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Fucked Up have shared the sprawling new video for ‘Year Of The Horse’, as the band also celebrate the 10th anniversary reissue of ‘David Comes To Life’. Check out the video below, along with our interview with frontman Damian Abraham.‘Year Of The Horse’ is the latest in the band’s Zodiac series of albums, released periodically to coincide with the Chinese new year.

The National have shared brand new song ‘Somebody Desperate’, which features in the end credits of the new film adaptation of Cyrano – check it out below, along with NME’s exclusive interview with frontman Matt Berninger.Based on the classic play Cyrano de Bergerac – a fictionalised account of the self-conscious, swashbucking, lovelorn poet of the same name – the new adaptation of Cyrano stars Game Of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage in the titular role, and will come to UK cinemas in January.

The National have added their entire catalogue to Bandcamp to celebrate the 20th anniversary of their self-titled debut album.“Today we take a moment to recognize the 20th Anniversary of our self-titled debut album,” the band wrote in an Instagram post last night (October 29).

The National’s Aaron and Bryce Dessner were working on a musical version of the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, with lyrics from the band’s frontman Matt Berninger and his wife Carin Besser.Later that year, the play – titled Cyrano and starring Game of Thrones’ Peter Dinklage in the title role – enjoyed a short run at the historic Goodspeed Opera House’s Terris Theatre in Connecticut, before heading off-Broadway in New York City the following year.Studio MGM then acquired the rights to the film,

The National‘s Aaron and Bryce Dessner have announced details of their soundtrack for the upcoming film adaptation of musical Cyrano.It was announced last year that MGM had acquired the rights to the film, which will be directed by Joe Wright and see Peter Dinklage reprising his role as Cyrano De Bergerac from the 2018 musical that played at the historic Goodspeed Opera House’s Terris Theatre.The Cyrano OST will be released via Decca Records in vinyl and CD formats on December 10, with the film

The National frontman Matt Berninger has shared a cover of The Velvet Underground‘s ‘I’m Waiting for the Man’. The rendition was recorded as part of an upcoming covers compilation celebrating the proto-punk icons by their original label, Verve Records.READ MORE: The National’s Matt Berninger on going solo: “These songs are about the people that made me… me”While it’s the first time the studio version has been made available, it’s not the first time Berninger has shared his take on the song.

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Fucked Up have shared a mammoth new song featuring Matt Berninger of The National – listen to ‘Year of the Horse – Act Three’ below.The 22-minute track appears on ‘Year of the Horse’, the latest edition of the band’s zodiac series of albums. The album was announced last month with the first act, an equally huge 19-minute offering.The band’s Zodiac series have been released periodically to coincide with the Chinese new year for nearly a decade now.

Matt Berninger has shared a new deluxe edition of his solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’, featuring six extra songs.The National frontman released the original version of the record – his debut solo release – in October 2020.The additional tracks on the new version of ‘Serpentine Prison’ were previously only available on the limited-edition double vinyl issue of the album.

The National frontman Matt Berninger has shared a new track ‘Let It Be’, taken from a forthcomning expanded edition of his debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’.The deluxe version of ‘Serpentine Prison’ is out digitally on March 12 and physically on May 21, and will include a number of new tracks.Among them is the emotive ‘Let It Be’, which you can take a listen to below. “This is a new song about an old frenemy.

Julia Stone has announced her next single, ‘We All Have’, will arrive this Friday (January 29) and will feature The National frontman Matt Berninger.Stone took to social media earlier today to announce the single, which was co-produced by St. Vincent and Thomas Bartlett – aka Doveman.

The National‘s Aaron Dessner and Matt Berninger have opened up about their experience collaborating with Taylor Swift on her new album, ‘Evermore’.On Instagram, The National frontman Berninger – who contributed his talents to album cut ‘Coney Island’ – likened singing a song with Swift to “dancing with Gene Kelly”.“She made me look good and didn’t drop me once… Such a blast being a part of ‘Evermore’.” Read the full post below.A post shared by Matt Berninger (@greengloves777)Similarly, Dessner –

Matt Berninger has covered The Velvet Underground‘s ‘I’m Waiting For The Man’ for a US television appearance.The National‘s frontman, who released his debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’ in October, appeared as the musical guest on last night’s (November 30) episode of The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon.Berninger and his band performed their rendition of Lou Reed and co’s 1967 song from a large studio space while appearing to adhere to social distancing guidelines.

Phoebe Bridgers has shared her annual festive cover version – listen to her new recording of Merle Haggard’s ‘If We Make It Through December’ below.All proceeds from the new version will go to the Downtown Women’s Center, which helps support homeless women in Los Angeles.Last year, Bridgers’ holiday season cover saw her share a version of Simon & Garfunkel track ‘7 O’Clock News/ Silent Night’ with Fiona Apple and The National‘s Matt Berninger, while in 2018 she collaborated with Jackson Browne

Future Islands have remixed The National frontman Matt Berninger‘s solo single ‘One More Second’.Samuel T. Herring’s band have put their trademark synth spin on the track, which recently featured on Berninger’s debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’.

Hannah Georgas has today released a new version of one of her standout album tracks, ‘Pray It Away’.

