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First Two Pages of Frankenstein

January 01, 1970

First Two Pages of Frankenstein is the ninth studio album by the American indie rock band the National, released on April 28, 2023, by 4AD.[3] The album was produced by The National at Long Pond studio in upstate New York and features guest appearances from Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers, and Taylor Swift.[4]

First Two Pages of Frankenstein
Studio album by
the National
ReleasedApril 28, 2023
StudioLong Pond (Hudson Valley, New York)
GenreRock[1]
Length47:34
Label4AD
ProducerThe National
The National chronology
I Am Easy to Find
(2019) 		First Two Pages of Frankenstein
(2023) 		Laugh Track
(2023)
Singles from First Two Pages of Frankenstein
  1. "Tropic Morning News"
    Released: January 18, 2023
  2. "New Order T-Shirt"
    Released: February 23, 2023
  3. "Eucalyptus"
    Released: March 22, 2023
  4. "Your Mind Is Not Your Friend"
    Released: April 12, 2023
  5. "The Alcott"
    Released: April 28, 2023[2]

Background and recording edit

After the release of I Am Easy to Find (2019) and the cancellation of The National's touring as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the band members retreated from each other. Lead singer and lyricist Matt Berninger released the solo record Serpentine Prison. Bryce Dessner, now living in France, worked on film scores and classical compositions. Aaron Dessner produced two albums by Taylor Swift and recorded the highly collaborative How Long Do You Think It's Gonna Last?, the second studio album with Bon Iver's Justin Vernon as part of their side-project Big Red Machine. Bryan and Scott Devendorf assisted other musicians with making their music.[5]

Work on a ninth National album was initially stalled while Berninger navigated "a very dark spot where I couldn't come up with lyrics or melodies at all. Even though we'd always been anxious whenever we were working on a record, this was the first time it ever felt like maybe things really had come to an end."[6] Bryce Dessner said that the band eventually "managed to come back together and approach everything from a different angle, and because of that we arrived at what feels like a new era for the band."[7] According to Aaron Dessner, a turning point came with the lead single "Tropic Morning News", which was co-written with Berninger's wife, Carin Besser, and partly recorded live in Hamburg: "When Matt came in with that song in the depths of his depression, it felt like a turning point for us. It's almost Dylan-esque in its lyrics and it's so much fun to play; everything suddenly felt like it was coming alive again."[8][9]

The album was produced by the National at Aaron Dessner's Long Pond studio in Hudson Valley, New York. It features guest vocalists Sufjan Stevens, Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift.[6] Additional recording sessions took place at numerous studios and locations across the United States and Europe. The album also features the London Contemporary Orchestra, who recorded sessions at The Empire Studio in London in May 2022, and at RAK Studios in London in August 2022.[10]

Artwork edit

Created by the design company Pentagram, the front cover of First Two Pages of Frankenstein features a photograph of a young boy holding a mannequin's head. The photograph was taken by the boy's father, John Solimine, an illustrator and longtime friend of vocalist Matt Berninger.[11] Solimine and Berninger met as dishwashers in a Cincinnati restaurant.[11] Solimine has previously worked with the National on several concert posters and alongside Berninger on illustrations for his side project EL VY.[11] In possible relation to the album's title, Solimine released a children's book titled Does Frankenstein Get Hungry? in 2018.[11]

Bass guitarist Scott Devendorf, a former graphic designer who works closely on the band's album covers, described the mannequin as "not a phrenological head".[11] Exclaim! listed the album cover as 24th worst of the year, quoting journalist Matty Monroe's tweet comparing it to those of Walk the Moon, Cold War Kids, Cage the Elephant, Twenty One Pilots, Grouplove and Fitz and the Tantrums.[12]

