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The National have announced a special show in Manchester for this summer – tickets will be available from here.The band last performed in the UK as part of their ‘I Am Easy To Find’ tour in December 2019, and are set to return with appearances at All Points East in London and Connect Festival in Edinburgh this August.Last week, they confirmed a run of 2022 North American headline dates. “The last couple years have given us ample time for reflection and rejuvenation,” they wrote to announce the concerts.

The National‘s Bryce Dessner has said that the band’s upcoming new album harks back to their “classic” sound, as well as having a “lot of energy in it”.The guitarist and composer was speaking to The Up Coming about his and the band’s work on the music for the new Peter Dinklage-starring movie adaptation of Cyrano when he was asked when new material would arrive from The National.Admitting that he “wasn’t sure when new music will come”, Dessner did insist that they were “working on it” and it should be “imminent at some point” ahead of the band’s packed summer of festivals and live dates – as well as revealing that it would take a much more stripped-back approach than the lush predecessor of 2019’s ‘I Am Easy To Find‘.“It’s all very exciting: it kind of feels back to the classic National sound in a way, which was really just the five of us, and it has a lot of energy in it,” said Dessner. “Maybe it’s like bursting out of the closed doors of COVID or something? I don’t know.

here.The song was written by members of the Brooklyn-based rock group The National (music by Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner; lyrics by Matt Berninger and Carin Carin Besser), originally for Erica Schmidt’s 2018 stage musical of “Cyrano.” In an interview with TheWrap in December, the band said that they consider “Wherever I Fall,” to be one of “the strongest songs we’ve written in our career” and a “timeless” song that they would’ve never written if not for ‘Cyrano.'”The open-hearted, plaintive ballad is sung by three soldiers to a messenger boy who is collecting letters from the battlefront. Each man dedicates his portion of the song to a beloved person: one his wife, one his unrequited love, one his estranged father.

Joe Wright’s Cyrano twirls onto 797 screens, the highest-profile specialty release in weeks (as the market awaits Focus Features The Outfit with Mark Rylance and Sony Pictures Classics Mothering Sunday). But the well reviewed period musical romance from UAR starring Peter Dinklage is landing in a tough place. Industry estimates anticipate a low single digit opening given the inconsistent reception for movie musicals and the fact that its key older demos, especially women, have been the slowest to return to theaters.

Caroline Spence has teamed up with The National’s Matt Berninger for her latest single.‘I Know You Know Me’ is the follow-up to Spence’s 2019 release, ‘Mint Condition’ and will be included on her yet to be named fifth studio album which is slated for release this year.The slow-burning track opens with acoustic guitar before Spence and Berninger exchange loving sentiments over lush instrumentation, duetting, “No matter where the storm is in my mind/ It’ll never be a place that you can’t find/ You hold the candle, oh, you hold the key/ I know you know me“. “I’m still beside myself that Matt agreed to be a part of this song,” Spence said. “I recorded my own solo version for my upcoming record, but always saw potential for it as a duet.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of Feb. 13-19:Feb. 13: Actor Kim Novak is 89.

Fucked Up have shared the sprawling new video for ‘Year Of The Horse’, as the band also celebrate the 10th anniversary reissue of ‘David Comes To Life’. Check out the video below, along with our interview with frontman Damian Abraham.‘Year Of The Horse’ is the latest in the band’s Zodiac series of albums, released periodically to coincide with the Chinese new year.

The National have shared brand new song ‘Somebody Desperate’, which features in the end credits of the new film adaptation of Cyrano – check it out below, along with NME’s exclusive interview with frontman Matt Berninger.Based on the classic play Cyrano de Bergerac – a fictionalised account of the self-conscious, swashbucking, lovelorn poet of the same name – the new adaptation of Cyrano stars Game Of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage in the titular role, and will come to UK cinemas in January.

The National have added their entire catalogue to Bandcamp to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.“Today we take a moment to recognize the 20th Anniversary of our self-titled debut album,” the band wrote in an Instagram post last night (October 29).

The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner were working on a musical version of the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, with lyrics from the band’s frontman Matt Berninger and his wife Carin Besser.Later that year, the play – titled Cyrano and starring Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage in the title role – enjoyed a short run at the historic Goodspeed Opera House’s Terris Theatre in Connecticut, before heading off-Broadway in New York City the following year.Studio MGM then acquired the rights to the film,

The National‘s Aaron and Bryce Dessner have announced details of their soundtrack for the upcoming film adaptation of musical Cyrano.It was announced last year that MGM had acquired the rights to the film, which will be directed by Joe Wright and see Peter Dinklage reprising his role as Cyrano De Bergerac from the 2018 musical that played at the historic Goodspeed Opera House’s Terris Theatre.The Cyrano OST will be released via Decca Records in vinyl and CD formats on December 10, with the film

The National frontman Matt Berninger has shared a cover of The Velvet Underground‘s ‘I’m Waiting for the Man’. The rendition was recorded as part of an upcoming covers compilation celebrating the proto-punk icons by their original label, Verve Records.READ MORE: The National’s Matt Berninger on going solo: “These songs are about the people that made me… me”While it’s the first time the studio version has been made available, it’s not the first time Berninger has shared his take on the song.

