Dec 01, 2021 By Joey Arnone

Peter Dinklage was the musical guest last night on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, where he was backed by Bryce and Aaron Dessner of The National on guitar. They performed “Your Name,” a song featured in the upcoming musical Cyrano, which stars Dinklage and was scored by the Dessner twins. More

Jan 08, 2018 By Christopher Roberts

The National released their excellent new album, Sleep Well Beast, last September via 4AD. It was our Album of the Week and #7 on our Top 100 Albums of 2017 list. More

Jul 18, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (of The National), and James McAlister have all teamed up for a new collaborative album, Planetarium. It came out last month via 4AD and was our Album of the Week and one of our Top 50 Albums of 2017 So Far. More

Jul 17, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (of The National), and James McAlister have all teamed up for a new collaborative album, Planetarium. It came out a few weeks back via 4AD and was our Album of the Week and one of our Top 50 Albums of 2017 So Far. More

Jul 11, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (of The National), and James McAlister have all teamed up for a new collaborative album about space and the planets, Planetarium, which came out last month via 4AD. At a concert in Paris yesterday at the Philharmonie de Paris the band fittingly covered David Bowie’s 1969 classic “Space Oddity.” More

Jun 09, 2017 By Charles Steinberg

There is always a question of chemistry when four musicians each with strong talent and personality come together for a concept project. More

Jun 08, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (of The National), and James McAlister have all teamed up for a new collaborative album, Planetarium. More

Jun 05, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (of The National), and James McAlister have all teamed up for a new collaborative album, Planetarium. More

Apr 25, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (of The National), and James McAlister have all teamed up for a new collaborative album, Planetarium. More

Apr 24, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (of The National), and James McAlister have all teamed up for a new collaborative album, Planetarium. They previously shared a song from it, “Saturn,” via its video. More

Apr 10, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

7-Inches for Planned Parenthood is a new 7-inch box set with 100% of the proceeds being donated to Planned Parenthood. More

Mar 27, 2017 By Christopher Roberts

Sufjan Stevens, Nico Muhly, Bryce Dessner (of The National), and James McAlister have all teamed up for a new collaborative album, Planetarium, and shared a song from it, “Saturn,” via its video. More

Apr 10, 2015 By Mike Hilleary

The National‘s Bryce Dessner has announced the release of a brand new compositional album titled Music for Wood and Strings. More

Sep 19, 2013 By Laura Studarus

As previously announced, The National’s Bryce Dessner is stepping into the world of composition with Kronos Quartet by his side. More

Aug 22, 2013 By Mike Hilleary

The National‘s Bryce Dessner has announced that he will be recorded debut as a composer with a new EP Aheym. More