The National frontman Matt Berninger has performed a remote mini-concert for European cultural TV network ARTE.Recorded in Los Angeles, the singer was joined by guitarists Sean O’Brien and Harrison Whitford for the concert, where he performed four tracks from his debut album: ‘Distant Axis’, ‘One More Second’, ‘Take Me Out Of Town’ and title track ‘Serpentine Prison’.Watch the performance below:Berninger released his debut album, ‘Serpentine Prison’, back in October.

The Vamps claim the highest new entry on this week’s Official Irish Albums Chart as their fifth album Cherry Blossom scores a Top 10 debut at Number 9.

The National‘s Matt Berninger has brought his debut solo album to US television – watch his performance below.The performance on CBS This Morning today (October 17) followed the release of Berninger’s debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’ yesterday.On the show, Berninger played the album’s title track, recent single ‘One More Second’ and ‘Collar Of Your Shirt’, with his backing band all wearing masks.See the three performances below.Giving ‘Serpentine Prison’ a four-star review, NME wrote: “Sure,

Matt Berninger told NME about his process. “Most of my songs are love songs to myself or that champion me.

The National frontman Matt Berninger has discussed recording songs for Game Of Thrones, saying he’s “fucking pissed” that he and his bandmates didn’t get a cameo in the HBO show.Back in 2013, the band recorded a version of classic Game Of Thrones song ‘The Rains Of Castamere’, and also wrote ‘Turn On Me’ for an album featuring music inspired by the show.“Alec Bemis, who was Bryce [Dessner, National guitarist]’s friend in school, is also really close friends with Dan Weiss, who was one of the

The National’s Matt Berninger has shown his support for upcoming presidential candidate Joe Biden after performing at a ‘Team Joe Sings’ livestream event – you can watch it below.Berninger performed on the live-streamed show alongside artists including Sean O’Brien, Chloe x Halle and Andrew Bird earlier this week (September 24).Speaking before he performed ‘Distant Axis’ with O’Brien, Berninger said: “It feels like there’s a choice between bravery and kindness, or fear and meanness, and it seems

Matt Berninger has shared his latest solo track — you can listen to ‘One More Second’ below.The National frontman is currently readying the release of his debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’, which is set for release via Book’s Records in conjunction with Concord Records on October 16.‘One More Second’ is the third preview of the record, following on from the singles ‘Distant Axis’ and ‘Serpentine Prison’.

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The National are taking some time off, you’ve probably seen their name mentioned a lot lately – what with frontman Matt Berninger‘s anticipated solo record and guitarist Aaron Dessner having a big hand in Taylor Swift‘s alt-folk opus ‘Folklore‘. Now, drummer Bryan Devendorf arrives with the surprise release of his new project Royal Green, but he’s not here for any headlines or glory!“I’m trying to keep it low-key,” he tells NME, hours before the record is due to drop.

Cyrano, a musical film soundtracked by The National‘s Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger.Directed by Joe Wright, the musical will see Peter Dinklage back in the title role with Haley Bennett reprising as Roxanne after both performed together in a stage version that played at the historic Goodspeed Opera House’s Terris Theatre in 2018.The film, which is an adaptation of Edmond Rostand’s play Cyrano de Bergerac written by writer/director/actor Erica Schmidt (Dinklage’s wife), will

Also Read: 'Cyrano' Theater Review: Peter Dinklage Drops the Big Schnoz to SingTim Bevan and Eric Fellner are producing “Cyrano” for their Working Title banner, as is Guy Heeley.Schmidt wrote the libretto for “Cyrnao,” and The National’s Aaron Dessner and Bryce Dessner wrote the music, with The National frontman Matt Berninger and Carin Besser, a contributor with the band, writing the lyrics.

DEALSWarner Music has announced an alliance with Romanian indie label Global Records. It will represent the major’s global catalogue in Romania and the two companies will collaborate on developing and promoting Romanian artists both domestically and globally.

The National frontman Matt Berninger and Phoebe Bridgers have revealed the songs they find most difficult to perform.The pair, who interviewed each other about their song writing, admitted some of their tracks are so dark that they hate playing them.“There’s some songs I don’t like to do, like ‘Available’, ‘Cardinal Song’,” Berninger said. “Some of them just suck.

The National frontman Matt Berninger has shared ‘Distant Axis’, the second single from his forthcoming debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison’.The track arrives with a video directed by Berninger himself, along with his brother, Mistaken for Strangers director Tom Berninger, and Chris Sgroi.Watch it below:Berninger says ‘Distant Axis’ developed from a demo sent to him by The Walkmen‘s Walter Martin.“I met Walter Martin fifteen years ago when The National opened for Walkmen on a tour of shitty clubs

The National’s frontman Matt Berninger has announced that he will release his debut solo album later this year, produced by Booker T Jones. The first single and title track, ‘Serpentine Prison’, is out now.

The forthcoming record still doesn't have an official release date

A version of the TV show had been presented to Netflix and HBO

The frontman will strike out on his own for the first time

The former Red Hot Chili Peppers guitarist called the Brooklyn indie band a "very pleasant smack in the face"