Release and promotion edit

On August 19, 2022, Aaron Dessner revealed in an interview with Laura Barton in the i newspaper that a new National album was scheduled for 2023.[5] A standalone single, "Weird Goodbyes", featuring Bon Iver, was released three days later.[13] The National first teased the album on social media on January 13, 2023, with a video of Berninger reading Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein on a piano bench. The posts linked to a password-protected page on their official website. The unlocked page featured an image of an open book with text mirroring Shelley's novel, but written as a letter addressed "To Mrs. Bridgers, England" and mentioning people named "Taylor" and "Uncle Sufjan".[14][15]

First Two Pages of Frankenstein was officially announced on January 18, 2023, with the release of the album's lead single, "Tropic Morning News", and the announcement of a supporting tour starting in May 2023.[16] The tour will feature the opening acts Patti Smith, Soccer Mommy, the Beths, and Bartees Strange.[17] A second single, "New Order T-Shirt", was released on February 23, 2023. The release was accompanied by the sale of a limited edition T-shirt created in partnership with New Order.[18] A third single, "Eucalyptus", was released on March 22, 2023.[19] The fourth single, "Your Mind Is Not Your Friend", was released on April 12, 2023.[20] "The Alcott" was released as the fifth single to Italian radio stations on April 28, 2023.[2] It was released to US triple A radio on May 1, 2023.[21]

Critical reception edit

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.5/10[22]
Metacritic79/100[23]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [24]
Clash8/10[25]
The Daily Telegraph     [26]
The Independent     [27]
Mojo     [28]
NME     [29]
The Observer     [30]
Pitchfork6.6/10[1]
Rolling Stone     [31]
Uncut8/10[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications, the album received an average score of 79, based on 21 reviews.[23]

Andrew Trendell of NME gave the album a perfect 5-star rating, deeming it the band's best album since Trouble Will Find Me.[29] James Mellen of Clash praised the album's "level of fluidity and richness stitched together with the highest calibre of performance, production and songwriting. Like Frankenstein and his monster, the commitment to the design and blueprint of this record is incredible; every minute detail, sound, glitch, has been selected with the utmost care by The National".[25] Rolling Stone's Clayton Purdom called it "a remarkable reassertion of the band's potency".[31]

Reviewing the album for AllMusic, editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine declared that, "Melodies aren't absent, but they're not forceful, they're sung as suggestions. Forward movement is achieved through shifts in texture and feel, momentum created through layers of harmony and weaving acoustic instruments through electronic beddings."[24]

In a mixed review, Grayson Haver Currin of Mojo called it "a sometimes-striking record that suggests new ground without actually reaching it".[28] Giselle Au-Nhien Nguyen of The Sydney Morning Herald questioned if the band "might be stagnating with this release, which has less of the daring ideas they've explored on their last few".[32]

Track listing edit

First Two Pages of Frankenstein track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Once Upon a Poolside" (featuring Sufjan Stevens)
3:36
2."Eucalyptus"
  • Berninger
  • B. Dessner
4:24
3."New Order T-Shirt"
4:56
4."This Isn't Helping" (featuring Phoebe Bridgers)
  • Berninger
  • A. Dessner
4:04
5."Tropic Morning News"
  • Berninger
  • Besser
  • A. Dessner
5:09
6."Alien"
  • Berninger
  • Besser
  • B. Dessner
4:07
7."The Alcott" (featuring Taylor Swift)
  • Berninger
  • A. Dessner
  • Swift
4:27
8."Grease in Your Hair"
  • Berninger
  • Besser
  • A. Dessner
3:57
9."Ice Machines"
  • Berninger
  • Besser
  • A. Dessner
4:16
10."Your Mind Is Not Your Friend" (featuring Bridgers)
  • Berninger
  • A. Dessner
4:24
11."Send for Me"
  • Berninger
  • A. Dessner
4:14
Total length:47:34

