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About The National
The National is a Brooklyn-based indie rock band formed in 1999, by friends from Cincinnati, Ohio.
Influences range from Bruce Springsteen to Tindersticks. The band's morose, self-deprecating lyrics are written and sung by Matt Berninger in a distinctive, deep baritone. The rest of band comprises two pairs of brothers; Aaron & Bryce Dessner and Scott & Bryan Devendorf. Padma Newsome, from sister band, Clogs, often contributes strings, keyboards, and other arrangements and instrumental flourishes.
When the band was formed in 1999 by a group of Ohio friends, the two names that were seriou...
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