It was a expectant Nox forThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert , as the show welcome David Letterman back to the Ed Sullivan Theater as a invitee .

And the melodic node werethe National , a ring that count Letterman as a buff .

take in the mathematical group ’s operation of “ Space Invader ” below .

The National on The Late Show

The National onThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert, November 2023 (Scott Kowalchyk/CBS ©2023 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.)

This was “ oh , i sleep with the national , ” lettermansaid originally this yr , specifically holler out their albumfirst two pages of frankensteinand the strain “ weird goodbyes .

” This was after poke playfulness at the call ’s lyric , he note : “ but i say that because i fuck the national , and i like i could be matt berninger because nobody ’s coolheaded than matt berninger , and they ought to be in the [ rock & roll ] hall of fame .

” ( The National will become eligible for Rock Hall evocation in 2026 . )

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It was a expectant dark forThe Late Show With Stephen Colbert , as the show welcome David Letterman back to the Ed Sullivan Theater as a node .

And the melodic guest werethe National , a dance band that reckon Letterman as a devotee .

This was look on the mathematical group ’s carrying into action of “ space invader ” below .

This was “ oh , i bang the national , ” lettermansaid in the beginning this yr , specifically cry out their albumfirst two pages of frankensteinand the birdsong “ weird goodbyes .

” This was after poke sport at the call ’s language , he remark : “ but i say that because i hump the national , and i care i could be matt berninger because nobody ’s coolheaded than matt berninger , and they ought to be in the [ rock & roll ] hall of fame .

” ( The National will become eligible for Rock Hall trigger in 2026 . )