New striking strokes

14 March 2025

Press photo by Chantal Anderson

It’s already 5 years since The National maestro MATT BERNINGER released
his praised solo debut album Serpentine Prison. The LP was recorded with
the legendary musician/producer Booker T. Jones.

But finally the Cincinnati crooner returns with a follow-up.
New album Get Sunk will see the day of light on May 30.
More info here.

Press info: ‘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.’

Matt: “Our hearts are like old wells filled with pennies and worms. I can’t resist
going down to the bottom of mine to see what else is there. But sometimes you
can get yourself stuck.”

First single BONNET OF PINS is a surprisingly upbeat tune.
Something we rarely hear from Berninger. And it feels good,
really good.

FIRST SOLO TOUR

05/19 – Seattle, WA @ The Showbox
05/20 – San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s 365 Club
05/21 – Los Angeles, CA @ Palace Theatre
05/23 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue
05/24 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall
05/26 – Toronto, ON @ Concert Hall
05/28 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer
05/29 – Washington, DC @ Lincoln Theatre
05/30 – New York, NY @ Webster Hall

08/23 – Dublin, Ireland @ Vicar Street
08/25 – Glasgow, UK @ SWG3 Galvanizers
08/26 – Manchester, UK @ Albert Hall
08/27 – London, UK @ Troxy
08/28-31 – Nr Tolland Royal, Wiltshire, UK @ End Of The Road Festival
08/31 – Utrecht, Netherlands @ Tivoli Vredenburg

09/01 – Antwerp, Belgium @ Olt Rivierenhof
09/02 – Paris, France @ Elysee Montmartre
09/04 – Berlin, Germany @ Huxleys
09/05 – Copehagen, Denmark @ Vega
09/06 – Oslo, Norway @ Rockefeller Music Hall