InCulture Beatbytim bugbee·Apr 3Live Review: Matt Berninger Gets Cozy With BostonReleasing a solo record in 2020 turned out to be not the greatest move if you depend on touring to help get the word out to the masses, so…
hannah n. s.·Apr 2, 20254/2/2025: Under the WeatherI have a cold setting in today. Waking up with a tell-tale tough-to-swallow lump in my throat, I had hoped for a fluke, but it grew wings…
The Young Idea·Jan 15, 2025The Nationals’ Searing Alligator Bites Hard After 20 YearsWith the release of Alligator, The National became the heirs to the glimmering world.
InSide AbyAlfons·Nov 24, 2020Accepting Sadness in a Serpentine PrisonSome notes from the solo debut of Matt Berninger.
The Lost Art Of Listening·Sep 28, 2020Up Next: The lost art of the song segueI remember when Beats first launched it’s pre Apple-Music service back in 2014. The vernacular was very much about human curation over…
Samuel Barker·Sep 14, 2020MATT BERNINGER’S VOICE ON ‘SERPENTINE PRISON’Instead of a review, here is a bunch of ridiculous things being compared to Matt Berninger’s voiceA response icon2A response icon2
Samuel Barker·Sep 14, 2020MATT BERNINGER’S LYRICS ON ‘ONE MORE SECOND’As wonderfully ornate and dense as Matt Berninger’s lyrics can be, as abstract as they can be, as referential and descriptively visual as…
The Lost Art Of Listening·Nov 30, 2019The National: conversations with ourselvesAs I often can with artists & bands that have a profound impact on my ears (and the rest of me), I can recall precisely the events that…
Matthieu Lebeau·Apr 11, 2019The National à Paris : 15 ans de concertsHey The National, vous lancez votre tournée 2019 la semaine prochaine à Paris, avec deux concerts au Café de la Danse et à l’Olympia. J’ai…
Billy Suede·Sep 14, 2017Sleep No More…It’s truly satisfying when you get to witness and enjoy the consistent progression of a band as they become the masters of their respective…
