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The National formed in 1999 and consists of vocalist Matt Berninger fronting two pairs of brothers: Aaron (guitar, bass, piano) and Bryce Dessner (guitar), and Scott (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). Their first full-lengths The National and Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers preceded their signing to Beggars Banquet in 2004. Alligator (2005) raised their profile as The National grew into an incendiary live band. Boxer (2007) sold over three times as many copies as its predecessor and saw them transformed from underground stars into a rock institution. High Violet (2010) released on 4AD brought the band global critical and commercial success. Mistaken For Strangers, a documentary featuring The National, opened the 2013 TriBeCa Film Festival. The band recently released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, which received widespread critical acclaim and was included on “albums of the year” lists by Pitchfork Media and Rolling Stone.

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