The National
The National Biography
On New Year's Eve 2004, I ran into The National's singer, Matt Berninger, at a party in Brooklyn. He looked pretty much as he had the last couple of times I'd seen him, like he'd been locked up at home for days on end, trapped in thoughts, books, and videotapes. An old friend asked him what it was like to have left behind the world of regular employment, and I overheard this reply: "Don't get too into your band. You'll be poor, and happy, and never want to do anything else ever again."
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"They said there was going to be a tornado. So this is better, right?" THE NATIONAL frontman....
02/08/2009
02/08/2009
THE NATIONAL and THE BREEDERS are teaming up to give their fellow Ohioans the chance to vote....
23/09/2008
23/09/2008
Cult rockers THE NATIONAL are showing their support for U.S. presidential hopeful BARACK OBAMA by....
10/07/2008
10/07/2008
Cult rockers THE NATIONAL are showing their support for U.S. presidential hopeful BARACK OBAMA by....
10/07/2008
10/07/2008
Festivals
All Points West Music & Arts Festival
All Points West Music & Arts Festival first took place in 2008 at Liberty State....
31/07/2009
31/07/2009
Video and Audio
 | THE NATIONAL, APARTMENT STORY VIDEO AND INFORMATION 2007 has been a remarkable year for The National. Having quietly won over hearts, minds and ears with their latest album, Boxer, and played sold-out.... 03/10/2007 |
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 | THE NATIONAL, MISTAKEN FOR STRANGERS, VIDEO STREAM AND INFORMATION Written over the course of thirteen months at their homes in Brooklyn, NY, the long-awaited album, Boxer, is the result of a lot of hard work and.... 08/05/2007 |
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 | THE NATIONAL - ABEL - VIDEO STREAMS AND INFORMATION They are five friends from Cincinnati, Ohio, who started making music in 1999, when they found themselves living near one another again in Carroll.... 12/04/2005 |
Reviews
EP review of The National's A Skin, A Night / The Virginia released through Beggars Banquet. The National....
08/07/2008
08/07/2008
Read our Single Review for Apartment Story by The National. Confirming their status as one of the best acts around at....
18/12/2007
18/12/2007
The sound has been enriched with help from producers Peter Katis and Fred Kevorkian (producers of bands like Spoon,....
29/05/2007
29/05/2007
Somewhat unexpectedly - but wonderfully - B-side Black Slate is not only even better but even more lyrically unhinged.....
30/04/2007
30/04/2007
Having been around for a few years now, this single from New Yorkers The National is likely to propel them into the....
18/10/2005
18/10/2005
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