Personnel edit

Charts edit

References edit

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January 01, 1970
first, pages, frankenstein, ninth, studio, album, american, indie, rock, band, national, released, april, 2023, album, produced, national, long, pond, studio, upstate, york, features, guest, appearances, from, sufjan, stevens, phoebe, bridgers, taylor, swift, . First Two Pages of Frankenstein is the ninth studio album by the American indie rock band the National released on April 28 2023 by 4AD 3 The album was produced by The National at Long Pond studio in upstate New York and features guest appearances from Sufjan Stevens Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift 4 First Two Pages of FrankensteinStudio album by the NationalReleasedApril 28 2023StudioLong Pond Hudson Valley New York GenreRock 1 Length47 34Label4ADProducerThe NationalThe National chronologyI Am Easy to Find 2019 First Two Pages of Frankenstein 2023 Laugh Track 2023 Singles from First Two Pages of Frankenstein Tropic Morning News Released January 18 2023 New Order T Shirt Released February 23 2023 Eucalyptus Released March 22 2023 Your Mind Is Not Your Friend Released April 12 2023 The Alcott Released April 28 2023 2 Contents 1 Background and recording 2 Artwork 3 Release and promotion 4 Critical reception 5 Track listing 6 Personnel 7 Charts 7 1 Weekly charts 7 2 Year end charts 8 ReferencesBackground and recording editAfter the release of I Am Easy to Find 2019 and the cancellation of The National s touring as a result of the COVID 19 pandemic the band members retreated from each other Lead singer and lyricist Matt Berninger released the solo record Serpentine Prison Bryce Dessner now living in France worked on film scores and classical compositions Aaron Dessner produced two albums by Taylor Swift and recorded the highly collaborative How Long Do You Think It s Gonna Last the second studio album with Bon Iver s Justin Vernon as part of their side project Big Red Machine Bryan and Scott Devendorf assisted other musicians with making their music 5 Work on a ninth National album was initially stalled while Berninger navigated a very dark spot where I couldn t come up with lyrics or melodies at all Even though we d always been anxious whenever we were working on a record this was the first time it ever felt like maybe things really had come to an end 6 Bryce Dessner said that the band eventually managed to come back together and approach everything from a different angle and because of that we arrived at what feels like a new era for the band 7 According to Aaron Dessner a turning point came with the lead single Tropic Morning News which was co written with Berninger s wife Carin Besser and partly recorded live in Hamburg When Matt came in with that song in the depths of his depression it felt like a turning point for us It s almost Dylan esque in its lyrics and it s so much fun to play everything suddenly felt like it was coming alive again 8 9 The album was produced by the National at Aaron Dessner s Long Pond studio in Hudson Valley New York It features guest vocalists Sufjan Stevens Phoebe Bridgers and Taylor Swift 6 Additional recording sessions took place at numerous studios and locations across the United States and Europe The album also features the London Contemporary Orchestra who recorded sessions at The Empire Studio in London in May 2022 and at RAK Studios in London in August 2022 10 Artwork editCreated by the design company Pentagram the front cover of First Two Pages of Frankenstein features a photograph of a young boy holding a mannequin s head The photograph was taken by the boy s father John Solimine an illustrator and longtime friend of vocalist Matt Berninger 11 Solimine and Berninger met as dishwashers in a Cincinnati restaurant 11 Solimine has previously worked with the National on several concert posters and alongside Berninger on illustrations for his side project EL VY 11 In possible relation to the album s title Solimine released a children s book titled Does Frankenstein Get Hungry in 2018 11 Bass guitarist Scott Devendorf a former graphic designer who works closely on the band s album covers described the mannequin