The National – Alligator (E/VG+) – LP, UK 2011

Alligator is an LP by The National from 2011 released on the Beggars Banquet label.

About this album

Alligator is the breakthrough album that sharpened The National’s dark wit, anxious power and restless, bookish grandeur. Released in 2005, it marked a major step forward in the band’s sound, bringing sharper hooks and more forceful dynamics to their already literate brand of indie rock. Recorded with a tighter sense of purpose than their earlier work, the album helped establish the group as one of the most distinctive American bands of the 2000s. Songs such as Mr. November and Abel became key touchstones, balancing emotional unease with memorable melodies and setting the stage for the wider acclaim that followed.

Genre: Pop & Rock

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