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The National | |
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![]() The National performing at Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2010 | |
Background information | |
Origin | Cincinnati, Ohio |
Genres | Indie rock Post-punk revival Chamber rock |
Years active | 1999āpresent |
Labels | 4AD, Beggars Banquet, Brassland |
Members | Matt Berninger Aaron Dessner Bryce Dessner Bryan Devendorf Scott Devendorf |
Website | americanmary.com |
The National is an indie rock band formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1999 and currently based in Brooklyn, New York. The band's lyrics, which have been described as "dark, melancholy and difficult to interpret",[1] are written and sung by Matt Berninger, a baritone. The rest of the band is composed of two pairs of brothers: twins Aaron (guitar and keyboard) and Bryce Dessner (guitar) and Scott (bass) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). The National has been compared to Joy Division, Leonard Cohen, Wilco and Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds.[2] The name of the band was chosen because it "didn't mean anything" and was "benign and meaningless".[1]