"The National and Taylor Swift Collaborate on 'The Alcott' for New Album"

The National's Aaron Dessner talks about the making of "The Alcott," a duet with Taylor Swift on their latest album, First Two Pages of Frankenstein. Dessner reveals that the song was initially a sparse piano track that he gave to Matt Berninger, and it wasn't intended for the album. However, after Berninger wrote a vocal, Dessner thought about sending it to Swift, who quickly rewrote it as a conversation between two lovers. Dessner also discusses the impact of his work with Swift on the National and the possibility of releasing more music in the future.