Right, so it's been a while since The National have done anything to prick up our interest, or so it seems. High Violet was an awfully long time ago, anyway. Now there's two new songs which have been aired for the first time. The band were playing a session for CBC Radio's Q show in Toronto today.

The two tracks are entitled 'Rylan' and 'I Need My Girl' and although they can't be embedded they can be heard over on CBC Radio's official website. That's all, folks!

Photo by Gary Wolstenholme