The National - Rylan (Live on KEXP)

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  • KEXP.ORG presents The National performing "Rylan" live in the KEXP studio. Recorded November 29, 2017.
    Host: John Richards
    Audio Engineer: Kevin Suggs
    Cameras: Jim Beckmann, Scott Holpainen, Kendall Rock & Justin Wilmore
    Editor: Jim Beckmann
    kexp.org
    americanmary.com

КОМЕНТАРІ • 334

  • @muratisik6956
    @muratisik6956 5 років тому +473

    This is the ultimate version of Rylan. The album version is good, but this one is magical, with the long outro.

    • @ebes24
      @ebes24 5 років тому +21

      100%. Not even mad. But, wish this was album version.

    • @ricardoquintanilla8405
      @ricardoquintanilla8405 4 роки тому +4

      Agreed

    • @Carbonfiberf1
      @Carbonfiberf1 4 роки тому +4

      Agreed

    • @acaphella7710
      @acaphella7710 4 роки тому +2

      The version on Q is waaaay better than this. (The National reveal Rylan on Q - on UA-cam)

    • @benhanson3339
      @benhanson3339 4 роки тому +3

      check out the Q bro

  • @kubrickking5101
    @kubrickking5101 6 років тому +96

    This is one of the best songs they’ve ever written.

    • @enkibumbu
      @enkibumbu 5 років тому

      The bar is set very low indeed.

  • @Kevin-ql1xy
    @Kevin-ql1xy 6 років тому +148

    I named my son Rylan after this song. He's a year old now and its his favorite thing to watch before he falls asleep.

    • @laural3738
      @laural3738 6 років тому +30

      And then he only dreams in total darkness, I presume. ;-)

    • @chinomontana5752
      @chinomontana5752 19 днів тому

      @@laural3738 That would be a beautiful thing.

  • @iniminipini
    @iniminipini 7 років тому +312

    Man, Matt Berninger's dad moves are on point.

  • @maryoboyle7917
    @maryoboyle7917 5 років тому +45

    Matt shared the microphone with my daughter at the Columbus song. He letter her sing "Rylan you should try and get some sun." It was so awesome! Yesterday she bought a fish. She named him Rylan

  • @antifolkblues
    @antifolkblues 5 років тому +401

    the album version is good. but this performance is way beyond.

    • @asavartsov
      @asavartsov 5 років тому +12

      Album version is great musically and fits well the album style, but
      Underwater you're almost free
      If you wanna be alone, come with me
      Sounds very pathetic and blurry to me, while
      "Is it easy to seem so grand,
      Wanna be alone in la-la-land"
      Is more fair and very close to me. Same with the line
      "Is it easy to live inside yourself?"
      While it is almost as good as "... inside the rope", I empathize KEXP version much more. And they lost the rhyme with the "Everybody got nowhere to go" line in album version.
      Anyway, both versions are good and I never get tired to listen to both of them!

    • @diablioscortes862
      @diablioscortes862 5 років тому +4

      @@asavartsov completely agree! plus I find the female vocal somewhat jarring and out of place

    • @isitgettinheavy
      @isitgettinheavy 5 років тому +8

      Agree. They didn't need to change this song at all. Always play this version when I need my "Rylan" fix.

    • @cftpafan
      @cftpafan 5 років тому

      Carlo Marotta I hear hell in this version.

    • @myrez_
      @myrez_ 5 років тому +4

      plus that guitar at 1:13 which plays more often. I really missed that in the album version. It became more subtle, nostalgic-like, but meh

  • @austinrapp8990
    @austinrapp8990 6 років тому +41

    Bryan wearing his own band's hoodie like an absolute champ

  • @YiannisS01
    @YiannisS01 6 років тому +140

    There is only one band in the world at the moment that can afford to have a song like this and not release it.

  • @MrRikGrn
    @MrRikGrn 6 років тому +248

    I named my son Rylan, he's laying against me as I'm listening to this.

    • @AlexanderAlenuxGonzalez
      @AlexanderAlenuxGonzalez 5 років тому +7

      My son's name is Adrian, but I sing him this song anyway. I just love it, I feel a great connection to the lyrics.

