Aaron Dessner has been played on NTS in shows including From The Depths w/ Drakeford, featured first on 24 November 2016. Songs played include Who's Taking Care of Jesse?, The Orphan and Alone And Unafraid.

Aaron Brooking Dessner (born April 23, 1976.) is an American musician. He is best known as a founding member of the rock band The National, with whom he has recorded nine studio albums; a co-founder of the indie rock duo Big Red Machine, teaming with Bon Iver’s, Justin Vernon; and a collaborator on Taylor Swift’s critically acclaimed studio albums folklore and evermore, both of which contended for the Grammy Award for Album of the Year in 2021 and 2022, respectively, with the former winning the accolade; as well as The Tortured Poets Department (2024).

Dessner, along with his twin brother Bryce Dessner, was named the 243rd greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone in 2023.

Dessner has co-written, produced or co-produced songs by Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Michael Stipe, Gracie Abrams, Frightened Rabbit, Ben Howard, Sharon Van Etten, Local Natives, This Is the Kit, Adia Victoria, Lisa Hannigan, Fred again…, girl in red, Mustafa, Brian Eno and Lone Bellow, among others. Dessner co-founded and curates three music festivals: Eaux Claires in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, alongside his Big Red Machine partner Vernon; HAVEN in Copenhagen with his brother Bryce, and Boston Calling Music Festival.