One of the most consistent bands out there today is The National who continues to make music that inspires and moves the soul. No matter where you are, you hear a song by The National, you know you are listening to something real.
“Carin at the Liquor Store” is the new track by The National which was unveiled today accompanied by an impactful video. The new track is the third song released by the band and is off their upcoming new album, Sleep Well Beast, their seventh studio album which will be due out September 8. Both “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness” and “Guilty Party” were released earlier this year.
The video for “Carin at the Liquor Store” was directed by Casey Reas, filmed by La Blogotheque and edited by Matthew Miller. An evocative ballad, the new track conveys vivid imagery as singer Matt Berninger sings lyrics such as, “I see you in stations and on invitations / You’d fall into rivers with friends on the weekends / Innocent skies above. Reas captures the band performing the song using a negative film filter which works here as it fitting to the mood.
After releasing as Zane Lowe’s World Record on Apple Music’s Beats 1 Radio, the song, “Carin at the Liquor Store” is now available to purchase anywhere music is bought or streamed.
Sleep Well Beast Tracklist:
Nobody Else Will Be There
Day I Die
Walk It Back
The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
Born to Beg
Turtleneck
Empire Line
I’ll Still Destroy You
Guilty Party
Carin at the Liquor Store
Dark Side of the Gym
Sleep Well Beast
Sleep Well Beast is available to pre-order here and once it is released, will be available in CD, digital and double LP formats.
The National’s world tour is to an extent an almost sold-out tour. The band has announced the opening acts for the tour that include Daughter, Local Natives, This Is The Kit and Adia Victoria. The tour will hit stops at Forest Hills Stadium in New York on October 6, The Hollywood Bowl on October 11 and the Greek Theater in Berkeley on October 14. To help promote the tour, The National played in Glastonbury, performed a couple intimate shows at Hudson’s Basilica and will perform this weekend at the Haven Festival in Copenhagen.
THE NATIONAL WORLD TOUR:
# w/ Daughter
% w/ Local Natives
^ w/ This Is The Kit
* w/ Adia Victoria
08/12/17 – HAVEN Festival – Copenhagen, DENMARK
9/16/17 – Cork Opera House / Sounds From a Safe Harbour – Cork, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)
9/17/17 – Vicar Street – Dublin, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)
9/18/17 – Vicar Street – Dublin, IRELAND (SOLD OUT)
9/20/17 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh, UK (SOLD OUT)
9/21/17 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh, UK (SOLD OUT)
9/22/17 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)
9/23/17 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK (SOLD OUT)
9/25/17 – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)
9/26/17 – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)
9/27/17 – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)
9/28/17 – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK ^ (SOLD OUT)
10/5/17 – Wang Theatre – Boston, MA * (SOLD OUT)
10/6/17 – Forest Hills Stadium – New York, NY #
10/7/17 – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA #
10/8/17 – Masonic Hall – Detroit, MI #
10/11/17 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA % #
10/12/17 – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA #
10/14/17 – Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA #
10/21/17 – Elbphilharmonie – Hamburg, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)
10/23/17 – Tempodrom – Berlin, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)
10/24/17 – Tempodrom – Berlin, GERMANY (SOLD OUT)
10/25/17 – AFAS Live – Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS (SOLD OUT)
10/26/17 – AFAS Live – Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS
10/28/17 – Coliseum – Lisbon, PORTUGAL (SOLD OUT)
10/30/17 – Bozar – Brussels, BELGIUM (SOLD OUT)
10/31/17 – Bozar – Brussels, BELGIUM (SOLD OUT)
11/02/17 – Pitchfork Paris, Paris FRANCE
11/04/17 – Annexet – Stockholm, SWEDEN (SOLD OUT)
11/05/17 – Annexet – Stockholm, SWEDEN
11/06/17 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NORWAY (SOLD OUT)
11/07/17 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NORWAY
11/27/17 – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Portland, OR ^ (SOLD OUT)
11/28/17 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA ^ (SOLD OUT)
11/29/17 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/01/17 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver BC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/02/17 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver BC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/04/17 – Verizon Hall – Philadelphia, PA ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/05/17 – The Anthem – Washington,DC ^
12/07/17 – Metropolis – Montreal QC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/08/17 – Metropolis – Montreal QC, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/09/17 – Sony Centre – Toronto ON, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/10/17 – Hamilton Place Theatre – Hamilton ON, CANADA ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/12/17 – Civic Opera House – Chicago, IL ^ (SOLD OUT)
12/13/17 – Civic Opera House – Chicago, IL ^ (SOLD OUT)
To learn more about the tour and pre-sale registration, visit here.
Photo Credit: Sharon Alagna
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