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The National

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The National
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Length
12 tracks, 48:14
Release Date
2 July 2001
The National is the debut studio album by American indie rock band the National, released on October 30, 2001 on Brassland Records. Recorded prior to guitarist Bryce Dessner's full arrival into the band, The National was produced by both Nick Lloyd and the band itself. Now-bass guitarist Scott Devendorf performs both guitar and backing vocals on this album, with guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Aaron Dessner on bass guitar and guitar duties. The album features a more country-tinged sound in comparison to future albums. Lyrics from "29 Years" would later be used in … read more
The National is the debut studio album by American indie rock band the National, released on October 30, 2001 on Brassland Records. Recorded prior to… read more
The National is the debut studio album by American indie rock band the National, released on October 30, 2001 on Brassland Records. Recorded prior to guitarist Bryce Dessner's full … read more

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Tracklist

Track number Play Loved Track name Artist name Buy Options Duration Listeners
1 Play track Beautiful Head
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 3:08 129,939 listeners
2 Play track Cold Girl Fever
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 8:29 134,788 listeners
3 Play track The Perfect Song
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 3:15 121,489 listeners
4 Play track American Mary
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 4:02 111,293 listeners
5 Play track Son
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 5:19 105,800 listeners
6 Play track Pay for Me
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 3:22 100,491 listeners
7 Play track Bitters & Absolut
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 4:00 98,956 listeners
8 Play track John's Star
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 3:04 92,815 listeners
9 Play track Watching You Well
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 3:02 95,818 listeners
10 Play track Theory of the Crows
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 4:36 93,910 listeners
11 Play track 29 Years
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 2:50 95,566 listeners
12 Play track Anna Freud
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 3:07 93,279 listeners

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The National is a Brooklyn-based band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. 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 (guitar, bass, keyboards), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Scott Devendorf (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). 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 wi… read more
The National is a Brooklyn-based band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep … read more
The National is a Brooklyn-based band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio, USA. The band's lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep baritone. The rest of the band is composed of … read more

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