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The National

Musical Group
Forlisteners into indie rock with new-wave shadows, literary lyrics, and slow-burn emotional songwriting.
11 Reviews 6 Definitions 19 Charts

The Profile

The National are an American rock band known for Matt Berninger’s baritone vocals, literary lyrics, and dark, elegant indie-rock arrangements that often draw comparisons to post-punk/new wave aesthetics.

Publicly known: formed in 1999 in the United States; widely categorized as indie/alternative rock; fronted by vocalist Matt Berninger.

Across these reviews, The National are framed as a distinctive, baritone-driven indie rock band with dark, elegant, nocturnal atmospheres and image-rich lyrics. Albums like Boxer, High Violet, Trouble Will Find Me, and Sleep Well Beast are praised for consistency, emotional weight, and careful arrangements. I Am Easy To Find stands out for its choral approach and prominent female voices, presented as daring and multi-layered. A minority note dismisses the band’s reputation, but the overall reception is strongly appreciative.

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