Alligator — 2005

A tense, literate breakthrough of slow-building indie rock. Sharp and beloved. The album that made them. The highest-ranked The National album in the collection.

On vinyl: Vinyl can be scarcer than the CD from this era, so it's worth looking for a recent repressing.

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More from The National — where to go next

If you have Alligator, these are the The National records worth reaching for next.

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2. 2
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3. 3
   High Violet2010 · Alternative & Indie
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4. 4
   Sleep Well Beast2017 · Alternative & Indie
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5. 5
   Trouble Will Find Me2013 · Alternative & Indie
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