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  The National Hit the Road Less Traveled in Tribeca Opener 'Mistaken for Strangers'

  February 28, 2013 – The National returns this May when the Brooklynites b/w Cincinnati release their sixth album. But just before they follows up 2010's excellent High Violet, a documentary centered around the band will open this year's Tribeca Film Festival.On April 17, TFF will premiere Mistaken for Strangers, a feature directed by first-time filmmaker Tom Berninger, little bro to frontman Matt Berninger. …
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  The National Announce New May Album and Smartly Brooding Tour

  February 25, 2013 – Brooklyn-via-Cincinnati thought-rock posse the National are hitting the road for a summer tour come May, kicking things off in New York and, quite fittingly, wrapping up in Ohio. …
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  Local Natives' Taylor Rice Rides for Sufjan, Attempts to End the NYC vs. LA Debate

  January 24, 2013 – Full of lush vocal harmonies and ringing guitars, Local Natives' 2010 debut album, Gorilla Manor, had an unmistakably Californian aura. For the follow-up, though, the Los Angeles foursome decamped to Brooklyn to work with the National's Aaron Dessner who co-produced the intricate follow-up, Hummingbird (Frenchkiss), at his home studio. …
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  The National Think 'You Should Know Me Better Than That' in New Song Played Live at ATP

  December 11, 2012 – The recorded music playing as the National take the stage in this fan video (via Pitchfork) is the desolate title track from Neil Young's masterful, long vinyl-only 1974 album On the Beach, which is probably in honor of the venue: All Tomorrow's Parties at Camber Sands Holiday Park in coastal England. …
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  The National Cover 1920s Standard 'I'll See You in My Dreams' for 'Boardwalk Empire'

  November 19, 2012 – HBO series Boardwalk Empire's third season will come to a close in two weeks, and last night the National's Matt Berninger helped put episode 10 to bed with an end-credits cover of Prohibition-era standard "I'll See You in My Dreams." The song was originally recorded in 1925 by Isham Jones and the Ray Miller Orchestra, and the update, featuring accompaniment by Vince Giordano and the Nighthawks, stays faithful to its original old-timey  …
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  Pro-Romney Students Apologize to the National for 'Fake Empire' Ad

  October 29, 2012 – Last week, the National's "Fake Empire" appeared in a pro-Mitt Romney video, Pitchfork reported. On its face, the idea might've been a brilliant Karl Rove-ian strategem: Put out a cheap ad, and then get a disproportionate bang for your buck when the media swoop in to cover it. …
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  Romney Scores Kid Rock's Support, Obama Gets the National

  August 27, 2012 – As we hurdle headlong toward the November presidential elections, musicians are drawing lines in the sand. A pair of nearly identical tweets from Soundgarden's Chris Cornell and Brooklyn lit-rockers the National have confirmed that these strange bedfellows will be sharing a triple bill with Obama himself at a September 1 speech stop in Des Moines, Iowa. …
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  The National Go Fantasy-Epic for 'Game of Thrones' Song

  May 25, 2012 – "It was raining when Lem returned to the brewhouse, muttering curses as water ran off his yellow cloak to puddle on the floor," writes Game of Thrones series creator George R.R. Martin in his 2000 fantasy novel A Storm of Swords. …
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  The National Perform at Zara's New York Outpost

  March 16, 2012 – "We just signed with Zara," joked Matt Berninger, the frontman for the National, on hand to perform at the Spanish retailer's New York flagship store for its Wednesday opening. …
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  The National Jam With Trey Anastasio at New York Gig

  December 19, 2011 – Earlier this month, SPIN told you that Phish frontman Trey Anastasio is quietly working on a new solo album with members of the National and their producer Peter Katis. Now that his secret is out, the guitarist hit the stage with his new buddies this weekend, joining the band during its six-show residency at the Beacon Theatre Friday night. …
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