“[Bridgers’] voice is the soft edge of the song,” said The National’s Matt Berninger of the collaboration. “It takes some of the snarky, sarcastic bitterness out of it and makes it sweet and gentle.” ...

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Today, The National released the official video for “Laugh Track,” the title track of their surprise LP, which was released on Sept. 18. The song features euphonious singing by Phoebe Bridgers–her ...

The National and Phoebe Bridgers are cracking up to stave off falling apart in the new animated music video for their recent collaboration, “Laugh Track.” The video was directed and animated by ...