{"product_id":"the-national-first-two-pages-of-frankenstein","title":"The National First Two Pages of Frankenstein","description":"\u003cp\u003eRelease Date 28\/04\/23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAnchored by evocative melodies and an enthralling lyrical narrative, \u003cem\u003eFirst Two Pages of Frankenstein \u003c\/em\u003esignals a thrilling new chapter in the band’s beloved discography.The 11-song album was produced by The National at Long Pond Studios in upstate New York and features guest appearances by Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe follow-up to 2019’s top five hit album\u003cem\u003e I Am Easy To Find\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFirst Two Pages of Frankenstein \u003c\/em\u003ewas initially stalled while lead singer Matt Berninger navigated “a very dark spot where I couldn’t come up with lyrics or melodies at all, and that period lasted for over a year. Even though we’d always been anxious and argued quite a lot whenever we were working on a record, this was the first time it ever felt like maybe things really had come to an end.” Instead, The National “managed to come back together and approach everything from a different angle, and because of that we arrived at what feels like a new era for the band,” according to guitarist\/pianist Bryce Dessner, whose bandmates also include his brother Aaron (guitar\/piano\/bass) as well as brothers Scott Devendorf (bass, guitar) and Bryan Devendorf (drums).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eFirst Two Pages of Frankenstein \u003c\/em\u003echannels the group’s revitalized chemistry into a body of work that beautifully balances elegant musicality with the National’s more idiosyncratic impulses. Tracks such as “Grease in Your Hair” and “Ice Machines” were road-tested in 2022 before they were recorded, allowing the band to hone the material in real time (another song, “Weird Goodbyes” featuring Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon, was released as a standalone track last August). “To me the power of this record has to do with the intentionality and structure of the music meeting with a lot of accidental magic,” says Aaron Dessner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eSwift duets with Berninger on the luminous “The Alcott,” continuing her recent string of collaborations with members of The National on her chart-topping albums\u003cem\u003efolklore\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eevermore\u003c\/em\u003e and Aaron Dessner’s Big Red Machine project. 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