Scott Devendorf
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| instrument = Bass guitar, guitar, vocals
| genre = Indie rock
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| label = 4AD
| current_member_of = The National, LNZNDRF
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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 LNZNDRF.{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/news/62868-the-national-and-beirut-members-announce-debut-album-as-lnzndrf/|title=The National and Beirut Members Announce Debut Album as LNZNDRF |work= Pitchfork |publisher= |date=January 12, 2016 |accessdate=March 18, 2016}}
Personal life
Devendorf grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio with his brother and The National bandmate, Bryan Devendorf. Prior to performing in The National, Devendorf worked as a graphic designer.
Other projects
Outside of his work with The National, Devendorf is involved in a number of other projects. He is a member of LNZNDRF, a collaboration between Devendorf, his brother Bryan Devendorf, and Ben Lanz of Beirut.{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/21663-lnzndrf/|title=LNZNDRF: LNZNDRF|website=Pitchfork|access-date=2019-02-09}} 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.{{Cite web|url=http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19268/reviews/4149809|title=Album Review: LNZNDRF - LNZNDRF|website=DrownedInSound|access-date=2019-02-09|archive-date=2019-02-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190209180411/http://drownedinsound.com/releases/19268/reviews/4149809|url-status=dead}} The album was released by 4AD on February 19, 2016. On August 5, 2016 the band released Green Roses, a two-track single over 25 minutes.{{Cite web|url=http://4ad.com/news/6/7/2016/greenroseslimited12thisaugustplustourdates|title=The official website for independent record label 4AD.|website=4AD|language=en|access-date=2019-02-09}}
In 2012, he, Bryan and Aaron Dessner performed with Bob Weir as part of a HeadCount benefit.Greenhaus, Mike https://jambands.com/features/2012/03/22/the-national-and-bob-weir-building-a-bridge/ Jambands.com Devendorf was also involved with Day of the Dead, a charity tribute album to the Grateful Dead released by 4AD on May 20, 2016. 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. The album's benefited the Red Hot Organization, a non-profit fighting AIDS. 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.
Discography
; with The National
{{Main|The National discography}}
- The National (2001)
- Sad Songs for Dirty Lovers (2003)
- Alligator (2005)
- Boxer (2007)
- High Violet (2010)
- Trouble Will Find Me (2013)
- Sleep Well Beast (2017)
- I Am Easy to Find (2019)
- First Two Pages of Frankenstein (2023)
; with LNZNDRF
- LNZNDRF (2016)
- Green Roses (2016)
References
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Category:The National (band) members
Category:Alternative rock bass guitarists
Category:Year of birth missing (living people)