American indie rock band
Since emerging from Brooklyn in the early 2000s, the National have merged elements of alternative country-rock, Americana, chamber pop, and post-punk into their moody, crafted rock. With 2007's Boxer, the band embraced a more expansive, orchestral sound behind the literate lyrics and brooding vocals of Matt Berninger. On 2010's High Violet, they settled into an evocative blend... Wikipedia