Not ones to mess about, The National have finally released the details of their highly anticipated seventh album.
The news of ‘Sleep Well Beast’ (that’s what it’s called, Dear Reader – Ed) was unveiled via a poster after a couple of internet teasers, but now they’ve taken things a step further and given us a brand spanking new track too.
‘The System Only Dreams In Darkness’ is now available to hear, and comes in the form of a glitchy, and (of course) moody video directed by software artist Casey Reas.
‘Sleep Well Beast’ is out 8th September and will be the band’s first full-length release since 2013’s ‘Trouble Will Find Me’. You can see the track listing in all its glory below:
01. Nobody Else Will Be There
02. Day I Die
03. Walk It Back
04. The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
05. Born to Beg
06. Turtleneck
07. Empire Line
08. I’ll Still Destroy You
09. Guilty Party
10. Carin at the Liquor Store
11. Dark Side of the Gym
12. Sleep Well Beast
Of course, that’s not all. They’ve also given us a world tour including multiple dates in Edinburgh, Manchester and London. You can pre-order the album now and get early access to some of these sure-to-sell-out shows.
The National will play
June
21 Glastonbury Festival, Pilton
September
16 Opera House, Cork
17 Vicar Street, Dublin
18 Vicar Street, Dublin
20 Usher Hall, Edinburgh
21 Usher Hall, Edinburgh
22 O2 Apollo, Manchester
23 O2 Apollo, Manchester
25 Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London
26 Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London
27 Eventim Hammersmith Apollo, London