THE NATIONAL ROME 4AD The National have had a busy few years, encompassing two albums, a well-received Glastonbury headline slot, and a much-needed return to the top table of indie rock. This, then, doubles as a celebration of that re-ascension [...]
THE NATIONAL ANNOUNCE ROME RECORDED LIVE AT THE HISTORIC PARCO DELLA MUSICA ENNIO MORRICONE OUT DECEMBER 13 4AD The National have announced today the December 13 release of Rome, a 21-track digital and two-LP set recorded live (without overdubs) [...]
NEW SINGLE FROM LUCIUS “OLD TAPE” (FEAT. ADAM GRANDUCIEL OF THE WAR ON DRUGS) FANTASY/CONCORD Of the track, the band shares, “We wrote ‘Old Tape’ while working on new music at Danny’s studio in LA; we were discussing the loops [...]
THE NATIONAL LAUGH TRACK 4AD You wait four years for a new album from The National, and two come along at once. Hot on the heels of the excellent First Two Pages Of Frankenstein, Laugh Track is a surprise release from the Brooklyn-based gloom [...]
The National First Two Pages Of Frankenstein 4AD With its latest album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, The National continues to prove why it is one of the best alternative rock bands working today. First Two Pages of Frankenstein features [...]
Hayden Are We Good Arts & Crafts Hayden is definitely one of the more prolific artists out there. After all, it took him some eight years to come up with Are We Good, his latest album. Yet one of the things the Toronto singer-songwriter has [...]
HAYDEN ANNOUNCES FIRST NEW LP IN 8 YEARS ARE WE GOOD + SHARES NEW SINGLE/VIDEO “ON A BEACH (FT. FEIST)” ARTS & CRAFTS Hayden – the legendary Toronto indie-folk rock fixture whose heartrending songs are a soundtrack to coming of [...]
FEQ ANNOUNCES ALANIS MORISETTE, RAGE AGAINST THE MACHINE, YOUNG M.A, HALSEY AND MORE Festival d’été de Québec (FEQ) returns with 11 days of genre spanning music. Now in its 53rd year, the FEQ is not only the largest festival in North [...]
THE NATIONAL @ DEER LAKE PARK, BURNABY (BC) AUGUST 28, 2019 “Kate Staples and Hannah Georgas.” Matt Berninger gestured towards the two women to his left as he and his bandmates took their places on the stage at Deer Lake Park. He was referring [...]
The National I Am Easy To Find 4AD After several phenomenal albums and a recent Grammy win for Best Alternative Album, The National has raised the bar. Their eighth album I Am Easy To Find represents continuity and change, contrast and unity [...]
The National Sleep Well Beast 4AD Formed in 1999 and originally from Cincinnati, but now based in Brooklyn NY, American Indie Rock band The National have released their highly anticipated seventh studio album, Sleep Well Beast. The first single, [...]
PFARMERS (MEMS OF MENOMENA & THE NATIONAL) ANNOUNCE NEW LP + STREAM “RED VERMIN” JOYFUL NOISE RECORDINGS Pfarmers — made up of Danny Seim (Menomena, Lackthereof), Bryan Devendorf (the National), and Dave Nelson (David Byrne [...]
SPILL NEWS: FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCES FULL PROGRAMMING INCLUDING FAMILY-FRIENDLY DAY CAMP AND COMEDY Arts & Crafts today announced the full programming lineup for the 2016 Field Trip Music & Arts Festival on Saturday, June 4 and Sunday, June [...]
FIELD TRIP ANNOUNCES 2016 LINEUP & ON SALE FEATURING HEADLINERS THE NATIONAL & ROBYN AS WELL AS JULY TALK, CHARLES BRADLEY, SANTIGOLD, of MONTREAL, BOY & BEAR, DIIV, JAZZ CARTIER & MANY MORE TORONTO’S DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY [...]
THE SPILL MAGAZINE ARTIST PORTRAIT: El Vy A collaboration between National vocalist/lyricist Matt Berninger and multi-instrumentalist/producer Brent Knopf of Menomena and Ramona Falls, El VY (“pronounced like a plural of Elvis; rhymes with [...]
RIOT FEST 2014 Downsview Park, Toronto September 6-7th, 2014 After a long night of thunderstorms and torrential downpour across the GTA, thousands of eager fans shuffled into Downsview Park for this summer’s last big festival. Celebrating their [...]
