final show before pandemic

The National’s final show before the COVID-19 pandemic was on December 12, 2019, at Campo Pequeno in Lisbon, Portugal. In 2020, the band contributed to Taylor Swift ‘s ninth studio album, Evermore , appearing alongside Swift on the song ” Coney Island “. The album was co-produced by Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner (the former of whom also co-produced Swift’s eighth studio album Folklore ). In 2021, Cyrano was adapted as a film musical, also called Cyrano , again starring Dinklage. For the film, Aaron and Bryce Dessner composed an instrumental score separate from the film’s songs. The band also wrote two new songs for the film: “Every Letter”, which is sung in the film by Haley Bennett , and “Somebody Desperate”, which is performed by the National themselves over the end credits.