- indie rock, rock
- 48 min
- 13 tracks
- Beggars Banquet
Alligator is the third studio album by American indie rock band the National, released on April 12, 2005 on Beggars Banquet. Recorded and produced by Peter Katis and Paul Mahajan, the album brought The National critical acclaim and increased their fanbase significantly.
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Character
Spare, grave, character-led and contemporary.
- sparerichly built
- gravecomic
- character-ledplot-driven
- contemporarynostalgic
- classical in formformally daring
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What critics gave it
Metacritic 82/100
- AllMusic4/5 ★
- Alternative Press4/5
- Entertainment WeeklyA−
- Mojo4/5 ★
- NME6/10
- Pitchfork7.9/10
- Q4/5 ★
- Rolling Stone3/5 ★
- Stylus MagazineA−
- Uncut5/5 ★
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Tracks
- A1Secret Meeting3:44
- A2Karen3:59
- A3Lit Up2:55
- A4Looking for Astronauts3:23
- A5Daughters of the Soho Riots3:58
- A6Baby, We'll Be Fine3:21
- A7Friend of Mine3:25
- B1Val Jester3:00
- B2All the Wine3:15
- B3Abel3:37
- B4The Geese of Beverly Road4:56
- B5City Middle4:27
- B6Mr. November4:00
13 tracks, 48 minutes.
About the album
- Artist
- The National
- Label
- Beggars Banquet
- Released
- 2005
- Type
- Album
- Format
- 12" Vinyl
- Country
- GB
From MusicBrainz, the earliest official release of this album.
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