The National Release 'Sleep Well Beast' Out Today!
THE NATIONAL RELEASE SLEEP WELL BEAST OUT TODAY!
WATCH THE BAND PERFORM LIVE ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE NEW YORK TIMES VR DOCUMENTARY "THE NATIONAL: SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING"
PRAISE FOR
SLEEP WELL BEAST "Elegant melancholia isn't enough for the National anymore. On its seventh album, "Sleep Well Beast," its new songs have more rhythmic ferment and melodic crosscurrents; they translate emotional complexity into musical counterpoint."-The New York Times
"Over the past 16 years this veteran indie quintet has quietly become one of the biggest bands in the country, and with their seventh album they've achieved the rare feat of releasing one of their best - if not the best - collection to date."
-Variety
"The National's best LP yet. Haunted by Mordant beauty, rattled paranoia. ****" - Rolling Stone
"The National is back when we need them most...on their sonically expansive seventh outing, [they] have come roaring back with their most ambitious, urgent album yet." -USA TODAY
"The National's upcoming full-length, Sleep Well Beast, is shaping up to be the best album the band has done." - NPR
"'Sleep Well Beast' is the band's fifth album in a row that feels essential, connected, and unflinching." -AV CLUB
"The National are having a moment, however unassumingly, at the top of whatever is left of serious rock music." - Magnet
"Sleep Well Beast is a towering achievement." - Under the Radar
"This seventh record from the aughts' indie superstars promises a feast of grandiose rock." - New York Magazine
"Sleep Well Beast kicks harder than any National album in more than a decade." - Stereogum
"This generation's glum-funny heir to Leonard Cohen, Matt Berninger, delivers unusually lucid lyrics as his now-venerable Brooklyn band experiments with drum machines and snarling guitar solos." - The Atlantic
"...The National might be the closest thing America has ever had to The Smiths: a dexterous guitar band with a magnetically morose frontman who's able to complain about the government and his love life in the same breath with the same eloquence and the same dark humor." - Consequence of Sound
"While performing, Berninger is an inscrutable and arresting presence...The work is hard and serious. For anyone who has ever found herself mired in this sort of situation-apathy mixed with deep hunger-Berninger's echoing of it can feel like a public service." - The New Yorker
Photo Credit: Graham MacIndoe
Today, The National have released their new album Sleep Well Beast on 4AD. Last night the band performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . The New York Times have also debuted a new VR documentary, "The National: Something Out of Nothing," taking viewers behind the scenes as they crafted new songs for Sleep Well Beast. In the film, directed by Oscar Nominee Marshall Curry, viewers are guided through The National's creative process in their Hudson Valley Studio as well as onstage as they perform at HAVEN Festival in Copenhagen. Viewers can enjoy the film here [LINK TK] or download the NYT VR app for a fully immersive experience.
Earlier this week, The National kicked off their World Tour in Philadelphia, where World Cafe and NPR Music hosted a First Listen Live performance and the band performed their new album to a sold out crowd. Later today, the band will perform their new record in a special, intimate show at Bowery Ballroom exclusively for SiriusXM. The performance will air live at 7:00 pm ET on SiriusXMU, channel 35, and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. Tomorrow, September 9th, the band will be featured onCBS This Morning - Saturday.
The National claimed their first #1 at commercial radio on the Triple-A radio chart with "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" and in advance of the album release have also shared the tracks "Carin at the Liquor Store," "Guilty Party" and "Day I Die." All songs are found on Sleep Well Beast, available in CD, digital and LP formats today.
For more information visit www.americanmary.com. Photos, album art and bio available here.
