The National 1999 Yılında Cincinnati Ohio'da Kurulmuş Amerikan Bir Indie Rock/post-Punk Revival Grubudur. Grubun Şarkı Sözleri Karanlık Melankolik Ve Yorumlaması Zor Olarak Tanımlanır. Grup Şu Zamana Kadar Toplam 6 Albüm Çıkarmıştır. 2013 Yılında Yayınladıkları Trouble Will Find Me Albümleri 2014 Yılında Grammy Ödüllerinde 'En İyi Alternatif Albüm' Dalında Aday Gösterilmiştir. Albümler The National 2001 Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers 2003 Alligator 2005 Boxer 2007 High Violet 2010 Trouble Will Find Me 2013 Grup Üyeleri Matt Berninger Vokal 1999-Günümüze Aaron Dessner Gitar 1999-Günümüze Bryce Dessner Gitar 2001-Günümüze Bryan Devendorf Bateri 1999-Günümüze Scott Devendorf Bas Gitar 1999-Günümüze
Frogtoon Müzik - Şarkı Bilgisi: Don't Swallow the Cap
Most Of The National's Songs Take Linear Paths And "Don't Swallow The Cap" Is So Head-Down And Arrow-Straight It Qualifies As Krautrock. In This Instance It's Inversely Proportional To Matt Berninger's Lyrics Which Are Often Loopy And Complex And Even More Averse To A Straight Reading Than Usual Here. He Lays Out The Conflict In Fairly Legible Terms-- "I Have Only Two Emotions/ Careful Fear And Dead Devotion/ I Can't Get The Balance Right"-- And The Results Are An Immeasurable Number Of Unstable Incomprehensible Feelings. At Best Beringer Can Only Allay His Confusion By Managing A Grim Joke About Canonical Artists Whose Albums Convey Timeless Truths "if You Want To See Me Cry/play Let It Be Or Nevermind." Which Becomes Another Joke On Top Of Itself-- Since When Did Those Guys Ever Have Their Shit Together? So For All Its Multitudes "Don't Swallow The Cap" Comforts By Commiserating Right Along If You're Not Sure What You're Feeling But You Know It's Not Quite Right. In Other Words It's A National Song.