Nearly 20 years into the band’s career, The National have reached a status attained only by the likes of Radiohead: a progressive, uncompromising band with genuinely broad appeal. Produced by multi-instrumentalist Aaron Dessner in his upstate New York studio (with co-production from guitarist Bryce Dessner and singer Matt Berninger), Sleep Well Beast captures the band at their moody, majestic best, from the propulsive “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness” to “Guilty Party,” where Berninger’s portraits of failing marriage come to a sad, gorgeous, and surprisingly subtle head.

Tracklisting

1. Nobody Else Will Be There
2. Day I Die
3. Walk It Back
4. The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness
5. Born To Beg
6. Turtleneck
7. Empire Line
8. I’ll Still Destroy You
9. Guilty Party
10. Carin at the Liquor Store
11. Dark Side of the Gym
12. Sleep Well Beast

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The National - ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’

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• The National - ‘Walk It Back’
• The National - ‘Sleep Well Beast’
• The National - ‘Day I Die’
• The National - ‘Carin at the Liquor Store’
• The National - ‘Guilty Party’
• The National - ‘I’ll Still Destroy You’
• The National - ‘Dark Side of the Gym’

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