The National's Boxer
Ryan Pinkard
We all know the Boxer. The fighter who remembers every glove but still remains. That grisly, bruised American allegory who somehow gets up more times than he’s knocked down. This is the fight that nearly broke The National. The one that allowed them to become champions.
Released in 2007, The National’s fourth full-length album is the one that saved them. For fans, Boxer is a profound personal meditation on the unmagnificent lives of adults, an elegant culmination of their sophisticated songwriting, and the first National album many fell in love with. For the band, Boxer symbolizes an obsession, a years-long struggle, a love story, a final give-it-everything-you’ve-got effort to keep their fantasy of being a real rock band alive.
Based on extensive original interviews with the fighters who were in the ring and the spectators who witnessed it unfold, Ryan Pinkard obsessively reconstructs a transformative chapter in The National’s story, revealing how the Ohio-via-Brooklyn five-piece found the sound, success, and spiritual growth to evolve into one of the most critically acclaimed bands of their time.
Duration - 3h 17m.
Author - Ryan Pinkard.
Narrator - Michael Crouch.
Published Date - Wednesday, 22 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2022 Ryan Pinkard ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
We all know the Boxer. The fighter who remembers every glove but still remains. That grisly, bruised American allegory who somehow gets up more times than he’s knocked down. This is the fight that nearly broke The National. The one that allowed them to become champions. Released in 2007, The National’s fourth full-length album is the one that saved them. For fans, Boxer is a profound personal meditation on the unmagnificent lives of adults, an elegant culmination of their sophisticated songwriting, and the first National album many fell in love with. For the band, Boxer symbolizes an obsession, a years-long struggle, a love story, a final give-it-everything-you’ve-got effort to keep their fantasy of being a real rock band alive. Based on extensive original interviews with the fighters who were in the ring and the spectators who witnessed it unfold, Ryan Pinkard obsessively reconstructs a transformative chapter in The National’s story, revealing how the Ohio-via-Brooklyn five-piece found the sound, success, and spiritual growth to evolve into one of the most critically acclaimed bands of their time. Duration - 3h 17m. Author - Ryan Pinkard. Narrator - Michael Crouch. Published Date - Wednesday, 22 January 2025. Copyright - © 2022 Ryan Pinkard ©.
Language:
English
Opening Credits
Duration:00:00:12
Author's Note
Duration:00:01:15
Cast of Characters
Duration:00:02:23
Introduction
Duration:00:01:54
Chapter 1
Duration:00:15:12
Chapter 2
Duration:00:10:43
Chapter 3
Duration:00:11:06
Chapter 4
Duration:00:10:12
Chapter 5
Duration:00:08:30
Chapter 6
Duration:00:11:03
Chapter 7
Duration:00:09:25
Chapter 8
Duration:00:07:40
Chapter 9
Duration:00:13:06
Chapter 10
Duration:00:13:53
Chapter 11
Duration:00:07:51
Chapter 12
Duration:00:07:50
Chapter 13
Duration:00:18:08
Chapter 14
Duration:00:17:47
Chapter 15
Duration:00:14:02
Chapter 16
Duration:00:09:23
Epilogue
Duration:00:03:06
Acknowledgements
Duration:00:02:11
Closing Credits
Duration:00:00:39