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“I was a white girl in a crowd of white girls in a park,” Matt Berninger bellows near the end of the lovely “Pink Rabbits,” a song that seems to tumble out from its lugubrious, wobbly piano melody.

The National has something special in store for its upcoming Homecoming festival in its Cincinnati hometown, which will feature complete performances of the band’s albums High Violet and Trouble Will ...

The new LP is very much a companion to its acclaimed 2010 predecessor and, like the band's previous offerings, gently slow-burns on the first few listens before completely burrowing under your skin ...

Using language figuratively offers protection. It can be grand, yes, but it also acts like the last line of defense before too much exposure. “I Need My Girl” is the opposite of this guarded approach.

Darius Rucker's "True Believers" comes in at No. 2 followed by the National's "Trouble Will Find Me." By Keith Caulfield, Billboard Led by Daft Punk at No. 1, the entire top four on the Billboard 200 ...

The National will be giving fans a special treat at Cincinnati’s Homecoming Festival this fall, making it a spot-on return to their hometown. “When we launched Homecoming in 2018, we were overwhelmed ...

The National Playing High Violet, Trouble Will Find Me At Homecoming Fest The National’s performance began with a complete run-through of the 2010 album High Violet, its commercial breakthrough and ...

NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series recently moved to its new home in the pristine new public radio headquarters, and The National rolled through in support of their latest record Trouble Will Find Me. The ...