The National
Boxer LP vinyl

The National formed in 1999, when five friends from Cincinnati, Ohio met again after all of them had relocated to Brooklyn, NY. They are Aaron Dessner (guitars, bass), Bryce Dessner (guitar), Scott Devendorf (guitar; bass), Bryan Devendorf (drums) and Matt Berninger (vocals). For years, the band had received critical praise but it wasn’t until 2005’s Alligator that a wider audience finally discovered them. Written over the course of thirteen months at their homes in Brooklyn, NY, Boxer is the result of a lot of hard work and marks a new chapter in the band’s career. Mostly recorded at Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, CT (some additional recording was done by the band and Brandon Reid in Brooklyn, NY and White Sulphur Springs, WV), it was then produced and mixed by the band and Peter Katis (Interpol, Spoon). Boxer hits as high as Alligator but is a different record – just another classic album from a band on top form.

NEW / Released in 2007 / Reissue 2011 

Tracklist:

A1 Fake Empire

A2 Mistaken For Strangers

A3 Brainy

A4 Squalor Victoria

A5 Green Gloves

A6 Slow Show

B1 Apartment Story

B2 Start A War

B3 Guest Room

B4 Racing Like A Pro

B5 Ada

B6 Gospel