Today, Matt Berninger—frontman, lyricist, and lead vocalist of indie rock band The National—announced his sophomore record Get Sunk. His solo album will be released on May 30 via Book/Concord Records, according to Paste.
To celebrate the announcement, Berninger also released the first single "Bonnet of Pins," a guitar-heavy track whose lyrics explore the day-to-day struggles of life. It features the singer-songwriter's "knack for world-building, pointing to the tiny details that make it all palpable,” according to a statement provided in NME.
Listen to "Bonnet of Pins" below:
Get Sunk is the long-anticipated follow-up to Berninger's first solo record, Serpentine Prison, which was released in 2020. The National front man noted that his new album comes from a place of intense writer's block in 2020, saying, "Our hearts are like old wells filled with pennies and worms," as reported by Uproxx. "I can’t resist going down to the bottom of mine to see what else is there. But sometimes you can get yourself stuck.”
Nature will also be a big theme for the new album. According to a press released mentioned in Uproxx, Berninger felt inspired by "the flora and fauna of his new home in Connecticut after years living in Los Angeles.”
The cover art and tracklist for Get Sunk can be seen below:
Tracklist:
1. “Inland Ocean”
2. “No Love”
3. “Bonnet Of Pins”
4. “Frozen Oranges”
5. “Breaking Into Acting” Feat. Hand Habits
6. “Nowhere Special”
7. “Little By Little”
8. “Junk”
9. “Silver Jeep” Feat. Ronboy
10. “Times Of Difficulty”
Matt Berninger will also go on tour in North America, Europe, and The UK/Ireland later this year to promote the new record. The tour begins with performances across the US and Toronto in May, and it resumes for the UK/Ireland and Europe leg in August. He will also perform at the UK End Of The Road Festival on August 31.
General sale tickets will be available for sale on Friday, March 14 at 10 am local time. Check out the dates below:
05/19 Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
05/20 San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club
05/21 Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Theatre
05/23 Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
05/24 Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
05/26 Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall
05/28 Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05/29 Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
05/30 New York, NY @ Webster Hall
08/23 Dublin, IE @ Vicar Street
08/25 Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers
08/26 Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
08/27 London, UK @ Troxy
08/31 Nr Tolland Royal, Wiltshire, UK @ End Of The Road Festival
08/31 Utrecht, NL @ Tivoli Vredenburg
09/01 Antwerp, BE @ Olt Rivierenhof
09/02 Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmartre
09/04 Berlin, DE @ Huxleys
09/05 Copenhagen, DK @ Vega
09/06 Oslo, NO @ Rockefeller Music Hall
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