mansion On The Hill"). There's also one new studio recording, a cover of Caroline Martin's "Without Permission". A close friend of the Brooklyn-based band since meeting them at their first live show in Paris, director Moon has made a film that challenges the viewer, unlike the average straightforward 'rockumentary'. A Skin, A Night presents a unique meditation on the creative process as it follows the band laying down tracks for their most recent album, Boxer, touring and travelling during this period. The story of The National's rise from the toilet circuits to selling out five nights at NYC's Bowery Ballroom and two at London's Shepherds Bush Empire, is given its historical due; but more essentially, Moon leads us on an oblique cinema-verit journey into the inner state of the band.

Track Listing

The Virginia EP CD

1. You've Done It Again, Virginia - (Previously Unreleased)
2. Santa Clara - (Uk B-Side)
3. Blank Slate - (Uk B-Side)
4. Tall Saint - (Demo)
5. Without Permission - (Unreleased Cover)
6. Forever After Days - (Demo)
7. Rest Of Years - (Demo)
8. Slow Show - (Demo)
9. Lucky You - (Daytrotter Session)
10. Mansion On The Hill - (Live)
11. Fake Empire - (Live)
12. About Today - (Live)

A Skin, A Night DVD

1. A Skin, A Night - Documentary By Vincent Moon