4 апр. 2005 г. · Brooklyn quintet explore the parallels between small-town drama and big-city alienation.

Оценка 78 % (16) There is nothing pretentious about the way Alligator reveals itself, nothing overbearing or confusing; it just slides by, always laughably good.

13 апр. 2015 г. · It's the city as romance and neurosis—loving something even and maybe especially if it makes you insane. Berninger narrates the scattered, ...

12 апр. 2021 г. · I know it's a little unpolished and a little rough in places, but there's such wonderful variety to it's tracks and yet they all fit together so ...

10 апр. 2020 г. · For all its anguish and wide-armed caring, the song is deceptively playful, boasting an unexpected sing-along quality that is at odds with its ...

4 июн. 2016 г. · "Alligator" is a rare beast; a record that only grows more emotionally powerful with each listen, an album that still reveals secrets it has ...

Оценка 5/10 · Uncut 9 мая 2005 г. · With hangdog frontman Matt Berninger's baritone somewhere between Jarvis Cocker and Leonard Cohen, and rich velvet tunes loaded with spite and ...

7 апр. 2020 г. · Ohio indie rockers The National became the band they are today thanks to their 2005 full-length, Alligator. Read our feature celebrating its ...

24 мая 2005 г. · Day to Day's music critic reviews Alligator, the latest recording from the rock band The National.

12 апр. 2005 г. · No real humanity or compassion or sensitivity to the scenes comes through, this album just feels wrong. The band's arrangements do their best to ...