Aquarium Drunkard just premiered this great new tune by the Broken West. It comes to us from their new record Now or Heaven, which sounds like it must be a fantastic one indeed.

MP3: The Broken West – Auctioneer
I’m going to go ahead and say that this sounds like a sexier version of the National. I get a lot of flack for my ambivalence towards the National, so maybe this will make amends. Who am I kidding; you National fans are hard to please. Anyway, back to the song. “Auctioneer” has a drifting, dreamy chorus melded with a speedy chorus, resulting in one of their best songs.

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