Cincinnati stars THE NATIONAL led by impassioned crooner Matt Berninger organise their own festival in their hometown on 16 September. For the occasion, they’ll invite some friends.
Last April, the band shared their 9th LP, baptized
First Two Pages of Frankenstein with the world.
A diamond of a record.
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Cincinnati‘s romantics THE NATIONAL led by moony crooner MATT BERNINGER
released their 9th LP, the majestic First Two Pages of Frankenstein, last week.
And they’ll play it to the masses from 20 May on (more dates TBA).
First Two Pages of Frankenstein
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Standout albums
1 May 2023
Ohio‘s notorious romantic crooners THE NATIONAL have their new,
9th album out, named FIRST TWO PAGES OF FRANKENSTEIN.
Artwork: The cover features a photo of a young boy holding a mannequin’s head.
The photograph was taken by the boy’s father, John Solimine, an illustrator and longtime friend of vocalist Matt Berninger. They met as dish washers in a Cincinnati restaurant.
NME: “With a little help from Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens, the US indie heroes deliver a dose of profound catharsis and their finest album in a decade… Ninth album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’ – named to reflect the blank and desolate wastelands that open Mary Shelley classic noir novel, one that helped Berninger work through his writer’s block – is very much a band at ground zero, proving that they can do this as much to themselves as to a waiting world. ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’ is testament to what makes this band so popular two decades down the line. This is The National back from their brink and at their absolute best.” Score: 5/5.
TUTV: I second the multiple raving reviews for this outstanding LP. It’s not the first
time that troubled and depressed artists (Neil Young, Bob Dylan, Nick Cave and others experienced it too) come up in the end with exceptional cathartic longplayers. Despite a temporary writer’s block and severe depression Matt Berninger (aged 52) found his way in his mind’s labyrinth and came back to express the fights with all of his demons in a most affecting manner. And his crooning voice, once more, is instrumental for The National‘s sound.
Singles/clips: New Order T-Shirt / Eucalyptus / Your Mind Is Not Your Best Friend
– NEW ORDER T-SHIRT –
– EUCALYPTUS –
– YOUR MIND IS NOT YOUR FRIEND –
Full Album
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14 April 2023
Romantic pop-rockers THE NATIONAL fronted by their heavy-hearted crooner/songwriter
Matt Berninger share their 9th album, entitled FIRST TWO PAGES OF FRANKENSTEIN
with the world on 28 April. It features guest appearances from Taylor Swift, Sufjan Stevens, and Phoebe Bridgers.
A good enough reason for Uncut Magazine to put them on the cover of their new
issue and talk to them about existential bouts of writer’s block, insecurity and depression, exacerbated during the darkest days of the pandemic, that called into question the band’s very future.
The free attached covermount CD is an exclusive one with The National‘s
own music at its core. It’s a mix of new, off-the-beaten-path and live versions,
alongside some of their favourite tracks of the past made together or
collaboratively with others.
You can buy a copy and let it sent to your home address. Info HERE.
Here’s the newest single Your Mind Is Not Your Friend feat. Phoebe Bridgers.
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