The National "Boxer" 2023-08-11 debuting #14 on Billboard 200

debuting #14 on Billboard 200 & #1 on Independent albums chart

The band sticks to their formula of heavy

The nascent album was later recorded with his favorite producers including Flood/Mark Ellis (U2

2020 release

The National "Boxer" 2023-08-11 debuting #14 on Billboard 200The follow up to 2005's "Alligator" is filled with lush arrangements and sees the band incorporating new instrumentation and expanded musical elements such as piano, trumpet, and more prominent background vocals. " churning grooves and shambling new wave rips, turning up depressed guitar poetry that's both elegantly wasted and kinda murky" Rolling Stone. "The National traffic in poignant moments of heartbreak and regret, but pain has rarely sounded so