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Fucked Up have shared a mammoth new song featuring Matt Berninger of The National – listen to ‘Year of the Horse – Act Three’ below.The 22-minute track appears on ‘Year of the Horse’, the latest edition of the band’s zodiac series of albums. The album was announced last month with the first act, an equally huge 19-minute offering.The band’s Zodiac series have been released periodically to coincide with the Chinese new year for nearly a decade now.

Matt Berninger has shared a new deluxe edition of his solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’, featuring six extra songs.The National frontman released the original version of the record – his debut solo release – in October 2020.The additional tracks on the new version of ‘Serpentine Prison’ were previously only available on the limited-edition double vinyl issue of the album.

Julia Stone has announced her next single, ‘We All Have’, will arrive this Friday (January 29) and will feature The National frontman Matt Berninger.Stone took to social media earlier today to announce the single, which was co-produced by St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett – aka Doveman.

The National‘s Aaron Dessner and Matt Berninger have opened up about their experience collaborating with Taylor Swift on her new album, ‘Evermore’.On Instagram, The National frontman Berninger – who contributed his talents to album cut ‘Coney Island’ – likened singing a song with Swift to “dancing with Gene Kelly”.“She made me look good and didn’t drop me once… Such a blast being a part of ‘Evermore’.” Read the full post below.A post shared by Matt Berninger (@greengloves777)Similarly, Dessner –

Matt Berninger has covered The Velvet Underground‘s ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’ for a US television appearance.The National‘s frontman, who released his debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’ in October, appeared as the musical guest on last night’s (November 30) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Berninger and his band performed their rendition of Lou Reed and co’s 1967 song from a large studio space while appearing to adhere to social distancing guidelines.

Phoebe Bridgers has shared her annual festive cover version – listen to her new recording of Merle Haggard’s ‘If We Make It Through December’ below.All proceeds from the new version will go to the Downtown Women’s Center, which helps support homeless women in Los Angeles.Last year, Bridgers’ holiday season cover saw her share a version of Simon & Garfunkel track ‘7 O’Clock News/ Silent Night’ with Fiona Apple and The National‘s Matt Berninger, while in 2018 she collaborated with Jackson Browne

Future Islands have remixed The National frontman Matt Berninger‘s solo single ‘One More Second’.Samuel T. Herring’s band have put their trademark synth spin on the track, which recently featured on Berninger’s debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’.

Hannah Georgas has today released a new version of one of her standout album tracks, ‘Pray It Away’.

The National frontman Matt Berninger has performed a remote mini-concert for European cultural TV network ARTE.Recorded in Los Angeles, the singer was joined by guitarists Sean O’Brien and Harrison Whitford for the concert, where he performed four tracks from his debut album: ‘Distant Axis’, ‘One More Second’, ‘Take Me Out Of Town’ and title track ‘Serpentine Prison’.Watch the performance below:Berninger released his debut album, ‘Serpentine Prison’, back in October.

The Vamps claim the highest new entry on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart as their fifth album Cherry Blossom scores a Top 10 debut at Number 9.

The National‘s Matt Berninger has brought his debut solo album to US television – watch his performance below.The performance on CBS This Morning today (October 17) followed the release of Berninger’s debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’ yesterday.On the show, Berninger played the album’s title track, recent single ‘One More Second’ and ‘Collar Of Your Shirt’, with his backing band all wearing masks.See the three performances below.Giving ‘Serpentine Prison’ a four-star review, NME wrote: “Sure,

Matt Berninger told NME about his process. “Most of my songs are love songs to myself or that champion me.

The National frontman Matt Berninger has discussed recording songs for Game Of Thrones, saying he’s “fucking pissed” that he and his bandmates didn’t get a cameo in the HBO show.Back in 2013, the band recorded a version of classic Game Of Thrones song ‘The Rains Of Castamere’, and also wrote ‘Turn On Me’ for an album featuring music inspired by the show.“Alec Bemis, who was Bryce [Dessner, National guitarist]’s friend in school, is also really close friends with Dan Weiss, who was one of the

The National’s Matt Berninger has shown his support for upcoming presidential candidate Joe Biden after performing at a ‘Team Joe Sings’ livestream event – you can watch it below.Berninger performed on the live-streamed show alongside artists including Sean O’Brien, Chloe x Halle and Andrew Bird earlier this week (September 24).Speaking before he performed ‘Distant Axis’ with O’Brien, Berninger said: “It feels like there’s a choice between bravery and kindness, or fear and meanness, and it seems

Matt Berninger has shared his latest solo track — you can listen to ‘One More Second’ below.The National frontman is currently readying the release of his debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’, which is set for release via Book’s Records in conjunction with Concord Records on October 16.‘One More Second’ is the third preview of the record, following on from the singles ‘Distant Axis’ and ‘Serpentine Prison’.