TRACK LIST:Nobody Else Will Be ThereDay I DieWalk It BackThe System Only Dreams in Total DarknessBorn to BegTurtleneckEmpire LineI'll Still Destroy YouGuilty PartyCarin at the Liquor StoreDark Side of the GymSleep Well Beast
WORLD TOUR:# w/ Daughter% w/ Local Natives^ w/ This Is The Kit* w/ Adia Victoria
9/16/17 - Cork Opera House / Sounds From a Safe Harbour - Cork, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/17/17 - Vicar Street - Dublin, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/18/17 - Vicar Street - Dublin, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/20/17 - Usher Hall - Edinburgh, UK (SOLD OUT)9/21/17 - Usher Hall - Edinburgh, UK (SOLD OUT)9/22/17 - O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)9/23/17 - O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)9/25/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/26/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/27/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/28/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)10/05/17 - Wang Theatre - Boston, MA * (SOLD OUT)10/06/17 - Forest Hills Stadium - New York, NY #10/7/17 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA #10/8/17 - Masonic Hall - Detroit, MI #10/11/17 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA % #10/12/17 - CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA #10/14/17 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA # (SOLD OUT)10/15/17 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA10/21/17 - Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/23/17 - Tempodrom - Berlin, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/24/17 - Tempodrom - Berlin, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/25/17 - AFAS Live - Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS (SOLD OUT)10/26/17 - AFAS Live - Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS10/28/17 - Coliseum - Lisbon, PORTUGAL (SOLD OUT)10/30/17 - Bozar - Brussels, BELGIUM (SOLD OUT)10/31/17 - Bozar - Brussels, BELGIUM (SOLD OUT)11/02/17 - Pitchfork Paris, Paris FRANCE11/04/17 - Annexet - Stockholm, SWEDEN (SOLD OUT)11/05/17 - Annexet - Stockholm, SWEDEN11/06/17 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NORWAY (SOLD OUT)11/07/17 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NORWAY (SOLD OUT)11/27/17 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Portland, OR ^ (SOLD OUT)11/28/17 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA ^ (SOLD OUT)11/29/17 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/01/17 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver BC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/02/17 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver BC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/04/17 - Verizon Hall - Philadelphia, PA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/05/17 - The Anthem - Washington,DC ^ (SOLD OUT)12/07/17 - Metropolis - Montreal QC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/08/17 - Metropolis - Montreal QC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/09/17 - Sony Centre - Toronto ON, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/10/17 - Hamilton Place Theatre - Hamilton ON, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/12/17 - Civic Opera House - Chicago, IL ^ (SOLD OUT)12/13/17 - Civic Opera House - Chicago, IL ^ (SOLD OUT)1/20/18 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV1/23/18 - Pepsi Center WTC - Mexico City, MX2/21/18 - Sydney Opera House Forecourt - Sydney, AUSTRALIA2/22/18 - Sydney Opera House Forecourt - Sydney, AUSTRALIA2/25/18 - Villa Maria Winery - Auckland, NEW ZEALAND2/27/18 - Riverstage - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA3/1/18 - Sidney Myer Music Bowl - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
For more information visit here
WATCH THE BAND PERFORM LIVE ON THE LATE SHOW WITH STEPHEN COLBERT
IMMERSE YOURSELF IN THE NEW YORK TIMES VR DOCUMENTARY "THE NATIONAL: SOMETHING OUT OF NOTHING"
PRAISE FOR
SLEEP WELL BEAST "Elegant melancholia isn't enough for the National anymore. On its seventh album, "Sleep Well Beast," its new songs have more rhythmic ferment and melodic crosscurrents; they translate emotional complexity into musical counterpoint."-The New York Times
"Over the past 16 years this veteran indie quintet has quietly become one of the biggest bands in the country, and with their seventh album they've achieved the rare feat of releasing one of their best - if not the best - collection to date."
-Variety
"The National's best LP yet. Haunted by Mordant beauty, rattled paranoia. ****" - Rolling Stone
"The National is back when we need them most...on their sonically expansive seventh outing, [they] have come roaring back with their most ambitious, urgent album yet." -USA TODAY
"The National's upcoming full-length, Sleep Well Beast, is shaping up to be the best album the band has done." - NPR
"'Sleep Well Beast' is the band's fifth album in a row that feels essential, connected, and unflinching." -AV CLUB
"The National are having a moment, however unassumingly, at the top of whatever is left of serious rock music." - Magnet
"Sleep Well Beast is a towering achievement." - Under the Radar
"This seventh record from the aughts' indie superstars promises a feast of grandiose rock." - New York Magazine
"Sleep Well Beast kicks harder than any National album in more than a decade." - Stereogum
"This generation's glum-funny heir to Leonard Cohen, Matt Berninger, delivers unusually lucid lyrics as his now-venerable Brooklyn band experiments with drum machines and snarling guitar solos." - The Atlantic
"...The National might be the closest thing America has ever had to The Smiths: a dexterous guitar band with a magnetically morose frontman who's able to complain about the government and his love life in the same breath with the same eloquence and the same dark humor." - Consequence of Sound
"While performing, Berninger is an inscrutable and arresting presence...The work is hard and serious. For anyone who has ever found herself mired in this sort of situation-apathy mixed with deep hunger-Berninger's echoing of it can feel like a public service." - The New Yorker
Photo Credit: Graham MacIndoeToday, The National have released their new album Sleep Well Beast on 4AD. Last night the band performed on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert . The New York Times have also debuted a new VR documentary, "The National: Something Out of Nothing," taking viewers behind the scenes as they crafted new songs for Sleep Well Beast. In the film, directed by Oscar Nominee Marshall Curry, viewers are guided through The National's creative process in their Hudson Valley Studio as well as onstage as they perform at HAVEN Festival in Copenhagen. Viewers can enjoy the film here [LINK TK] or download the NYT VR app for a fully immersive experience.
