The National Trust is a
Philadelphia soul
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,
neo soul
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musical project formed in 1999 in
Chicago, Illinois
(''City in a Garden''); I Will
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History
While only officially formed in the late 1990s, The National Trust can trace its history back to 1990 through band leader, composer and guitarist Neil Rosario's previous bands Dolomite and Fifteen Couples.
After the breakup of Fifteen Couples in 1999, Rosario teamed up with Andy Cunningham (ex-Fifteen Couples guitarist), Doug Demers (ex-Dolomite bassist), vocalist/guitarist Mark Henning (ex-Zoom), and Bryan Aldrin. While still working on material the band signed with record label
Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label established by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards and based in Chicago.
History
Richards started the label in 1992 with $35,000 of family and personal capital, while ...
, which released their first song "Make It Happen". They then entered Chicago's Clava studios with producer
Brian Deck
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to begin recording their debut album.
In June 2002, after Rosario returned to Chicago from his father's funeral in Las Vegas, he and Deck spent what has been reported as 500 hours in the studio putting the finishing touches to their debut album ''Dekkagar'',
which was released on April 9, 2002.
The National Trust's second album ''Kings and Queens'' was released on January 24, 2006.
Discography
Dekkagar
The National Trust's debut album ''Dekkagar'' was released on April 9, 2002 by Thrill Jockey Records to generally positive reviews.
Track listing
Kings and Queens
''Kings and Queens'' was The National Trust's second full-length album. It was released on January 24, 2006 by Thrill Jockey Records. While most reviews were favourable, most commented on the over production of the overall sound; ''Clearly, these boys can't grasp the concept of "say when"'' from
Pitchfork Media
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Schreiber started Pitchfork while working ...
.
''A majority of the tracks lack in everything but production value'' from Prefix Magazine.
Track listing
Television
''The O.C.''
*Episode - "The Undertow"
''The Gilmore Girls''
*Episode -
''Road Rules''
References
External links
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The National Trust Myspace
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Musical groups from Chicago