He is best known as the bass guitarist for the American indie rock band the National, with whom he has recorded eight studio albums.
[2] Their eponymous debut was recorded in a church in Cincinnati and contains eight songs, all of which were improvised and edited down from 30 plus minute jams.
[4] In 2012, he, Bryan and Aaron Dessner performed with Bob Weir as part of a HeadCount benefit.
The compilation is a wide-ranging tribute to the songwriting and experimentalism of the Dead which took four years to record, features over 60 artists from varied musical backgrounds, 59 tracks and is almost 6 hours long.
Many of the album's songs feature a house band made up of Scott and Bryan Devendorf, Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Josh Kaufman (who co-produced the project), Conrad Doucette, Sam Cohen, and Walter Martin.