Bryce Dessner

Dark Was the Night Overview On the occasion of WORLD AIDS DAY today, December 1st a press announcement was made with the complete list of participating artists and cover art for the upcoming 4ADrelease Dark Was The Night. Dark Was The Night will be released on February 17th, 2009. Aaron and Bryce Dessner of The National produced the album, and John Carlin, the founder of the Red HotOrganization was the executive producer. A total of 31 exclusive tracks have been recorded for the compilation...Read Full Story

Bryce Dessner David Sheppard Evan Ziporyn, Propolis 2008 Propolis is a collaborative electro-acoustic work composed for The Morning Line by Bryce Dessner, David Sheppard, and Evan Ziporyn. Propolis is the resinous wax produced by bees to fill up spaces in the hive. Its medicinal uses and healing powers for humans are myriad and mysterious, and the substance itself—what it's made of—varies considerably from hive to hive. In The Morning Line—which, like the hive, is built using hexagonal...Read Full Story

On the Monday night after the Austin City Limits Festival, The National taped what will be one of the last performances ever shot at the original ACL TV show studio before it moves to a swanky new location at the W Hotel in downtown Austin. Their set consisting of everything from painfully beautiful renditions of "Runaway" and "England" to headbang-appropriate versions of "Squalor Victoria" and "Mr. November" was outstanding and worthy of a finale season.Read Full Story

Earlier this week Brooklyn's The National announced a slew of North American tour dates slated for late May. The tour's material will consist of some old and new material, which means an album can be expected later on this year.After successfully touring the world in 2008, following the release of Boxer in late '07, The National set forth The Virginia EP as well as A Skin, A Night, which is a film by Vincent Moon about the group and their recording and touring. Most recently, Aaron and Bryce...Read Full Story

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