On Friday, The National will release their eighth album in 18 years, I Am Easy To Find. In some ways, it’s very much what you might expect — a moody, slow-burn set that cuts brawny indie rock with ...

The National have announced a new album, I Am Easy to Find, which is available for preorder and will be released on May 17th via 4AD. The band has also unveiled the LP’s first single, “You Had Your ...

Indie-rock standard-bearers pivot to collectivist art-making with 70+ musicians and a host of women's voices, to potent effect. I Am Easy to Find is, however, the first time they’ve applied this ...

There is one radiant voice that keeps the National’s more-subdued-than-usual new album buoyant, and it doesn’t belong to any of the band members. It’s the voice of Gail Ann Dorsey, longtime bassist ...

What makes a band great and what keeps a band great over a period of time are two very different traits. A band can release one great album and have their moment in the spotlight. But to stay ...

For years, the five members of The National were all living around Brooklyn as they developed and honed their sound—in recent years, however, they've been scattered across the country, with only ...

Twenty years into its career, the National has aged gracefully. It helps that the members of the brooding indie rock band always seemed older than their years. Singer Matt Berninger has always come ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It all started with a cold call. “Beginners” and “20th Century Women” director Mike Mills, with no prior meeting, called up Matt ...