It’s National: The Genesis of The Long Count at BAM

Over the weekend, The Long Count, an indie rock opera featuring music by The National’s Bryce and Aaron Dessner and visuals by artist Matthew Ritchie, played its last performance at the Brooklyn Academy of Music’s Next Wave festival.  According to BAM, “The Long Count pairs Ritchie’s protean forms with a twelve-piece orchestra and the Dessners’ gothic mix of electric and orchestral sounds.”

Guest vocalists included Kim and Kelley Deal (The Breeders, The Pixies), Shara Worden (My Brightest Diamond), and Matt Berninger (The National).  Watch our exclusive video from the BAM artist talk where the Dessner brothers explain the genesis of their first symbolic symphony.