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You can stream The National's stellar new album, Trouble Will Find Me, one weeks early over at iTunes (click "View in iTunes"). The record is available on May 21st.
Drew Beringer on 05/13/13 - 03:15 PM
In the replies you can watch the first music video The National have released from their upcoming album, for the song "Sea of Love" that they debuted on Fallon last month. Trouble Will Find Me is out May 21st via 4AD.
Chris Collum on 05/08/13 - 09:09 AM
Frightened Rabbit has announced plans to join The National on the road later this summer. Dates for that in the replies. Also, you can check out the band's entire “The Warner Sound Captured by Nikon” SXSW showcase set in the replies as well.
Jason Tate on 05/06/13 - 10:23 AM
The National will be conducting a Reddit AMA on Wednesday, May 8, at 11:00 AM. The band has also added some more shows to its summer tour, which you can view in the replies. Tickets for these shows go on sale May 8th at 10 AM local time.
Drew Beringer on 05/06/13 - 08:00 AM
The National just killed it on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon," debuting an aggressive new song called "Sea of Love." Check out their performance of that song here, and a web-exclusive performance of "I Need My Girl" here. Trouble Will Find Me comes out May 21st via 4AD.
Chris Collum on 04/25/13 - 10:44 PM
The National will be performing on "Late Night with Jimmy Fallon" tomorrow evening.
Chris Collum on 04/24/13 - 09:50 AM
In the replies you can watch the trailer for the upcoming The National documentary, Mistaken for Strangers. It was directed by Tom Berninger, brother of vocalist Matt, and it's a behind-the-scenes look at the band's High Violet tour.
Drew Beringer on 04/15/13 - 09:18 AM
You can stream another new The National song, titled "Don't Swallow the Cap," in the replies. It's off the band's upcoming album, Trouble Will Find Me, which will be in stores May 21st.
Drew Beringer on 04/11/13 - 08:54 AM
You can stream The National's new song, "Demons," in the replies. It's off the band's upcoming new album, Trouble Will Find Me, which hits retailers on May 21st. The iTunes pre-order starts tonight at midnight and the deluxe vinyl pre-order will be available soon.
Drew Beringer on 04/08/13 - 03:23 AM
Hit the replies to hear the Alessi's Ark cover of "Afraid Of Everyone" by The National. The song is taken from her forthcoming album The Still Life and was produced by Nic Nell (Young Colossus, Casually Here).
Kyle Huntington on 04/05/13 - 10:39 AM
Apparently, The National's upcoming new record, Trouble Will Finds Me, will include appearances from Sufjan Stevens, Arcade Fire's Richard Reed Parry, Annie Clark (St. Vincent), and Sharon Van Etten.
Drew Beringer on 03/22/13 - 02:26 PM
The National will release Trouble Will Find Me on May 20th (May 21st in the U.S.) via 4AD. The artwork can be seen in the replies.

Track Listing
01) I Should Live in Salt
02) Demons
03) Don’t Swallow the Cap
04) Fireproof
05) Sea of Love
06) Heavenfaced
07) This is the Last Time
08) Graceless
09) Slipped
10) I Need My Girl
11) Humiliation
12) Pink Rabbits
13) Hard to Find
Alex DiVincenzo on 03/21/13 - 08:12 AM
Mistaken For Strangers, a documentary movie about The National, directed by Tom Berninger, is set to debut at the 2013 Tribeca Film Festival on April 17, the opening night. The showing shall be followed by a special performance by the band.
Kelly Doherty on 02/28/13 - 11:41 AM
fun. and The National are set to headline the first-ever Boston Calling festival, scheduled for Memorial Day weekend (5/25-5/26). Check out the full line-up in the replies.
Chris Collum on 02/27/13 - 07:44 AM
On their Twitter, The National has announced they'll be releasing their upcoming album in May. They've also announced North American tour dates with Dirty Projectors. Head to replies to check them out.
Kelly Doherty on 02/25/13 - 09:32 AM
In the replies you'll find live videos of two new The National songs from the band's "All Tomorrow Parties" set. The first song appears to be titled "Sullivan" and the second is called "Prime".

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Drew Beringer on 12/12/12 - 03:34 PM
The National curated and played at the All Tomorrow's Parties festival in England this weekend. During their set they played four new songs, including "Lola," a video of which can be seen in the replies.

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Keagan Ilvonen on 12/11/12 - 01:53 PM
The National recorded some cover songs for TV shows like Bob's Burgers and Boardwalk Empire. Check them out here.

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Drew Beringer on 11/21/12 - 01:17 PM
Watch a teaser video from Local Natives titled "Moving Parts" in the replies. Their forthcoming album Hummingbird which was produced by Aaron Dessner (The National) is released on January 28th.
Kyle Huntington on 11/15/12 - 10:13 AM
Head to the replies to watch the new video from Theme Park for "Two Hours". The new single will be released on November 12th as an EP which also features covers of Jessie Ware, The National and Hot Chip.
Kyle Huntington on 09/26/12 - 07:50 AM
The National will be opening for Barack Obama at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, on September 1st.
Drew Beringer on 08/27/12 - 10:31 AM
The ATP Festival in the UK, curated by The National this year, has changed locations. Check the replies for more details.
Kyle Huntington on 06/04/12 - 11:59 AM
The National has recorded a song called "The Rains of Castamere" for the popular HBO series Game of Thrones. The song was written by series creator George R.R. Martin and you can hear it in the replies.

