Album: Sleep Well Beast by The National (2017)
Genre: Indie Rock | Style: Rock/Pop | Mood: Intense
Record Label: 4AD
Format: Album

Description: "Sleep Well Beast"   is the seventh studio album by The National. The album was released on September 8, 2017, on 4AD.
The seventh full-length studio release for the indie rock band was produced by band member Aaron Dessner with co-production by Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 25 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim ".

Artist Background: The National is an indie rock band formed in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1999 and currently based in Brooklyn, New York. The band's lyrics, which have been described as "dark, melancholy and difficult to interpret", are written and sung by Matt Berninger, a baritone. The rest of the band is composed of two pairs of brothers: twins Aaron (guitar and keyboard) and Bryce Dessner (guitar) and Scott (bass) and Bryan Devendorf (drums). The National has been compared to Joy Division, Leonard Cohen, Wilco an... Part of the Cincinnati, Ohio music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Related Artists: Matt Berninger, EL VY, Frightened Rabbit, The War on Drugs

Music Scene: Part of the Cincinnati, Ohio music scene. Emerged in the 1990s era. Associated with Alternative Rock movement. Known for Rock/Pop style.

Tags: Indie Rock, Rock/Pop, Intense, 2010s, Album, 4AD

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"Sleep Well Beast"   is the seventh studio album by The National. The album was released on September 8, 2017, on 4AD.
The seventh full-length studio release for the indie rock band was produced by band member Aaron Dessner with co-production by Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger.
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 85, based on 25 reviews, indicating "Universal acclaim ".

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