The National at All Together Now: A sad-dad singalong to cherish
Replacing Róisín Murphy at the top of Saturday’s bill, the band put on a performance that is more than just a showcase for diehard fans
Replacing Róisín Murphy at the top of Saturday’s bill, the band put on a performance that is more than just a showcase for diehard fans
The guitarist and classically-trained composer has a number of orchestral projects planned for autumn at the historic Dublin venue
Singer Matt Berninger plunges into the crowd for hugs and selfies like a Taylor Swift for crestfallen middle-aged people
Album will be thrill for fans whose tastes veer towards fervid dynamics of old
These slow-burning songs never quite ignite, despite the arguably incongruous presence of big-name guests
Band’s eighth studio record interrogates and takes apart what brought them together
Plus songs you have to hear from Maria Somerville and Matt Berninger with Julien Baker
The National’s guitarists are part of People, a community of musicians creating new spaces and platforms
At its best, Love is Dead has an odd golden pop nugget, at it’s worst it’s plodding and formulaic
Plus tracks you have to hear from Chvrches and DJ Koze
The Brooklyn band open their European tour with a storming set at Sounds from a Safe Harbour
Jones played a key role in Memphis’s 1960s soul scene, but his music looks forward, not back
Irish audiences lay themselves bare for visiting rock bands . . . and then there's The National.
This downbeat lot might not be typical stadium fillers, but frontman Matt Berninger’s near-mumble is well up to the emotional task of filling the venue
When the National’s frontman, Matt Berninger, asked his brother Tom to tour with the band, Tom saw it as an opportunity to make a movie about all the “crazy stuff” they got up to. But his film, Mistaken for Strangers, says more about brotherhood than hedonism
Crosswords & puzzles to keep you challenged and entertained
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Weddings, Births, Deaths and other family notices