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Thomas Nassiff on 05/25/12 - 08:32 AM
Silver Alert has remixed Grinderman's track "Evil" as part of the Grinderman 2 RMX album. Check out the track in the replies which features vocals from Matt Berninger (The National).
Kyle Huntington on 02/21/12 - 08:11 AM
The Dangerous Summer covered The National's "Bloodbuzz Ohio" last night in Philadelphia. A video is in the replies.

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Jason Tate on 02/02/12 - 09:09 AM
The National will curate this year's "All Tomorrow's Parties Nightmare Before Christmas" in the UK. Other acts playing include Owen Pallett, Sharon Van Etten, Suuns and The Antlers with more to be announced. Head here for more information and to check out the full line up so far.
Kyle Huntington on 01/18/12 - 05:52 AM
Grinderman will release a collection of remixes, collaborations and reinterpretations of songs from their 2010 album, Grinderman 2, titled Grinderman 2 RMX. To mark the release of the album which drops on March 12, you can listen to an exclusive Nick Zinner (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) remix of "Bellringer Blues" here and check out the full track listing in the replies.
Kyle Huntington on 01/06/12 - 01:39 PM
Edit: You can also head to the replies to watch the band performing "Vanderlyle Cry Baby Geeks" with Justin Vernon (Bon Iver).

Listen to two new tracks performed by The National live in session for CBC Radio here. The songs are titled "Rylan" and "I Need My Girl."
Kyle Huntington on 12/09/11 - 03:26 AM
Philistines Jr. are releasing a record of covers of remixes by artists such as The National, Frightened Rabbit, Tokyo Police Club, Jonsi, Tapes 'N Tapes and more. You can download The National cover here.
Paul Tao on 10/26/11 - 11:45 AM
The National have announced new North American tour dates, which you can find in the replies.
Paul Tao on 09/12/11 - 03:39 PM
If you are in the UK, you can head here to watch coverage of last weekend's Reading Festival with performances from the likes of The Strokes, Pulp, Muse, Glassjaw, Interpol, The National and more.
Kyle Huntington on 08/30/11 - 04:10 AM
Watch the video for "Exile, Vilify" by The National in the replies. The song was featured on the soundtrack of Portal 2.
Kyle Huntington on 08/10/11 - 04:45 PM
Watch a professionally shot video of The National performing "Fake Empire" with Zach Condon of Beirut in the replies.
Kyle Huntington on 07/25/11 - 02:12 PM
Head to Louellen's official Facebook page to stream two new tracks titled "Young Hollywood" and "Enid" from their forthcoming EP. The Watch Clock EP will be released later this year and is for fans of The National, Interpol and Sonic Youth.
Kyle Huntington on 06/20/11 - 09:54 AM
The National are re-issuing Cherry Tree on vinyl. Head here for more details.

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Kyle Huntington on 05/12/11 - 02:13 AM
Beirut has announced new tour dates including shows with The National and Arcade Fire. Head to the replies for more details.
Kyle Huntington on 04/05/11 - 10:31 AM
The National's new music video for "Think You Can't Wait" can be seen in the replies.
Keagan Ilvonen on 03/31/11 - 09:29 AM
Bombay Bicycle Club will headline the "Word Arena" at this year's Latitude Festival in the UK. Other acts over the weekend include The National and Bright Eyes. Head here to see the full line up so far.
Kyle Huntington on 03/28/11 - 05:59 AM
Head to the replies to hear a new song from The National. "Think You Can Wait" is featured on the soundtrack for the movie, Win Win.
Kyle Huntington on 03/15/11 - 05:40 PM
Suede, The National and Paolo Nutini will headline this year's Latitude Festival in England. Check out the full line up so far in the replies.
Kyle Huntington on 03/15/11 - 02:50 AM
Head to the replies to watch the new video from The National for "Conversation 16" as well as a behind the scenes look at the video shoot.
Kyle Huntington on 03/11/11 - 05:50 AM
The National's music video for "Conversation 16" can be seen here.
Alex DiVincenzo on 03/09/11 - 08:19 AM
Watch The National's performance from their recent show in New York City in its entirety on MTV.

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Blake Solomon on 02/22/11 - 08:59 PM
Arcade Fire have announced details of a spring tour with the likes of Local Natives, The National, Okkervil River and Explosions In The Sky opening various dates. Head to the replies for more details.
Kyle Huntington on 02/18/11 - 05:47 PM
Listen to The National cover The Clash's "The Clampdown" here.

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Kyle Huntington on 02/10/11 - 03:15 AM
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