as not a phrenological head 11 Exclaim listed the album cover as 24th worst of the year quoting journalist Matty Monroe s tweet comparing it to those of Walk the Moon Cold War Kids Cage the Elephant Twenty One Pilots Grouplove and Fitz and the Tantrums 12 Release and promotion editOn August 19 2022 Aaron Dessner revealed in an interview with Laura Barton in the i newspaper that a new National album was scheduled for 2023 5 A standalone single Weird Goodbyes featuring Bon Iver was released three days later 13 The National first teased the album on social media on January 13 2023 with a video of Berninger reading Mary Shelley s 1818 novel Frankenstein on a piano bench The posts linked to a password protected page on their official website The unlocked page featured an image of an open book with text mirroring Shelley s novel but written as a letter addressed To Mrs Bridgers England and mentioning people named Taylor and Uncle Sufjan 14 15 First Two Pages of Frankenstein was officially announced on January 18 2023 with the release of the album s lead single Tropic Morning News and the announcement of a supporting tour starting in May 2023 16 The tour will feature the opening acts Patti Smith Soccer Mommy the Beths and Bartees Strange 17 A second single New Order T Shirt was released on February 23 2023 The release was accompanied by the sale of a limited edition T shirt created in partnership with New Order 18 A third single Eucalyptus was released on March 22 2023 19 The fourth single Your Mind Is Not Your Friend was released on April 12 2023 20 The Alcott was released as the fifth single to Italian radio stations on April 28 2023 2 It was released to US triple A radio on May 1 2023 21 Critical reception editProfessional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingAnyDecentMusic 7 5 10 22 Metacritic79 100 23 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 24 Clash8 10 25 The Daily Telegraph nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 26 The Independent nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 27 Mojo nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 28 NME nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 29 The Observer nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 30 Pitchfork6 6 10 1 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 31 Uncut8 10 11 At Metacritic which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from professional publications the album received an average score of 79 based on 21 reviews 23 Andrew Trendell of NME gave the album a perfect 5 star rating deeming it the band s best album since Trouble Will Find Me 29 James Mellen of Clash praised the album s level of fluidity and richness stitched together with the highest calibre of performance production and songwriting Like Frankenstein and his monster the commitment to the design and blueprint of this record is incredible every minute detail sound glitch has been selected with the utmost care by The National 25 Rolling Stone s Clayton Purdom called it a remarkable reassertion of the band s potency 31 Reviewing the album for AllMusic editor Stephen Thomas Erlewine declared that Melodies aren t absent but they re not forceful they re sung as suggestions Forward movement is achieved through shifts in texture and feel momentum created through layers of harmony and weaving acoustic instruments through electronic beddings 24 In a mixed review Grayson Haver Currin of Mojo called it a sometimes striking record that suggests new ground without actually reaching it 28 Giselle Au Nhien Nguyen of The Sydney Morning Herald questioned if the band might be stagnating with this release which has less of the daring ideas they ve explored on their last few 32 Track listing editFirst Two Pages of Frankenstein track listingNo TitleWriter s Length1 Once Upon a Poolside featuring Sufjan Stevens Matt BerningerCarin BesserBryce Dessner3 362 Eucalyptus BerningerB Dessner4 243 New Order T Shirt BerningerAaron Dessner4 564 This Isn t Helping featuring Phoebe Bridgers BerningerA Dessner4 045 Tropic Morning News BerningerBesserA Dessner5 096 Alien BerningerBesserB Dessner4 077 The Alcott featuring Taylor Swift BerningerA