    • @poetkarankapoor
      @poetkarankapoor 5 років тому +1

      @@AlexanderAlenuxGonzalez hahaha, so adorable!

    • @ramiroalda1702
      @ramiroalda1702 5 років тому +4

      Haha, that's got to be intense, classic The National moment. Enjoy, mate. Cheers

    • @mazedmarky
      @mazedmarky 5 років тому

      uwu

    • @s5027
      @s5027 3 роки тому +1

      I'm a Rylan
      92'

  • @Vanessa-ul9ww
    @Vanessa-ul9ww 6 років тому +91

    I don't know how they did this but they perfectly emulated my whole teenage years and the feeling like you are going nowhere or that you are stuck.

    • @swarmmaster
      @swarmmaster 6 років тому +10

      Yes, Applies to middle aged angst as well. They are so good at it.

    • @Vanessa-ul9ww
      @Vanessa-ul9ww 6 років тому +4

      Definitely. Could not agree more. They are truly a timeless band.

  • @lucaspadua2785
    @lucaspadua2785 6 років тому +147

    So much happy for the studio version of this masterpiece on their new album!

    • @almostbear
      @almostbear 5 років тому +2

      i want this new album now!

    • @lukass5190
      @lukass5190 5 років тому +3

      yes wait so long, worth it. feeling nostalgic about a song that was never released. odd.

  • @casamammolo
    @casamammolo 7 років тому +138

    not crying

  • @karencarstens7074
    @karencarstens7074 5 років тому +13

    Does this man have the sexiest voice in America? Such a gorgeous song.

  • @alberts1985
    @alberts1985 7 років тому +72

    This brings hope during a depressed time

  • @Pancho308
    @Pancho308 5 років тому +125

    Bryan Devendorf carries The National....most distinctive drummer out there.

    • @craigstephens149
      @craigstephens149 5 років тому +45

      Pancho308 “carries” is a stretch, band is full of gifted musicians

    • @Pancho308
      @Pancho308 5 років тому +6

      @@craigstephens149 I agree...it is a "stretch". I must say I'm not so enchanted with their current stuff. Still stuck on Alligator and Boxer. Have you seen them live? Really reach another dimension. Thanks, Craig.

    • @craigstephens149
      @craigstephens149 5 років тому +4

      Pancho308 I’ve seen them a couple times .. love their interplay.. love the dead covers .. cheers

    • @kenlarge6302
      @kenlarge6302 5 років тому +6

      Umm there is guy in the band named Bryce Dessner.

    • @jamesfitzgerald8282
      @jamesfitzgerald8282 5 років тому +2

      He really is a class act though, for me the percussion is really what draws me in to each album

  • @isitgettinheavy
    @isitgettinheavy 7 років тому +35

    The best non-released song ever!

  • @jfgaynor
    @jfgaynor 5 років тому +5

    That KEXP studio is what heaven looks like.

  • @thelynxdr1355
    @thelynxdr1355 5 років тому +13

    I listen to the album version on spotify. But god damn i always get stuck on this version, I just love the quitar, the drums and all the little details that this version has to offer, Beyond perfect!

  • @nicksilvia
    @nicksilvia Рік тому +1

    the guitar in this version makes me emotional

  • @DaveSells1984
    @DaveSells1984 11 місяців тому +3

    This song is so tragically beautiful and well written

  • @FirstnameLastname-kn5sw
    @FirstnameLastname-kn5sw 5 років тому +14

    Their songs really do get better every time you listen to them.

  • @TalesfromtheCradle
    @TalesfromtheCradle 6 років тому +58

    As far as I'm concerned, this is the studio version.

    • @davidthompson889
      @davidthompson889 6 років тому +1

      Ryan lucky no one is concerned with wot your concerned with.

    • @TalesfromtheCradle
      @TalesfromtheCradle 6 років тому +15

      David Thompson well that's rude friend . I'm sorry you don't care for this version.

    • @nicklausa7560
      @nicklausa7560 5 років тому +2

      @@TalesfromtheCradle Well the studio version sounds even better now!

    • @spiroskaravalakis9358
      @spiroskaravalakis9358 5 років тому

      Nick Anderson there is a duet with longtime David bowie's bassist on the new studio version that is heard on the short film preceding the album.

