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The National is a Brooklyn-based alternative rock band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinct
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Sounds like:
The Shins,
DIIV,
The Weather Station
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Mikky George
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Oct 10, 2023
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A Glass OceanThe National reintroduces us to the montage of our lives, the pain, the flashbacks, and the future endeavors, all in an audio home video package."Deep End (Paul's In Pieces)" is a splash of cold water ...
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Sounds like:
ELVY,
Grizzly Bear,
Future Islands
By
Mikky George
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Feb 4, 2023
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The National channel into our souls with "Tropic Morning News" — a heartfelt new age indie rock anthem."Tropic Morning News" is like a misty cloud washing over a cityscape - it's a cold, and embracing track, like s...
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Sounds like:
EL VY,
Interpol,
Arcade Fire
By
Jami Selikow
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Aug 29, 2017
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The National are consistently good, and the band's latest single, "Day I Day," keeps their track record soaring.
Singer Matt Berninger's vocals float through the track, almost beneath the amazing guitar riff and exceptional drums coming from drumme...
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Sounds like:
Interpol,
Leonard Cohen,
Radiohead
By
Jami Selikow
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Jun 29, 2017
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I'm beginning to think it's near impossible for The National to make bad music. Even on a slow burner like this one, the guitar work coupled with Matt Berninger's beautifully distraught sounding voice matches perfectly with the lyrics -- it's just so...
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By
Lauren Ziegler
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May 10, 2017
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Ladies and gentlemen, The National have returned, and oh, sweet lord, have they returned in style.
The Ohio four-piece have been relatively quiet since 2013's Trouble Will Find Me, but we don't have much longer to wait: they've just announced their ...
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Sounds like:
Editors,
Alt-j,
Arcade Fire
By
Jason Grishkoff
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Apr 27, 2017
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Oh hey, it's me again -- doing another in-advance from-way-back-when post (I'm currently at AfrikaBurn without internet).
For today's top pick I decided to travel back to 2007's Boxer, another one of my all-time favorites. It's crazy to think that 1...
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