The National Want Their Taylor Swift Duet ‘The Alcott’ Played ‘in Context’
Save this article to read it later. Find this story in your accountsSaved for Latersection. Picture going back ten years and telling someone the National andTaylor Swiftwould make a song together. No matter what else happened with the groups long-awaited comeback, this song would be an event. The Alcott began as a sparse piano track that Aaron Dessner gave to front man Matt Berninger. After Berninger wrote a vocal, Dessner thought about sending it to his friend andfolklorecollaborator....