‘Things Get Better, Once The Bone Heals’: The National On Break Ups, Break Downs & Glueing Things Back Together

The National, America’s beloved melancholy art-rock band, are unveiling their darkest album yet with Sleep Well Beast. It’s about discord, dysfunction and redemption. But, in a curious twist, it’s also their most fluid and groovy.

“I think, regardless of the subject matter, some of the intention was to try to have it be just one of those records that’s a pleasure to listen to.…

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