Which indie rock band's 2005 album 'Alligator' includes the song 'Mr. November'?

“Which indie rock band’s 2005 album Alligator includes the song ‘Mr. November’?” The answer is The National. Alligator is the band’s third studio album, released on April 12, 2005, through Beggars Banquet. “Mr. November” closes the album and became one of The National’s most recognizable live songs, especially because of its increasingly urgent vocals and driving arrangement.

The track also has a political association. Although its lyrics were written partly in the context of John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign, the song later became linked with Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign. The National sold a shirt featuring Obama above the words “Mr. November,” donating the proceeds to the campaign. The title therefore works both as a character image and as a reference to election season.

Alligator marked a major turning point for the band. Earlier records had established their brooding indie-rock identity, but this album expanded their audience and sharpened the contrast between Matt Berninger’s baritone vocals and the Dessner brothers’ interlocking guitar work. “Mr. November” is not a Spoon, Wilco, or Interpol track; those bands belong to the same broad indie-rock conversation but are unrelated to this album.