    • @TalesfromtheCradle
      @TalesfromtheCradle 5 років тому +2

      @@nicklausa7560 Came back to this version after listening to the IAETF version, might just be set in my old ways but this is still my favorite.

  • @gregwoolley2819
    @gregwoolley2819 5 років тому +7

    The guitar riff at 3:13 is pure magic in the ears 🙌

    • @arbab44
      @arbab44 Місяць тому

      Great ear!! Killer bridge.

  • @benhanson3339
    @benhanson3339 6 років тому +11

    My first son’s middle name. Arriving in December. Thank you amazing song.

  • @Sogonrei
    @Sogonrei 2 роки тому +6

    I love The National and this song is beautifully written and performed ...you can see how Matt and the band really care about each other and the music and are putting their heart and soul into their performance up close. That is what makes good music something that you can relate to and love.

  • @bulishfx
    @bulishfx 5 років тому +11

    I am loving the studio version more, it's so beautiful.

  • @knoxpuffer
    @knoxpuffer 2 роки тому +2

    The cadence of this song is so unique and haunting. Even the backup vocalist is having difficulties synchronizing his harmonies with the the lead singer because of it.
    Beautiful song.

  • @JulioFlores
    @JulioFlores 5 років тому +6

    I love the new album but this is my favorite arrangement of this song by far.

  • @JCGaal
    @JCGaal 5 років тому +9

    This is the version that should have ended on the final cut of the album.

  • @cgmchispitas385
    @cgmchispitas385 5 років тому +4

    This song is the reason I pre-ordered the album without hesitation.

  • @thereligion4169
    @thereligion4169 5 років тому +5

    Each respective member of The National has their own flair and finesse to their instrument.

  • @pgsnowbnd
    @pgsnowbnd Рік тому

    My son is Rylan. We love the song!

  • @snigdhodeepmukherjee5152
    @snigdhodeepmukherjee5152 6 років тому +5

    I didnt know this song is out there in UA-cam. I have been listening to this number in a loop for last two days. Just like I do with every other song of this phenomenal band!

  • @crocodilloiule
    @crocodilloiule Рік тому +1

    Beautiful song. You can feel the life pulse of drums and guitars.

  • @Paylala
    @Paylala 6 років тому +6

    Glad this is the theme for their new album trailer. Tho still unreleased, when I talk to anyone about The National who has never heard of them, and when I think hard on a single song to have someone listen to which I feel captures the essence of this band the most, this song is at the top of the list. Especially this version. Just

  • @johnwilliams2920
    @johnwilliams2920 6 років тому +7

    ❤ Wow! Just wow! ❤
    The National. Just one of a handful of reasons, I keep living.

  • @critlangford7410
    @critlangford7410 5 років тому +7

    I will forever adore them. Thank you for everything boys.

  • @maryl730
    @maryl730 Місяць тому

    Wow. Forgot how much I love this video

  • @trev3d
    @trev3d 5 років тому +7

    studio version on new album already sounds fantastic in the trailer they put out. these guys never disappoint.

  • @katerina4330
    @katerina4330 5 років тому +3

    Can't get over how good this is, how much better can the studio version get??

  • @cammikozi
    @cammikozi 5 років тому +5

    Freaking love love this song, and the end when they are just jamming .. awesome 👏🏻

  • @jamesmulhall8920
    @jamesmulhall8920 4 роки тому +2

    Wow! This is way better than the album version..... I love how they switch up the lyrics......"Wanna be alone in la la land".....

  • @SpaceButler01
    @SpaceButler01 5 років тому +9

    This is so so so so SO much better than the album version. I genuinely am not understanding what Matt thinks Stables and Tindle add to the song that wasn't there (if not better) already, but a lot of decisions on the new album have left me scratching my head as I try to enjoy the core of what it is.

    • @isitgettinheavy
      @isitgettinheavy 5 років тому +1

      Agree. This version is perfect. No need to change Anything.

  • @matthewmoss1589
    @matthewmoss1589 5 років тому +1

    Definitively the best version of this song.

