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indie rock albums of the 21st century

Our 150 Favorite Indie Rock Albums of the 21st Century

The greatest underground sounds from a quarter-century

Treble 100 All-Time Favorite Albums

Treble 100: The Complete List

Our year-long essay series on our 100 favorite albums of all time

The National War on Drugs tour

The National and The War on Drugs announce co-headlining tour

The “Zen Diagram” tour launches in September

Stop Making Sense tribute album

Paramore, The National, Toro y Moi featured on tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense

‘Everyone’s Getting Involved’ also features BadbadNotGood, Chicano Batman, Lorde, The Linda Lindas and more.

The National new album Laugh Track

The National release new album Laugh Track

See the video for “Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces)”

The National Boxer Treble 100

Treble 100: No. 57, The National – Boxer

A blockbuster of a slow build

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The National’s Homecoming Festival returns in 2023 with Patti Smith, Pavement, The Walkmen

Plus Bartees Strange, Snail Mail, Weyes Blood and more

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The 50 Best Albums of 2003

Looking back at the best albums from 20 years ago

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The National : First Two Pages of Frankenstein

After a creative block, the group returns with a sublime set of songs about breakups and endings

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Hear the new song by The National, “New Order T-Shirt”

Hear another new track from ‘First Two Pages of Frankenstein’

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The National announce new album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein

New LP features guest appearances from Phoebe Bridgers, Taylor Swift and Sufjan Stevens

Pitchfork Music fest 2022

The National, Mitski, Parquet Courts, Japanese Breakfast top Pitchfork Music Festival 2022 lineup

Plus Earl Sweatshirt, Low, The Armed, Karate and more.

The National vinyl reissues

The National announce vinyl reissues of early albums

First two albums, plus Cherry Tree EP, due out in February on vinyl.

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Taylor Swift collaborates with members of The National, Bon Iver on new album

Album drops tonight.

Matt Berninger on Colbert

The National’s Matt Berninger covers Mercury Rev on Colbert

Hear Berninger and pianist Steph Altman perform “Holes.”

The National High Violet 10th anniversary edition

The National announce 10th anniversary reissue of High Violet

A 3xLP edition of the band’s acclaimed album arrives in June.

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The National, Soccer Mommy launch campaigns to support crew

Merch for sale to support crew while tours are on hold.

Pitchfork Fest 2020

The National, Run the Jewels, Yeah Yeah Yeahs headline Pitchfork Fest 2020

Plus Angel Olsen, Sharon Van Etten, Danny Brown and more.

The National summer tour

The National announce summer North American tour dates

The band adds another leg on the East Coast.

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Top 150 Songs of the 2010s

A decade of slappers.