The National share lyric video for ‘The Alcott’ featuring Taylor Swift

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The National have shared a lyric video for their new song with Taylor Swift, ‘The Alcott’.READ MORE: The National on pulling back from the brink: “It’s felt fragile before, but this time was different”The single is taken from their newly-debuted album, ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’, which was released today (April 28), and sees the indie five-piece team up with pop icon Taylor Swift.Now, the band have shared an official lyric video for the emotional track, which also features in-studio footage of the band and Swift.

Check it out below.Ahead of the release of their ninth studio album, The National spoke to NME about the inspiration behind the LP, and their long-running relationship with the ‘Anti-Hero’ singer — which first formed over a decade ago.According to the members, Aaron Dessner sent Swift the song shortly after it was written, and she responded within half an hour, making it into the track it is today. “She has this work ethic and wonder at the creative process,” he told NME. “She’s just so she loves making stuff.

And she’s not cynical in any way, she’s as DIY as anyone.”This isn’t the first time that The National and Taylor Swift have joined forces.

Back in 2020, The National joined her on the track ‘Coney Island’ and, more recently, the band admitted that two of the pop star’s songs — ‘Willow’ and ‘Cardigan’ — were initially meant to be released by them.“I’d taken a swing at [‘Cardigan’] and ‘Willow’ and a couple of others, and I wasn’t having a lot of luck, so Aaron sent them to Taylor,” Matt Berninger recalled to The Telegraph. “The reverse has happened, too, where Aaron wrote something for Taylor, and I dove right in.