  • @esmerylan
    @esmerylan 4 роки тому +3

    So, the reason I prefer the studio version is because of the change in lyrics: "Underwater you're almost free/If you want to be alone, come with me". As someone who attempted suicide by drowning, that hits home a little harder than the lyrics in this version.

  • @cendric7866
    @cendric7866 6 років тому +5

    woow ! I almost forgot to play it today...
    Plz guys, release this masterpiece, I need it sooo much :p

    • @Mrjohnny164
      @Mrjohnny164 6 років тому +1

      well....
      ua-cam.com/video/M2Uow9aNCRU/v-deo.html

  • @rylanhencye169
    @rylanhencye169 Рік тому

    years later and this song still heals me ❤

  • @alexandraking4686
    @alexandraking4686 3 роки тому

    Please please come to Chicago. You guys are literally everything. I grew up dancing since I could walk and this music brings it out of me. Great music for professional dancers... Also if you're ever in Chicago please let me know so that I can get tickets because I don't check these things all the time

  • @brianmorris3260
    @brianmorris3260 7 років тому +57

    Bryan's drums on this track are fantastic. I actually hope they never release it. So cool that they have unrecorded songs this great.

  • @JL-rt9mi
    @JL-rt9mi 7 років тому +8

    RYLAN! It's about damn time.

  • @jamesvitucci7191
    @jamesvitucci7191 2 роки тому

    The guitar is piercing here. Love everything about this version.

  • @hankwicklund2182
    @hankwicklund2182 5 років тому +11

    Bryce's guitar on this is 👌👌😩😩

  • @mattayre7746
    @mattayre7746 6 років тому +1

    One of the best National songs there is.

  • @lucky02245
    @lucky02245 5 років тому +1

    this version is still the GOAT

  • @wendylumio4229
    @wendylumio4229 3 роки тому

    Discovered this song with 80's vibe on speaker samples at Costco, play, repeat hundredth times... still loving it in autumn 2021🌷

  • @abelsoto4090
    @abelsoto4090 5 років тому +3

    I'll love this band til the day I die ❤️

  • @alonsosarmiento6161
    @alonsosarmiento6161 6 років тому +3

    Por que hasta ahora aparecieron en mi vida.... 😰 lo mejor no dejo de escucharlos

  • @NeivaaJr
    @NeivaaJr 7 років тому +3

    I was waiting for this song on their new album... One of the most deep ones, just amazing how Matt get into it. This band is just something else

  • @lisettehagen1221
    @lisettehagen1221 4 роки тому +1

    Fantastic. Listen to it over and over again!

  • @songcries
    @songcries 5 років тому +4

    I wish they made the album version like this.

  • @jennys8795
    @jennys8795 5 років тому +2

    You're the best guys! See you in Warsaw in Nov. 👏👏👏

    • @malpka122
      @malpka122 5 років тому

      See you there Michal, have you seen them before?

    • @jennys8795
      @jennys8795 5 років тому

      @@malpka122 no never befor.

  • @laps6672
    @laps6672 2 роки тому

    Cette chanson est absolument magistrale! Tellement supérieure à la version de l'album.

  • @piauhlemann2113
    @piauhlemann2113 4 роки тому

    I am so much in love with Matt, the Band and the song!!!

  • @Yoless1971
    @Yoless1971 5 років тому +1

    Perfection in an emotional way!

  • @christianmora6284
    @christianmora6284 5 років тому +1

    definitivamente amo esta banda.....algo muy diferente. gracias the national

  • @marcelocarvalho4205
    @marcelocarvalho4205 3 роки тому +2

    MASTERPIECE

  • @Xaeros91
    @Xaeros91 7 років тому +17

    Well this will replace the UA-cam-to-mp3 of Rylan that I’ve been listening to since 2011... please make an actual recording so we can get this on Spotify, thank you ❤️

    • @gee-forr
      @gee-forr 7 років тому

      Haha! I think I've got the same MP3'ed version. The one from Q, right?

    • @Xaeros91
      @Xaeros91 7 років тому

      Indeed :P

  • @TSgitaar
    @TSgitaar 7 років тому +2

    Amazing song, never heard this one before!

