The National announce new album and world tour

The National have announced their seventh studio album, Sleep Well Beast, set for release on 8 Sep via 4AD. Produced by Aaron Dessner, with co-production from twin brother Bryce Dessner and fellow bandmate Matt Berninger, Sleep Well Beast is available to pre-order from today at americanmary.com and will be available in CD, digital and double LP formats.

The Cincinnati, Ohio band – currently based in Brooklyn, New York – have also announced a world tour in support of the album, which kicks off in Dublin, Ireland on 16 Sep, and takes in two dates at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall (20&21 Sep), two nights at Manchester's O2 Apollo (22&23 Sep) and four shows at London's Hammersmith Apollo (25, 26, 27 & 28 Sep). The ticket pre-order begins on 15 May and UK and European customers pre-ordering Sleep Well Beast (via specific retailers) before 10am BST on 14 May will receive an exclusive early access code for Monday’s tour presale.

Sleep Well Beast is set for release on 8 Sep via 4AD. Check out The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness, the first single taken from the album, in the player below:

Full 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

For more details on The National's tour, go to americanmary.com