- indie rock, rock, alternative rock
- 44 min
- 12 tracks
- 4AD
The National is the debut studio album by American indie rock band the National, released on October 30, 2001, on Brassland Records. Recorded prior to guitarist Bryce Dessner's full arrival into the band, The National was produced by both Nick Lloyd and the band itself.
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Character
Spare, grave, classical in form and character-led.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- classical in formformally daring
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
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- Pitchfork6.6/10
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Tracks
- 1Beautiful Head3:09
- 2Cold Girl Fever4:07
- 3The Perfect Song3:15
- 4American Mary4:03
- 5Son5:19
- 6Pay for Me3:23
- 7Bitters & Absolut4:00
- 8John’s Star3:05
- 9Watching You Well3:02
- 10Theory of the Crows4:36
- 1129 Years2:51
- 12Anna Freud3:08
12 tracks, 44 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The National
- Label
- 4AD
- Type
- Album
- Format
- Digital Media
- Country
- CA
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