"Don't Swallow the Cap" is a song by American

indie rock Indie rock is a Music subgenre, subgenre of rock music that originated in the United Kingdom, United States and New Zealand in the early to mid-1980s. Although the term was originally used to describe rock music released through independent reco ...

band The National. Written by band members

Matt Berninger Matthew Donald Berninger (, born February 13, 1971) is an American singer, primarily known as the frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National. In 2014, he also formed the EL VY project with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and Menomena. ...

Aaron Dessner Aaron Brooking Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American musician. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band The National (band), the National, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums; a co-founder of the indie rock duo Big ...

, and

Bryce Dessner Bryce David Dessner (born April 23, 1976) is an American composer and guitarist based in Paris, and a member of the rock band the National. Dessner's twin brother, Aaron is also a member of the group. Together, they write the music in collabo ...

, it appears as the third track on the band's sixth studio album ''

Trouble Will Find Me ''Trouble Will Find Me'' is the sixth studio album by American indie rock band the National, released on May 17, 2013, on 4AD. Produced by band members Aaron and Bryce Dessner, the album features appearances from St. Vincent, Sharon Van Etten, ...

''. "Don't Swallow the Cap" was released to United States

modern rock Modern rock is an umbrella term used to describe rock music that is found on college and commercial rock radio stations. Some radio stations use this term to distinguish themselves from classic rock, which is based in 1960s–1980s rock music. ...

radio as the album's second overall single on April 22, 2013.

Charts

Personnel

Credits adapted from ''Trouble Will Find Me'' liner notes. *

– lead vocals *

– guitar, keyboards, vibraphone, harmonica *

– guitar, keyboards, e-bow, orchestration *

Bryan Devendorf Bryan Devendorf is an American drummer. He is best known as a founding member of the indie rock band The National, with whom he has recorded ten studio albums. Devendorf is also a member of the experimental rock bands Pfarmers and LNZNDRF. In ...

– drums, percussion *

Scott Devendorf Scott Devendorf is an American multi-instrumentalist. He is best known as the bass guitarist for the American indie rock band the National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums. Devendorf is also a member of the indie rock project LNZND ...

– bass guitar

Release history

References

2013 singles 2013 songs The National (band) songs 4AD singles Songs written by Matt Berninger Songs written by Aaron Dessner Songs written by Bryce Dessner Song recordings produced by Aaron Dessner Song recordings produced by Bryce Dessner {{2010s-indie-rock-single-stub