
The National's Matt Berninger talks battling depression and writer's block
“My relationship with the band and my relationship with my wife and everything is really healthy, and always has been made more healthy by writing about it falling apart"

The National share new single 'Tropic Morning News', announce album and UK shows
'First Two Pages Of Frankenstein' will be released in April

The National tease new songs and collaborations with Taylor Swift and Phoebe Bridgers
They are all set to feature on the band's new album

The National are teasing something for this week
Members of their Cherry Tree fan community have been sent teasers in the post

The National confirm new single 'Weird Goodbyes' with Bon Iver
The song has been played live regularly since May

Watch The National perform three new songs in Paris
Footage has surfaced of the tracks, which were given their live debuts in Spain last week

The National announce special Manchester show for this summer
The band haven't performed in the UK since 2019

The National's new album has a "classic" sound with "a lot of energy"
"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," says guitarist Bryce Dessner

Caroline Spence and The National’s Matt Berninger collab on the slow-burning 'I Know You Know Me'
"Matt’s voice brought a new depth to the narrative and the sonic palette of this song"

Fucked Up share 'Year Of The Horse' video and talk 10 years of 'David Comes To Life'
Frontman Damian Abraham on working with Julien Baker and Matt Berninger, what went into their seminal third album, and progress on new material