National Sleep Well Beast CD

2017 release, the seventh album from the alt-rock band. The album's first single, 'The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness', blends elements of The National's signature indie rock anthems with a shot of disco funk. A shuffling drum beat and a grimy guitar loop mix with a slow-burning blend of piano, synths and horns that rise at the end with Matt Berninger's rousing plea, "I can't explain it/ Any other, any other way." The band recorded the album primarily at guitarist Aaron Dessner's studio, Long Pond, in Hudson Valley, New York, while additional sessions took place in Berlin, Paris and Los Angeles. Dessner produced the record with his brother, guitarist Bryce Dessner, and Berninger.

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