The National

Thanks to Bon Iver's Justin Vernon and the National's Aaron Dessner, Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is getting a new music festival.

When two amazing things you would never expect to merge come together, there's only one explanation: it's a Christmas miracle!

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon officially announced that he and the National’s Aaron Dessner will curate the first annual Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival.

Two actors appear in comedic clip reenacting scenes from The National's 'Mistaken for Strangers.'

It sure seems like you can't go one weekend in the summer without a music festival.

Following the National's ‘Letterman’ performance of ‘Don’t Swallow the Cap’ on Monday night (May 20), the show’s host complimented the Brooklyn-based band on a job well done, appropriately remarking, “A lot going on there.” Yes, there was, as Thomas Bartlett — who goes by the stage name Doveman — sat in with the group on keyboard, joining the string and horn sections also guesting on the tune. Rea

The National pretty much summed up their aesthetic 10 years ago with the title of their second album, ‘Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers.’ No other blog-blessed indie band of the 21st century captures despair, melancholy and gloom in song quite like the Brooklyn-based quintet. Much of the gloom can be credited to singer Matt Berninger, whose grim baritone infuses the National’s songs with apocalyptic dre

Created back in 2004 in Melbourne, Australia, the St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival has since traveled to New Zealand and Singapore, and this year, the indie music event makes its U.S. debut on Sept. 14 in Detroit, Mich. Sigur Ros and the National are set to headline, and support acts include Deerhunter, Solange, Savages, Frightened Rabbits and more.

The National's 'Sea of Love,' off the forthcoming album 'Trouble Will Find Me,' is a thick, moody song. The video is the total opposite. It's lively and alive, and features the indie rockers performing in a cramped white space, wearing coordinated suits and trying to play their instruments despite space limitations.

The National have given new meaning to the idea of "one really long song." The indie rockers endeavored to play the tune 'Sorrow,' which appears on their 2010 release 'High Violet,' for six hours straight last night (May 5) as part of MoMA's PS1 Sunday Sessions. This was their encore.