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The National Announce New Album ‘Sleep Well Beast’

By: Staff – The National have announced details for their highly anticipated seventh album, Sleep Well Beast, which is set for release on September 8th via 4AD. The album, which marks the band’s first album since 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me, will feature the new song “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness”, which you can stream below. The National’s Aaron Dessner … Continue reading

Photos: Panorama Music Festival 2016 – Kendrick Lamar, The National, Blood Orange

Photos by: Panorama Music Festival – Day two of the 2016 Panorama Music Festival on Randall’s Island in New York City on July 23rd featured performances by Los Angeles-based rapper Kendrick Lamar, who released his fourth album, To Pimp a Butterfly, on March 23rd, 2015 via Interscope, Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The National, who released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, … Continue reading

Photos: Field Trip 2016 (Day 1) – The National, July Talk, Santigold, Boy And Bear

Photos by: Justin Roth – Day one of Field Trip 2016 at Fort York in Toronto featured performances by Brooklyn-based indie rock quintet The National, who released their sixth album, Trouble Will Find Me, on May 17th, 2013 via 4AD, which spawned the singles “Demons”, “Don’t Swallow The Cap”, and “I Need My Girl”, Toronto-based indie rock quintet July … Continue reading

The National to headline Hamilton concert benefitting Syrian refugees

By: Staff – Acclaimed Brooklyn-based indie rock band The National, will headline a concert entitled Welcome To Hamilton, which will raise funds to support programming for Syrian refugees. The event will also feature intimate performances from Hayden, Kevin Drew, Max Kerman (of Arkells) and Terra Lightfoot, along with showcases from Crystal Journey and Mother Tareka. All participants are donating their time and talent to raise funds … Continue reading

Field Trip Music Festival announces 2016 lineup

By: Staff – The Field Trip Music Festival has revealed its 2016 line-up. Headlining the 2016 edition will be Brooklyn indie rock band The National, along with Swedish electropop artist Robyn. In addition to The National, and Robyn, other announced artists include: July Talk, Santigold, Of Montreal, DIIV, Charles Bradley, Jazz Cartier, Boy and Bear, Bully, Holy … Continue reading

Photos: EL VY @ The Opera House

Photos by: Ryan Lawson – Indie Rock band EL VY, which features Matt Berninger (The National) and Brent Knopf (Menomena/Ramona Falls), and who released their debut album, Return To The Moon, on October 30th via 4AD, performed at The Opera House in Toronto last night.  

Interview: EL VY’s Brent Knopf on “Return to the Moon”, musical kinship, and Taylor Swift

By: Lucy Sky – For years, Matt Berninger of The National kept a secret folder on his laptop called “The Moon.” The files in that folder were bits of music from Brent Knopf, the Portland musician and producer best known for his work in Menomena and his more recent band, Ramona Falls. Berninger and Knopf struck up … Continue reading

Photos: Treasure Island Music Festival 2015 (The National, Deadmau5, FKA Twigs, Chvrches)

Photos by: Raymond Ahner (@photoray), & Gary Chancer – The Treasure Island Music Festival took over San Francisco’s Treasure Island last weekend (Oct. 17-18) with a line-up that included headliners The National, and Deadmau5, along with FKA Twigs,  Chvrches, The War On Drugs, Father John Misty, Deerhunter, Viceroy, Drive Like Jehu, Ex Hex, Bob Moses, Skylar Spence, … Continue reading

Photos: Clap Your Hands Say Yeah @ The Horseshoe

Photos by: Justin Roth – Philadelphia-based indie pop-rock band Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, who released their fourth album, Only Run, on June 3rd, 2014, which features the single, “Coming Down”, which includes vocals from The National’s Matt Berninger, performed at The Horseshoe Tavern in Toronto on July 29th.    

Photos: Dream Serenade (Feat. Hayden, The National, + more) @ Massey Hall

Photos by: Fernando Paiz (@capaphotograph1) – The first annual Dream Serenade benefit concert, which supports schools, pre-schools, hospitals and parent respite services that support children with special needs and their families in the Toronto area, took place at Massey Hall in Toronto last night with an all-star line-up that included Hayden (who curated the event with his wife Christie … Continue reading