Aaron Dessner

Singer Matt Berninger plunges into the crowd for hugs and selfies like a Taylor Swift for crestfallen middle-aged people

Album will be thrill for fans whose tastes veer towards fervid dynamics of old

The music almost deserted the Cincinnati band when they began to write their latest album

All of This Unreal Time review: He unleashes a torrent of regret in this intense film installation

The artist and REM singer talks American presidents, parties and photographing his heroes

Emotional, self-aware songwriting brings comfort in a time of global uncertainty

Justin Vernon’s ambition gets the better of him with some nonsensical lyrics

The National’s guitarists are part of People, a community of musicians creating new spaces and platforms

Plus songs you have to hear from Phoebe Bridgers and Big Red Machine

If the American band aren’t enough for you, how about support John Grant, Lisa Hannigan and Villagers?

Family, friends and police appeal for information about disappearance