A Skin, A Night Dvd / Virginia Ep

the national release their double disc set featuring the 'a skin, a night' documentary dvd alongside the 'virginia' cd ep through beggars banquet. featuring an exclusive dvd of the same title by french director vincent moon (aka mathieu saura, renowned for his 'take away shows' at la blogotheque and video work with rem and 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, a bonus cd, the virginia ep, features b-sides, demos, a session track, live tracks (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') plus one new studio recording, a cover of caroline martin's 'without permission'.