First Two Pages of Frankenstein
by The National
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2023
JamesThis album sounds like a band trying to reconnect with emotional immediacy after years of refinement and self-awareness. Matt Berninger’s writing remains full of anxiety, emotional paralysis, and aging dread, but there’s a looseness here that keeps the songs from sinking into abstraction. “Tropic Morning News” and “Eucalyptus” work especially well because the band lets repetition and small melodic shifts gradually deepen the emotional tension. The guest appearances add texture without distracting from the group’s identity. Sonically, the album is warmer and more open than some of their denser recent work. It feels less like a grand statement than a record about fragile human contact.
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