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The National's Bryce Dessner

On the day The National announced their seventh album, with the release of a new song, Steve chats to guitarist Bryce Dessner.

On the day The National announced their seventh album, with new the release of a new song, Steve chats to guitarist Bryce Dessner.

He talks about bringing the "family" back together, the complicated democracy within the band (his brother's a taskmaster!), being able to make the album they "wanted to make" with more improvisation, and how they kept news of the album under wraps.

2 hours

Last on

Thu 11 May 2017 16:00

Music Played

  • The Stone Roses

    Ten Storey Love Song

    • Silvertone.
  • Broken Social Scene

    Halfway Home

    • Arts & Crafts.
  • Frank Turner

    I Still Believe

    • CD SINGLE.
    • XTRA MILE RECORDINGS.
    • 1.
  • Kid Canaveral

    Pale White Flower

    • Faulty Inner Dialogue.
    • Lost Map Records.
    • 6.
  • Keith & Tex

    Stop That Train

    • Crystal Records.
  • Sink Ya Teeth

    If You See Me

    • 1965 Records.
  • The Districts

    Ordinary Day

    • Fat Possum.
  • The Clash

    Train In Vain

    • Columbia.
  • Dawnings

    Activate It

    • dawnings.
    • tromolo records.
  • The The

    We Can't Stop What's Coming

    • Cineola.
  • Kosheen

    Hide U

    • Hide U.
    • Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd.
    • 1.
  • Royal Blood

    Lights Out

    • Warner Bros Records.
  • P.P. Arnold

    The First Cut Is The Deepest

    • See For Miles.
  • Oasis

    Roll With It

    • Creation Records.
  • Ibibio Sound Machine

    The Chant (Iquo Isang)

    • Merge Records.
  • Bruce Dickinson

    Tattooed Millionaire

    • Tattooed Millionaire.
    • EMI Records Limited.
    • 1.
  • The National

    The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness

    • 4ad.
  • Perfume Genius

    Valley

    • Matador.
  • 厂濒别补迟别谤鈥怟颈苍苍别测

    You're No Rock 'n' Roll Fun

    • Sub Pop.
  • PWR BTTM

    Big Beautiful Day

    • BIG SCARY MONSTERS.
  • The Frank and Walters

    We Are the Frank and Walters

    • Hoo-Ha.
  • The Frank and Walters

    Humphrey

    • Happy Busman.
    • Not On Label.
    • 2.
  • The Jesus and Mary Chain

    Head On

    • Rhino.
  • HAIM

    Want You Back

    • Something To Tell You.
    • Polydor Records.

Broadcast

  • Thu 11 May 2017 16:00