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The National is tagged as: indie, indie rock, alternative, rock, alternative rock

The National is a Brooklyn-based alternative rock band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio. The band’s lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep baritone. The rest of the band is composed of two pairs of brothers: Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf. Aaron plays guitar, bass and piano, Bryce plays guitar, Scott plays bass and guitar, and Bryan is the drummer.
Their self-titled debut album “The National” (Brassland 2001) was recorded and released before they had played even a single show. They cut the album with engineer Nick Lloyd and formed a label with writer Alec Bemis, so those recordings could be released. Kerrang! magazine gave it four Ks, calling it “the stuff underground legends are made of.”
The National made a second album, “Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers” (Brassland/Talitres 2003). The staff was the same, though Peter Katis, who produced “Turn on The Bright Lights” and “Antics” by Interpol, helped produce and mix, and Australian composer Padma Newsome from Clogs collaborated on arrangements and strings.
Following the first session of several for Bernard Lenoir on France’s Radio Inter, an in-between EP was released, Cherry Tr...
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Top 10 The National Songs
Bloodbuzz Ohio
Terrible Love
Sorrow
Little Faith
Afraid of Everyone
Conversation 16
Lemonworld
Runaway
Fake Empire
England
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Top 10 The National Albums
Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers
Alligator
The National
Cherry Tree
Abel
Lit Up
Secret Meeting
Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers CD
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Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers [Explicit]
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