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Hits include: "Abel",
"Bloodbuzz Ohio", "Demons",
"Anyone's Ghost", "Terrible Love",
"Sea of Love", "I Need My Girl",
"The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness",
"Day I Die", "Rylan", "Tropic Morning News",
"You Had Your Soul With You",
"Weird Goodbyes".
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GRAMMY AWARD winning The National is an American rock band of
Cincinnati, Ohio, natives, formed in Brooklyn, New York City, in 1999. The band
consists of Matt Berninger (vocals), twin brothers Aaron Dessner (guitar, piano,
keyboards) and Bryce Dessner (guitar, piano, keyboards), as well as brothers
Scott Devendorf (bass) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). Carin Besser is not a band
member, but has written lyrics for the band alongside her husband, Berninger,
since its 2007 album, Boxer.
Founded by Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Scott Devendorf and Bryan Devendorf,
The National released their self-titled debut album, The National
(2001), on Brassland Records, an independent record label founded by Aaron and
his twin brother, Bryce Dessner.
Bryce, who had assisted in recording the album,
soon joined the band, participating as a full member in the recording of its
follow-up, Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers (2003).
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On February 17, 2009, Dark Was the Night, the twentieth Red Hot
Organization compilation, was released. Curated by Aaron and Bryce Dessner, this
album comprised songs by bands and artists such as
Arcade Fire,
Grizzly Bear, Beirut,
David Byrne,
Sufjan Stevens,
Spoon, The Dirty Projectors,
Feist and the National,
among others. Over one million dollars of the proceeds from album sales were
donated to the Red Hot Organization, an international organization dedicated to
fighting AIDS.
On May 3, 2009, Aaron and Bryce Dessner curated a concert for Dark Was the
Night at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Other than the band,
performers included
David Byrne, The Dirty
Projectors, Feist, and several
other artists who contributed to the compilation.
In 2013, The National released its sixth studio album, Trouble Will
Find Me, which was nominated for a Grammy Award.
Four of the band's albums were included on NME's 2013 list of the NME's The 500
Greatest Albums of All Time.
On March 17, 2016 the band announced Day of the Dead, a Red Hot
Organization charity tribute album to the Grateful Dead released on May 20,
2016. Day of the Dead was created, curated and produced by Aaron and
Bryce. The compilation, which took four years to record, is a wide-ranging
tribute to the songwriting and experimentalism of the band, and features more
than 60
artists from varied musical backgrounds.
Day of the Dead features collaborations
and recordings from a diverse group of artists including
Wilco,
Flaming Lips,
Bruce Hornsby,
Justin Vernon, the National,
The War on Drugs,
Kurt Vile, Lee Ranaldo of Sonic Youth, Ira Kaplan of
Yo La Tengo,
Jenny Lewis, The
Tallest Man on Earth, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Perfume Genius, and Jim James of
My Morning
Jacket.
In 2017, the band released the album, Sleep Well Beast, which won the band
a Grammy Award.
On May 17, 2019, their eighth studio album, I Am Easy to Find, was released.
In May 2022, the band played their first show in two-and-a-half years at
Baluarte in Pamplona, Spain. At the show, the band performed
three new songs: "Grease in Your Hair (Birdie)", "Tropic Morning News (Haversham)"
and "Weird Goodbyes" – then known as "Bathwater (Mount Auburn)". A fourth new
song, "Ice Machines", was premiered in Paris; a fifth, "Space Invader (Threaded
Gold)", was performed during the band's set at the Newport Folk Festival
in July along with the
Bleachers,
Brandi Carlile,
Courtney Barnett,
Dinosaur Jr., and
Trampled By Turtles
The National has been compared to Joy Division, Leonard Cohen,
Interpol,
Wilco,
Depeche Mode and
Nick Cave &
the Bad Seeds. The band's lyrics have been described as "dark,
melancholy and difficult to interpret."
Their discography includes eight studio albums, two extended plays (EPs),
thirteen singles and nine music videos. The band's first two albums were
released by Brassland Records.
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