Product Description
The National, who rose to the pinnacle of US indie music with their 2017 album "Sleep Well Beast" reaching number 1 in the UK, number 2 in the US, and winning a Grammy Award, return with their ninth studio album, "First Two Pages of Frankenstein," following their collaboration with film director Mike Mills, "I Am Easy to Find"! This album, which features both old and new allies such as pop icon Taylor Swift (with whom they deepened their close relationship during the pandemic by producing the album), Phoebe Bridgers, and Sufjan Stevens, showcases how they overcame various hardships, transformed the long-standing tensions in their musical partnership, and brilliantly regenerated the band's chemistry by caring for each other and their songs as if they were family, and by approaching the music from a new angle together with the members. The album contains 11 tracks. From the lead single "Tropic Morning News" to the evocatively titled "Once Upon A Poolside" and "New Order T-Shirt," and tracks already performed live and eagerly awaited on recordings like "Grease in Your Hair" and "Ice Machines," the band's expressive power has deepened, and this masterpiece, befitting the start of a new chapter, confirms that they have entered a new zone. The Japanese domestic CD version of this album includes liner notes and lyric translations, as well as bonus tracks.
