Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers is the second studio album by indie rock band the National.

This is the first album on which the band worked with Peter Katis, who would produce the band's next albums Alligator and Boxer.

The album is the first to feature guitarist and multi-instrumentalist Bryce Dessner (the twin brother of Aaron Dessner) as a full member.

[9] The album was one of three early records that the band reissued remastered versions of in 2021.

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