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AlbumE · 2010

High Violet

by The National

High Violet is a 2010 alternative rock album by The National. It runs 11 tracks across 48 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 4.0/5 from 1 rating.

Alternative Rock

Best albums of 2010

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11
Tracks
48 min
Runtime
122 bpm
Tempo
F minor
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11 tracks · 48 min

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High Violet is the fifth studio album by The National, which was released on May 10, 2010 in Europe and on May 11, 2010 in North America via 4AD. The band produced the album themselves assisted by Peter Katis with whom they worked on their previous albums Alligator and Boxer at their own studio in Brooklyn, New York, and at Katis' Tarquin Studios in Bridgeport, Connecticut. The sculpture on the album cover was created by artist Mark Fox, and is called The Binding Force. An expanded edition of High Violet was released through 4AD on November 22, 2010. The reissue includes the standard 11-track album along with a new bonus disc, featuring the unreleased tracks "You Were a Kindness" and "Wake Up Your Saints" as well as alternate versions, B-sides, and live recordings.

In brief

Is High Violet good?
Riffiter listeners rate High Violet 4.0/5 from 1 rating.
When was High Violet released?
High Violet was released in 2010.
How many tracks are on High Violet?
High Violet has 11 tracks, with a runtime of 48 minutes.
What genre is High Violet?
High Violet is catalogued under Alternative Rock.
What BPM is High Violet?
High Violet runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in F minor, measured from audio analysis.
What albums are similar to High Violet?
Listeners of High Violet also rate In Rainbows by Radiohead, The Bends by Radiohead, The Resistance by Muse.
Who produced High Violet?
High Violet was produced by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Peter Katis and The National. Aaron Dessner produced all of them.

Credits

Mixed by
Peter KatisGreg Giorgio
Engineered by
Aaron DessnerBryce DessnerPeter KatisBrandon ReidChristian Biegai
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Greg GiorgioKeith J. NelsonPatrick DillettPeter Mavrogeorgis
Played by
Bryce DessnerSufjan StevensBryan DevendorfScott DevendorfPadma Newsome

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