Earlier this week, The National kicked off their World Tour in Philadelphia, where World Cafe and NPR Music hosted a First Listen Live performance and the band performed their new album to a sold out crowd. Later today, the band will perform their new record in a special, intimate show at Bowery Ballroom exclusively for SiriusXM. The performance will air live at 7:00 pm ET on SiriusXMU, channel 35, and through the SiriusXM app on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. Tomorrow, September 9th, the band will be featured onCBS This Morning - Saturday.
The National claimed their first #1 at commercial radio on the Triple-A radio chart with "The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness" and in advance of the album release have also shared the tracks "Carin at the Liquor Store," "Guilty Party" and "Day I Die." All songs are found on Sleep Well Beast, available in CD, digital and LP formats today.
For more information visit www.americanmary.com. Photos, album art and bio available here.
TRACK LIST:Nobody Else Will Be ThereDay I DieWalk It BackThe System Only Dreams in Total DarknessBorn to BegTurtleneckEmpire LineI'll Still Destroy YouGuilty PartyCarin at the Liquor StoreDark Side of the GymSleep Well Beast
WORLD TOUR:# w/ Daughter% w/ Local Natives^ w/ This Is The Kit* w/ Adia Victoria
9/16/17 - Cork Opera House / Sounds From a Safe Harbour - Cork, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/17/17 - Vicar Street - Dublin, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/18/17 - Vicar Street - Dublin, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)9/20/17 - Usher Hall - Edinburgh, UK (SOLD OUT)9/21/17 - Usher Hall - Edinburgh, UK (SOLD OUT)9/22/17 - O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)9/23/17 - O2 Apollo - Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)9/25/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/26/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/27/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)9/28/17 - Eventim Hammersmith Apollo - London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)10/05/17 - Wang Theatre - Boston, MA * (SOLD OUT)10/06/17 - Forest Hills Stadium - New York, NY #10/7/17 - Stage AE - Pittsburgh, PA #10/8/17 - Masonic Hall - Detroit, MI #10/11/17 - Hollywood Bowl - Los Angeles, CA % #10/12/17 - CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre - San Diego, CA #10/14/17 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA # (SOLD OUT)10/15/17 - Greek Theatre - Berkeley, CA10/21/17 - Elbphilharmonie - Hamburg, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/23/17 - Tempodrom - Berlin, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/24/17 - Tempodrom - Berlin, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)10/25/17 - AFAS Live - Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS (SOLD OUT)10/26/17 - AFAS Live - Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS10/28/17 - Coliseum - Lisbon, PORTUGAL (SOLD OUT)10/30/17 - Bozar - Brussels, BELGIUM (SOLD OUT)10/31/17 - Bozar - Brussels, BELGIUM (SOLD OUT)11/02/17 - Pitchfork Paris, Paris FRANCE11/04/17 - Annexet - Stockholm, SWEDEN (SOLD OUT)11/05/17 - Annexet - Stockholm, SWEDEN11/06/17 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NORWAY (SOLD OUT)11/07/17 - Sentrum Scene - Oslo, NORWAY (SOLD OUT)11/27/17 - Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall - Portland, OR ^ (SOLD OUT)11/28/17 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA ^ (SOLD OUT)11/29/17 - Paramount Theatre - Seattle, WA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/01/17 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver BC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/02/17 - Queen Elizabeth Theatre - Vancouver BC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/04/17 - Verizon Hall - Philadelphia, PA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/05/17 - The Anthem - Washington,DC ^ (SOLD OUT)12/07/17 - Metropolis - Montreal QC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/08/17 - Metropolis - Montreal QC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/09/17 - Sony Centre - Toronto ON, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/10/17 - Hamilton Place Theatre - Hamilton ON, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)12/12/17 - Civic Opera House - Chicago, IL ^ (SOLD OUT)12/13/17 - Civic Opera House - Chicago, IL ^ (SOLD OUT)1/20/18 - Hard Rock Hotel & Casino - The Joint - Las Vegas, NV1/23/18 - Pepsi Center WTC - Mexico City, MX2/21/18 - Sydney Opera House Forecourt - Sydney, AUSTRALIA2/22/18 - Sydney Opera House Forecourt - Sydney, AUSTRALIA2/25/18 - Villa Maria Winery - Auckland, NEW ZEALAND2/27/18 - Riverstage - Brisbane, AUSTRALIA3/1/18 - Sidney Myer Music Bowl - Melbourne, AUSTRALIA
For more information visit here
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