8.3
Avg Score
2
Opinions
#6,621
All Time
2
Tracks
“Matt Berninger and co. follow their 2005 grower Alligator-- an excellent album that we initially underrated-- with another patient record full of clever turns of phrase and dramatic intensity, here even more restrained and controlled.”
“Let’s talk about the drummer a minute. Bryan Devendorf’s the name. He plays in the National, who do brooding Leonard Cohen-Nick Cave-style melancholy, except he’s not brushing the drums elegantly, he’s pounding, yet he amps up the piano, strings and guitar. He’s a huge part of the reason the National built up a global reputation […]”
