A couple years ago Alligator put the National on the map for many listeners, largely through a combination of vocalist Matt Berninger's Jack 'n' Coke baritone, novelistic lyrics, and tendency to lose his voice on shadowy, boiled-over rock songs like "Lit Up," "Abel," and regular showstopper, "Mr. November." On the band's fourth full-length Boxer, Berninger, the only guy without a ...