- rock, indie rock
- 54 min
- 12 tracks
- 4AD
First Two Pages of Frankenstein is the ninth studio album by the American indie rock band the National, released on April 28, 2023, by 4AD. The album was produced by The National at Long Pond studio in upstate New York and features guest appearances from Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, and Taylor Swift.
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Character
Grave, spare, character-led and contemporary.
- gravecomic
- sparerichly built
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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Metacritic 79/100 · AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Clash8/10
- The Daily Telegraph4/5 ★
- The Independent4/5 ★
- Mojo3/5 ★
- NME5/5 ★
- The Observer3/5 ★
- Pitchfork6.6/10
- Rolling Stone4/5 ★
- Uncut8/10
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Tracks
- 1Once Upon a Poolside3:36
- 2Eucalyptus4:25
- 3New Order T‐Shirt4:56
- 4This Isn't Helping4:05
- 5Tropic Morning News5:09
- 6Alien4:07
- 7The Alcott4:28
- 8Grease in Your Hair3:58
- 9Ice Machines4:17
- 10Your Mind Is Not Your Friend4:24
- 11Send for Me4:30
- 12Weird Goodbyes (live in London 2022)5:44
12 tracks, 54 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The National
- Label
- 4AD
- Released
- April 26, 2023
- Type
- Album
- Format
- CD
- Country
- JP
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