  • @TchockyPuritan
    @TchockyPuritan 7 років тому +3

    Finally!! Been waiting for this for quite some time.
    Please upload a full performance video, KEXP, thanks.

  • @michellehigginbotham2234
    @michellehigginbotham2234 3 роки тому

    This song is so good. My brother showed me this a month ago. My 13 year old is named Rylan. Rylan thought it was weird to hear it ,since Rylan is a unique name

  • @herrsteppsch29
    @herrsteppsch29 7 років тому +4

    Golly gosh, the national is so good! Second best band on earth

    • @CaveWang
      @CaveWang 7 років тому +9

      You've intrigued me. No.1?

    • @anasalhorani1490
      @anasalhorani1490 7 років тому

      PROBABLY R.E.M, but they're no longer active.

    • @CaveWang
      @CaveWang 7 років тому +1

      Still want to know Mr Steppich's answer lol

    • @brianmorris3260
      @brianmorris3260 7 років тому +5

      The National are definitely one of the best bands on Earth. Would put them right there with Radiohead.

    • @stephenbarber6533
      @stephenbarber6533 7 років тому +1

      I would guess Radiohead might be the other one. It is for me :)

  • @laurawheeler1237
    @laurawheeler1237 5 років тому

    My state of my now. Music is medicine.

  • @LockedPig
    @LockedPig 7 років тому +1

    This is just so... beautiful

  • @McGuinnessralph
    @McGuinnessralph 6 років тому +1

    Stunningly masterful

  • @allantolstrup2679
    @allantolstrup2679 4 роки тому

    Just let my be loving cat, to sleep today. Best recorery to hear The National 😥😥😥😥😥

  • @alejandroguyon4972
    @alejandroguyon4972 2 роки тому

    excelente versión !!!! 👏👏

  • @Ivanselectsongs
    @Ivanselectsongs 6 років тому +2

    Never knew about this one. Just heard it played live in Santa Barbara and looked it up first thing I got home.

    • @liveurlife7
      @liveurlife7 6 років тому

      Same! It was a great night!

  • @mrallyg
    @mrallyg 7 років тому +1

    lovin this get it released asap

  • @olgastonikova5727
    @olgastonikova5727 Рік тому

    I love Matthew ❤❤❤

  • @peanutbutterjellt
    @peanutbutterjellt 5 років тому

    This is beautiful

  • @michele21auntiem
    @michele21auntiem 2 роки тому +1

    This performance they just clicked. That syncopated beat driving the piece.

  • @noridarodriguez7087
    @noridarodriguez7087 7 років тому +2

    Amazing song

  • @pinkrabbits2272
    @pinkrabbits2272 7 років тому +2

    amazing. s2

  • @yuchitai270
    @yuchitai270 6 років тому +1

    Love it! It’s more than a b side track.

  • @siouxtodd
    @siouxtodd 5 років тому

    BRILLIANT.

  • @vadimk.9411
    @vadimk.9411 5 років тому +1

    everyone with lyrics list. and this ond will be on the album. its so great.

  • @ThatOneGuy7550
    @ThatOneGuy7550 7 років тому +1

    I hope they make a studio version, someday.

  • @monicahedmansolax1311
    @monicahedmansolax1311 5 років тому

    Amazing! ❤

  • @carmenponce5227
    @carmenponce5227 7 років тому +62

    Bryan repping that merch lol

    • @Paylala
      @Paylala 6 років тому +5

      He is always so looking so damned chill. Like he just woke up, smoked a bowl, and is ready to hit the drums. Love him!

  • @neni1216
    @neni1216 5 років тому

    Un tema magnífico. No es una sorpresa, son así!!!

  • @abigailshoes
    @abigailshoes 7 років тому +168

    I’d give an arm for them to release this

    • @mrallyg
      @mrallyg 7 років тому +20

      I'll chip in with a leg

    • @darcyunderscorejohn
      @darcyunderscorejohn 7 років тому +14

      I can offer at least a kidney to this cause

    • @itworks92
      @itworks92 7 років тому +23

      And my axe!

    • @TheSubmissionChannel
      @TheSubmissionChannel 6 років тому +1

      No need. Just go to a show. They perform it. It's better than listening to a recording. Fin.

