The National Bank is a Norwegian rock

Rock and roll

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/pop

Pop music

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 band, whose debut album was released in Norway in 2004 and featured the hit song "Tolerate".

Consisting of musicians already well-known in their native country, from such bands as Jaga Jazzist

Jaga Jazzist

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 and BigBang, and featuring the accomplished singer-songwriter Thomas Dybdahl

Thomas Dybdahl

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 on vocals.

All members continue their separate careers, yet there is talk of a new National Bank album in the near future.

Members

• Lars Horntveth
• Martin Horntveth
• Thomas Dybdahl
  Thomas Dybdahl
  Thomas Dybdahl is a Norwegian musician in the singer/songwriter tradition.- Biography :Thomas Dybdahl went out to become somewhat of a shooting-star in Norway. As a solo artist, the former guitarist of the band Quadraphonics released his first single EP Bird in 2000...
  
  
• Nikolai Eilertsen
  Nikolai Eilertsen
  Nikolai Hængsle Eilertsen is a Norwegian bass guitarist. He is primarily known as a member of BigBang and The National Bank . Eilertsen also participates in the bands Lester, Needlepoint and Elephant9....
  
  
• Morten Qvenild

Discography

• The National Bank
  The National Bank (album)
  The National Bank is the first album released by the Norwegian band The National Bank.-Track listing:#I Hear The Sparrow Sing#Tolerate#Hello, My Name is Fred#A Recorder in Red Plastic#Blue As We Like It#What is Left?#Look Twice#The National Bank...
  
  (2004)
• Come On Over To The Other Side
  Come On Over To The Other Side
  Come On Over to the Other Side is the second studio album released by the Norwegian band The National Bank.-Track listing:#Home#Cubicle Man#Family#Let Go#Taste of Me#From That Day to This#The Balladeer#Something New#Styrofoam...
  
  (2008)