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THE NATIONAL

The members of The National—Matt Berninger, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, and Scott and Bryan Devendorf—have all reached that enviable point in their careers where the band they started as young men is no longer the all-consuming focal point of their lives. Living thousands of miles apart from one another, they’re married, raising children, and generally just enjoying the opportunities their early tenacity has paid off, among them a multitude of musical collaborations and explorations outside anything related to The National.

While such projects have been part of the group’s DNA for some time, Berninger says “After —and I would say even before —all of us in The National started to unwind some of our anxieties and resentment about each

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