![]() ![]() In fact, the five members of The National grew up in Cincinnati and found each other again in Brooklyn, which is where they now make their loose, rumbling, understated music together. Or I thought maybe Canadian because there are elements of the current smart, artsy, indie Canadian sound of groups like the Weakerthans and The Dears and Arcade Fire. I guess it was something about the melancholy pop melodies. (unintelligible) change his ways.īORDAL: I assumed the band was English when I first heard The National. Maybe it's just the thing because he'll know the trick to get away with. Whatever you do then, then you better wait for me. You know I wouldn't go out alone into America. THE NATIONAL: (Singing) Well, whatever you do then, you better wait for me. They also have a great off-kilter rhythm that pulses with and sometimes pushes against the grain of the music. When I did start listening a little more closely, I found the words pretty effective obscure, but suggestive. But I hadn't even thought to question what Matt Berninger, the band's lead singer and lyricist, was saying. I thought that was kind of funny because I'd had the record on a couple of times and liked it. I recently ran across a review of "Alligator," the new record by Brooklyn band The National, that excoriated the album for terrible lyrics. DAY TO DAY music critic Christian Bordal reviews the band's third CD, "Alligator." The National is a rock band from Brooklyn whose members are boyhood friends from Cincinnati, but their roots may be more international. ![]()
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