The National "Boxer" RESERVE SHELF and the rejection of the

and the rejection of the former song was known to have hurt Weezer's singer and songwriter Rivers Cuomo at the time

The band also won the 2001 Grammy for Best Metal Performance for the song "Elite"

's "Sucker MCs")

platinum in the United Kingdom

The National "Boxer" RESERVE SHELF and the rejection of theThe follow up to 2005's "Alligator" is filled with lush arrangements and sees the band incorporating new instrumentation and expanded musical elements such as piano, trumpet, and more prominent background vocals. " churning grooves and shambling new wave rips, turning up depressed guitar poetry that's both elegantly wasted and kinda murky" Rolling Stone. "The National traffic in poignant moments of heartbreak and regret, but pain has rarely sounded so