DessnerSwift4 278 Grease in Your Hair BerningerBesserA Dessner3 579 Ice Machines BerningerBesserA Dessner4 1610 Your Mind Is Not Your Friend featuring Bridgers BerningerA Dessner4 2411 Send for Me BerningerA Dessner4 14Total length 47 34Personnel editThe National performance Matt Berninger Aaron Dessner Bryce Dessner orchestration Bryan Devendorf Scott Devendorf Benjamin Lanz touring member Kyle Resnick touring member Featured vocalists Sufjan Stevens 1 Phoebe Bridgers 4 10 Taylor Swift 7 Additional musicians Thomas Bartlett Lisa Hannigan Curt Kiser James McAlister So Percussion Josh Quillen Adam Sliwinski Jason Teuting Eric Cha Beach Mina Tindle Andi Toma Jan St Werner Technical personnel Jonathan Low recording mixing Bella Blasko recording Greg Calbi mastering Steve Fallone mastering James McAlister additional production Tony Berg additional vocal production 4 10 Sean O Brien additional vocal recording Will Maclellan additional vocal recording Adam Armstrong additional recording David Chalmin additional recording Greg Giorgio additional recording Peter Katis additional recording Matt Latchaw additional recording Jake Merritt additional recording Matt Poirier additional recording Ber Quinn additional recording Ben Rice additional recording Chad Wahlbrink additional recording Jeremy Murphy orchestra recording RAK Liam Hebb assistant orchestra recording RAK Fiona Cruickshank orchestra recording Empire Laura Beck assistant orchestra recording Empire Artwork Pentagram Luke Hayman Shigeto Akiyama Gracia Lee design John Solimine cover photo of Lou Solimine Josh Goleman band photo London Contemporary Orchestra Robert Ames conductor Harry George copyist Cassandra Gurling recording project manager Amy Hinds orchestra manager Charlotte Marino assistant orchestra manager Galya Bisengalieva 1st violin Empire Marianne Haynes 1st violin Empire Venetia Jollands 1st violin Empire Raja Halder 1st violin Empire Charis Jenson 1st violin Empire Ellie Consta 1st violin Empire Kirsty Mangan 1st violin Empire Nicole Crespo O Donoghue 1st violin Empire Zahra Benyounes 1st violin RAK Agata Daraskaite 1st violin RAK Alexandra Caldon 1st violin RAK Anna Ovsyanikova 1st violin RAK Kirsty Mangan 1st violin RAK Juan Gonzalez 1st violin RAK Anna De Bruin 1st violin RAK Matthew Bain 1st violin RAK Gillon Cameron 2nd violin Empire Hazel Correa 2nd violin Empire Claire Hazelton 2nd violin Empire RAK Guy Button 2nd violin Empire Mathhew Bain 2nd violin Empire Radhika De Saram 2nd violin Empire Mandhira De Saram 2nd violin RAK Radhika De Saram 2nd violin RAK Miles Brett 2nd violin RAK Claire Kennington 2nd violin RAK Akiko Ishikawa 2nd violin RAK Jonny Byers cello Empire RAK Laura Moody cello Empire Rebecca Burden cello Empire Ashok Klouda cello Empire Sergio Serra cello Empire RAK Peteris Sokolovskis cello Empire RAK Max Ruisi cello RAK Louise McMonagle cello RAK Daisy Vatalaro cello RAK Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for First Two Pages of Frankenstein Chart 2023 Peakposition Australian Albums ARIA 33 9 Austrian Albums O3 Austria 34 3 Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 35 1 Belgian Albums Ultratop Wallonia 36 5 Canadian Albums Billboard 37 16 Danish Albums Hitlisten 38 8 Dutch Albums Album Top 100 39 1 Finnish Albums Suomen virallinen lista 40 15 French Albums SNEP 41 29 German Albums Offizielle Top 100 42 6 Irish Albums OCC 43 1 Italian Albums FIMI 44 34 New Zealand Albums RMNZ 45 4 Norwegian Albums VG lista 46 18 Portuguese Albums AFP 47 1 Scottish Albums OCC 48 3 Spanish Albums PROMUSICAE 49 15 Swedish Albums Sverigetopplistan 50 18 Swiss Albums Schweizer Hitparade 51 5 UK Albums OCC 52 4 UK Independent Albums OCC 53 1 US Billboard 200 54 14 US Independent Albums Billboard 55 3 US Top Alternative Albums Billboard 56 1 US Top Rock Albums Billboard 57 1 Year end charts edit Year end chart performance for First Two Pages of Frankenstein Chart 2023 Position Belgian Albums Ultratop Flanders 58 68References edit a b Shoup Brad April 27 2023 The National First Two Pages of Frankenstein Album Review Pitchfork Archived from the original on April 27 2023 Retrieved April 27 2023 a b Di 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