The National "The National" (20th Anniversary) 2025-09-19 and most importantly - a

and most importantly - a killer soundtrack

featuring a Beatles-branded dustcover and turntable facing

shortly after releasing their second album LP2

the album hovers in the liminal space between raw punk power and experimental studio science

The perfect culmination of Neko's trajectory so far the Pop

The National "The National" (20th Anniversary) 2025-09-19 and most importantly - aCelebrating its 20th anniversary in 2021, The Nationals self titled debut album of sozzled Americana is a thing of beauty, laden with heavy hints that this was a special band in the making. Their first release, The National arrived two years after The National formed, a time when they were juggling bandlife with needing to hold down full time jobs. And while nods to the alt. rock artists that inspired them (Pavement, Silver Jews) can be heard, so too