In 2020, the National's Matt Berninger released his debut solo album Serpentine Prison. Today, the beloved indie rock frontman is announcing its followup, Get Sunk, as well as his first-ever solo tour.
Get Sunk features collaborators Meg Duffy (Hand Habits), Julia Laws (Ronboy), Kyle Resnick (the National, Beirut), Garret Lang, Sterling Laws, Booker T. Jones, Harrison Whitford, Mike Brewer, and the Walkmen’s Walter Martin and Paul Maroon. The record was co-written by engineer Sean O’Brien.
"Our hearts are like old wells filled with pennies and worms," Berninger says of the process of making Get Sunk. "I can’t resist going down to the bottom of mine to see what else is there. But sometimes you can get yourself stuck."
The lead single "Bonnet Of Pins" is out now. It's a rich, breezy tune that kicks off with the depressing opening line, "It takes a lot to really disappear," before blossoming into a beautiful, complicated love song. Below, dive into that track and see his tour dates.
TRACKLIST:
01 "Inland Ocean"
02 "No Love"
03 "Bonnet Of Pins"
04 "Frozen Oranges"
05 "Breaking Into Acting" (Feat. Hand Habits)
06 "Nowhere Special"
07 "Little By Little"
08 "Junk"
09 "Silver Jeep" (Feat. Ronboy)
10 "Times Of Difficulty"
TOUR DATES:
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, Ireland @ Vicar Street
08/25 - Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers
08/26 - Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
08/27 - London, UK @ Troxy
08/28-31 - Nr Tolland Royal, Wiltshire, UK @ End Of The Road Festival
08/31 - Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli Vredenburg
09/01 - Antwerp, Belgium @ Olt Rivierenhof
09/02 - Paris, France @ Elysee Montmartre
09/04 - Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys
09/05 - Copehagen, Denmark @ Vega
09/06 - Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall
Get Sunk is out 5/30 via Book/Concord. Pre-order it here.
