The National

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Tue April 18, 2017 3:32 pm

4/5 wrote:
j's brain wrote:They need to release a new album. Going on 4(!) years already. Too long.
Every time this thread gets bumped I'm expecting to see an album announcement.

Same.

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Tue May 09, 2017 11:21 am

Looks like an announcement is imminent:

digster · Post by **digster** » Tue May 09, 2017 1:48 pm

http://www.stereogum.com/1940024/watch- ... bum/video/

Some reddit sleuthing apparently indicates there may be new music by the end of the week, or at least an album announcement. They've redone their website as well. It's about time. It's felt far longer than four years.

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Wed May 10, 2017 4:05 am

matt berninger's new/current look pisses me off

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Wed May 10, 2017 4:43 am

digster wrote:http://www.stereogum.com/1940024/watch-a-teaser-for-the-nationals-new-album/video/

Some reddit sleuthing apparently indicates there may be new music by the end of the week, or at least an album announcement. They've redone their website as well. It's about time. It's felt far longer than four years.

I want this to be true so badly.

digster · Post by **digster** » Wed May 10, 2017 7:27 pm

New album Sept. 8...called Sleep Well Beast.

http://pitchfork.com/news/73412-the-nat ... ell-beast/

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:09 pm

digster wrote:New album Sept. 8...called Sleep Well Beast.

http://pitchfork.com/news/73412-the-nat ... ell-beast/

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:22 pm

God, I hope that add a comma to that title eventually.

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:24 pm

Sleep, Well Beast

lennytheweedwhacker · Post by **lennytheweedwhacker** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:27 pm

who is well beast is well beast a new member of the band

bodysnatcher · Post by **bodysnatcher** » Wed May 10, 2017 8:37 pm

Well Beast is either a monster who lives in a forgotten well out in a forest, or a beast who has come to terms with his tumultuous past through therapy and meditation

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Wed May 10, 2017 9:33 pm

bodysnatcher wrote:
digster wrote:New album Sept. 8...called Sleep Well Beast.

http://pitchfork.com/news/73412-the-nat ... ell-beast/

Chris_H_2 · Post by **Chris_H_2** » Wed May 10, 2017 11:29 pm

i'm predicting some blurps and bleeps on this album

it will be their kid a

digster · Post by **digster** » Thu May 11, 2017 4:12 am

chewm · Post by **chewm** » Thu May 11, 2017 4:33 am

I'm so excited for this

Simple Torture · Post by **Simple Torture** » Thu May 11, 2017 4:53 am

You can preorder it on 4AD's website right now; I got the blue variant vinyl issue.

PHATJ · Post by **PHATJ** » Thu May 11, 2017 4:55 am

chewm wrote:I'm so excited for this

Me too. I just really enjoyed my first listen to "The System...". I gotta give it a couple more listens, but I might like it a lot.

dimejinky99 · Post by **dimejinky99** » Thu May 11, 2017 9:08 am

They're playing 3 shows here in September. Two in vicar st. Perfect venue. Cant wait.

VinylGuy · Post by **VinylGuy** » Thu May 11, 2017 11:27 am

Pretty cool song.

digster · Post by **digster** » Thu May 11, 2017 12:24 pm

Went to bed thinking it was okay, and I've had it on repeat most of the morning. I think it's great. It's got the patented National gloom, but there's a lightness or playfulness here they've rarely had on record. I feel like I can hear Matt's EL VY influence.

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