The National's Matt Berninger is making a TV show about his life
According to Pitchfork, The National frontman Matt Berninger is developing a TV show about his life, and he says he’s…
Here are the winners of the 60th annual Grammy Awards
Unlike the Emmys or the Academy Awards, the Grammys actually give out a bunch of awards before anyone is even on the…
Losing their edge, again: The year of indie rock’s inevitable midlife crisis
Back in February, Dirty Projectors’ David Longstreth took to his Instagram to pose an existential question: “Is it me…
The A.V. Club’s 20 best albums of 2017
There was too much to listen to in 2017—not just albums, of which there were once again thousands, a barrage of…
The National are back for another beautifully mournful cover of a Bob's Burgers Thanksgiving song
If there’s one thing capable of dragging us out of our food hangovers and back into the world of rapidly fading…
Everyone from Coldplay to Miley Cyrus honored Tom Petty with covers this week
This week a multitude of artists paid tribute to Tom Petty, who died of cardiac arrest on Monday at the age of 66. Such…
5 things to listen to, watch, read, and play this weekend
“The fair-yet-wrong criticism leveled at The National over the years has been that all of the band’s records sound the…
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National stopped by Colbert
for an emotional, cacophonous performance
Sleep Well Beast, the new album from stately indie rock veterans The National, is out today, and the group stopped by Th…
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The National doesn’t rest on the excellent Sleep Well Beast
Albums by The National are like your friendly neighborhood lush: In just an hour or so, they’re able to drink you under…
Foo Fighters, Miley Cyrus, and more albums to expect in September
Every Friday, dozens of new records are released into the wild. Some make big splashes, and others sink almost…
The National’s latest single introduces us to “Carin At The Liquor Store”
The National continued its low-key, sadly beautiful promotional push for its new album, Sleep Well Beast, today,…
The National names the “Guilty Party” with latest new single
Somber alt-rock outfit The National announced its next new album, Sleep Well Beast, last month, complete with a new…
The National announce new album and tour dates, release new song
The National will release its seventh album—and fourth since achieving suave-n-gloomy perfection with 2005’s Alligator—o…
Hear The National’s Matt Berninger sing “The Rains Of Castamere” live
In the long wait for the next season of Game Of Thrones, some fans have been getting their fix by attending the ongoing Game Of…
Sleater-Kinney, The National, and more will perform at D.C. Women’s March after-party
We now know where all the artists and actors who are avoiding Donald Trump’s inauguration will be this weekend: at the…
Plenty of celebrities will be in DC next weekend—just not for the inauguration
Donald Trump is a man of the people who just happens to live in a golden tower in Manhattan, and as a man of the…
From St. Vincent’s latest to Drake’s playlist: Our most anticipated albums of 2017
While it’d be nice if music releases fit nicely into a year-by-year narrative, the end of 2016 proved that wasn’t the…
The National is donating its merch sales to Planned Parenthood, ACLU, and more
Pitchfork reports that the indie rockers of The National are putting their money where their mouths are, with the band…
Week 12: I used to have a ponytail, but I still have pretty good taste in N bands
Kumail Nanjiani: Remember when I said I was going to keep most of my stand-up? I lied. This package is thick, and room…