Profile
The National formed in Brooklyn, NY in 1999, when five friends who relocated from Cincinnati, Ohio for work began making demo recordings to blow off steam on weekends. They are brothers Aaron Dessner (guitars, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar, piano), brothers Scott Devendorf (guitar; bass) and Bryan Devendorf (drums) and Matt Berninger (vocals).
Those early demos eventually formed a self-titled debut album that was released in 2001 on Brassland Records (a label launched by... More
News
- iTunes Live EP's On Sale Now21 July 10
- iTunes Festival Tickets Up For Grabs24 June 10
- Watch the performance from BAM18 May 10
- Benefit performance at BAM; full webcast details12 May 10
- Announce new single, tour dates and Bloodbuzz Ohio video12 May 10
Shows
- 03 / 09 Electric Picnic Festival, Portlaoise
- 04 / 09 Electric Picnic, Stradbally
- 05 / 09 Electric Picnic, Stradbally
- 09 / 09 Malkin Bowl, Vancouver
- 10 / 09 Malkin Bowl, Vancouver