2 June 2025
The National‘s twilight dreamer MATT BERNINGER
released his 2nd solo album, named GET SUNK.
Press info: “His songwriting has long garnered praise for its poignant clarity, jagged-edged
wit and intimately emotive melodies. ‘Get Sunk’ is not an autobiographical album, but the narrator is processing how he became himself. Who is he compared to the kid on that sepia-toned farm? What is his idea of happiness? What the hell are we all searching for? Get Sunk is an ode to the infinite. The others that make us who we are; the possibilities our paths can take and the abyss of both misery and bliss.”
Press photo by Chantal Anderson
UNCUT (British music monthly): “The National frontman sails through different
waters on follow-up to 2020’s Serpentine Prison.takes. He takes an emotional deep
dive. Uncharacteristic moves brings an intriguing dimension to Berninger’s inward-
peering persona.”
TUTV: It’s Matt Berninger all right, crooning stories about his life, past and present.
His mellow and tender timbre is everywhere. All songs are stylistically polished, silkily orchestrated, while bluesy horns add a warm feel on a regular basis. Most of them could easily be The National tunes. Leonard Cohen‘s muse is omnipresent. Impassioned intimacy in motion.
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