    • @BKRockwell
      @BKRockwell 6 років тому +20

      "It's better than listening to a recording."
      Do you apply that logic to listening to the rest of their songs? "Don't listen to the albums, just go to a show. It's better than listening to a recording."

  • @callum7081
    @callum7081 5 років тому +2

    its being released bois!

  • @MSSBy
    @MSSBy 7 років тому +11

    Rylan we meet again

  • @kubrickking5101
    @kubrickking5101 6 років тому

    Btw, it’s so badass how you can see Matt find and place the lyrics in front of him before the first verse starts - hasn’t even learned his fucking own song yet, even though it’s pretty much album ready/album worthy and a top tier NTL tune. Some of the non-LP songs they’ve released (Wake Up Your Saints, Exile Vilify, You Were a Kindness, Morning Dew, etc.), while decent and never mediocre, definitely to me seem like either they aren’t LP worthy (in term of overall quality) or are in need of some kind of improvement/reworking. But Rylan, particularly this recording, is honestly good enough as is. It wouldn’t hurt to just clean it up a tad but even that’s not critical. A great and talented band on top of their form. Hope the guys can keep this streak going for another 10 years. Cheers.

  • @fridayjuly24smmv17
    @fridayjuly24smmv17 6 років тому

    best band in the world

  • @nahuell6259
    @nahuell6259 6 років тому

    Sublime pieza!

  • @richardm7480
    @richardm7480 5 років тому +7

    I love this version of the song, the album version is good, but I like the outro on this one better, like, it could have been an overpowering guitar solo but they leave it pared back and restrain it to join the other instruments. And that drumming, oh my, that drumming.....

  • @gordonhinze5344
    @gordonhinze5344 4 роки тому

    Love it

  • @Leolimaa
    @Leolimaa 6 років тому +82

    Rylan, you should try to get some sun.
    You remind me of everyone.
    Rylan, did you break your mother's heart
    Every time you try to play your part?
    Is it easy to keep so quiet?
    Everybody loves a quiet child.
    Is it easy to seem so grounded?
    Wanna be alone in la-la-land.
    Rylan, you can take the quick way out.
    You can turn blank white in a blank white house.
    They say that you're a pervert, you're a vulture.
    Don't you wanna be popular culture.
    Is it easy to keep so quiet?
    Everybody loves a quiet child.
    Is it easy to seem so grounded?
    Wanna be alone in la-la-land.
    Is it easy to live inside the role?
    All the little kids are high and hazy.
    Everybody got no where to go,
    Everybody wants to be amazing.
    Rylan california's rotten.
    Dressed like blue to be forgotten.
    Each occurs on sunday morning.
    Keep the conversation boring.
    Stay with me among the strangers.
    Change your mind and nothing changes.
    Don't let show any emotion
    When you fly in to the ocean.
    Rylan, you should try to get some sun.
    There's a little bit of heaven in everyone.
    Is it easy to keep so quiet?
    Everybody loves a quiet child.
    Is it easy to seem so grounded?
    Wanna be alone in la-la-land.
    Is it easy to live inside the role?
    All the little kids are high and hazy.
    Everybody got no where to go,
    Everybody wants to be amazing.
    Rylan, you should try to get some sun.
    You remind me of everyone.
    Rylan, you should try to get some sun.
    A little bit of heaven in everyone
    Rylan, you should try to get some sun.

    • @willkunkel1233
      @willkunkel1233 6 років тому +9

      it's eat your pearls on sunday morning not each occurs

    • @gasparifreak
      @gasparifreak 6 років тому +16

      And isn't it "there's a little bit of hell in everyone?"

    • @muratisik6956
      @muratisik6956 6 років тому +1

      Yes, it should be 'hell'. I was gonna write The same thing.

    • @TheSubmissionChannel
      @TheSubmissionChannel 6 років тому +2

      It's heaven, not hell. The la-la-land has been subsequently changed as well. They took the two lines out of the chorus and changed it to something entirely different.

    • @oscarcamacho9289
      @oscarcamacho9289 6 років тому +4

      Is it not "Is it easy to seem so grand?"

  • @cosmicdrifter287
    @cosmicdrifter287 5 років тому +1

    this band is very important.