The National announce new album Sleep Well Beast

The National have just announced the details of their new album. On September 8 the band will release Sleep Well Beast via 4AD. The announcement campaign began with some mysterious posters that included the phrase “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness,” which is the title of the first single, which you can stream below. The album was produced by Aaron Dessner with co-production by Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger, and it was mixed by Peter Katis. The band has also announced a world tour. Take a look at those dates below.

Sleep Well Beast follows 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me.

The National Sleep Well Beast tracklist:

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

The National tour dates:

6/21 Glastonbury, England – Glastonbury Festival
8/12 Copenhagen, Denmark – HAVEN Festival
9/16 Cork, Ireland – Cork Opera House
9/17 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
9/18 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
9/20 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
9/21 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
9/22 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo
9/23 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo
9/25 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
9/26 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
9/27 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
9/28 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
10/5 Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
10/6 New York, NY – Forest Hills Stadium
10/11 Los Angeles, CA – Hollywood Bowl
10/12 San Diego, CA – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre
10/14 Berkeley, CA – Greek Theatre
10/21 Hamburg, Germany – Elbphilharmonie
10/23-24 Berlin, Germany – Tempodrom
10/25 Amsterdam, Netherlands – AFAS Live
10/28 Lisbon, Portugal – Coliseum
10/30 Brussels, Belgium – Bozar
10/31 Brussels, Belgium – Bozar
11/2-4 Paris, France – Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
11/4 Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
11/5 Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
11/6 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
11/7 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
11/27 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11/28 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
11/29 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
12/1 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
12/2 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
12/4 Philadelphia, PA – Verizon Hall
12/7 Montréal, Québec – Metropolis
12/8 Montréal, Québec – Metropolis
12/9 Toronto, Ontario – Sony Centre
12/10 Hamilton, Ontario – Hamilton Place Theatre
12/12 Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House
12/13 Chicago, IL – Civic Opera House