In many ways, The National aren’t together. These days they’re all over the place, both physically – with home bases in various parts of the US and Europe – and creatively.
As they release their ninth album, Aaron Dessner is getting more attention as a principal collaborator with Taylor Swift and Ed Sheeran. Meanwhile his twin brother Bryce has been composing classical music and film scores, working with members of Radiohead and taking up a role as artist-in-residence at a Yale University arts centre.
