The National - Alligator (Vinyl) Spiritualized Organ/Clavinet - Robert)

Organ/Clavinet - Robert)

That's Why

and the strangely uplifting brood of My Dumb Luck all that without mentioning "Not Given Lightly"

Never a band to rest

Return of the Worm6

The National - Alligator (Vinyl) Spiritualized Organ/Clavinet - Robert)On their third recording, The National strikes a delicate balance between light and dark, fast and slow, American and British. While their sound is undeniably tinged with darkness, it isn't gloomy or depressing. This impression is mostly due to Matt Berninger's deep baritone, which brings to mind such sensitive, but manly Brit vocalists as Scott Walker and Stuart Staples of the Tindersticks. The National, however, are American. Formed in Brooklyn in