The National are back.

Just last night, the group shared details on their upcoming album, Sleep Well Beast after teasing something with mysterious posters. Their seventh studio album and follow-up to 2013’s Trouble Will Find Me, will be out at the tail-end of the summer on Septebmer 8 via 4AD records. The Cincinnati-based indie rockers have been going strong since 1999, and their new effort doesn’t look to disappoint.

The new album was recorded at Aaron Dessner’s Long Pond studio in Hudson Valley, as well as a few other locations including L.A., Paris and Berlin. In addition to Dessner, Matt Berninger and Bryce Dessner added their Midas touch to production duties. Excited? Well there’s more.

In addition to the tracklist announcement, the band shared a new music video for their first new single, “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness.” The driving new track plays over a drone-shot music video with visuals that resemble something out of a Predator movie, as Matt Berninger’s sultry vocals glide on top of everything. All indications point toward this album being pretty darn good.

Along with the new single and album details, The National also announced a world tour in support of the new album. The lineup includes appearances at Glastonbury and HAVEN festivals, and then a zig-zag back and forth between European and North American locations, wrapping up halfway through December in Chicago.

Check out the new video, tracklist, and tour dates below.

Sleep Well Beast: 

01 Nobody Else Will Be There
02 Day I Die
03 Walk It Back
04 The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
05 Born to Beg
06 Turtleneck
07 Empire Line
08 I’ll Still Destroy You
09 Guilty Party
10 Carin at the Liquor Store
11 Dark Side of the Gym
12 Sleep Well Beast

The National world tour:

06-21 Glastonbury, England – Glastonbury Festival
08-12 Copenhagen, Denmark – HAVEN Festival
09-16 Cork, Ireland – Cork Opera House
09-17 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
09-18 Dublin, Ireland – Vicar Street
09-20 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
09-21 Edinburgh, Scotland – Usher Hall
09-22 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo
09-23 Manchester, England – O2 Apollo
09-25 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09-26 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09-27 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
09-28 London, England – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo
10-05 Boston, MA – Wang Theatre
10-06 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
11-02-04 Paris, France – Pitchfork Music Festival Paris
11-04 Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
11-05 Stockholm, Sweden – Annexet
11-06 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
11-07 Oslo, Norway – Sentrum Scene
11-27 Portland, OR – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall
11-28 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
11-29 Seattle, WA – Paramount Theatre
12-01 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
12-02 Vancouver, British Columbia – Queen Elizabeth Theatre
12-04 Philadelphia, PA – Verizon Hall
12-07 Montréal, Québec – Metropolis
12-08 Montréal, Québec – Metropolis
12-09 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

Photo Credit: Owen Ela