The National
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Norah Jones Is Playing Along
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Matt Berninger and Bryce Dessner of The National join Norah by the fireplace to talk about and play songs from their amazing new album, The First Two Pages of Frankenstein.They fill her in on what it was like to come together as a band while living in far away places, the inspiration for the album, and writers block.Matt's warm baritone inspires Norah to ask for a duet on the first-ever acoustic performance of a decade-old song. Recorded 4/29/23. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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