Five months later First Two Pages of Frankenstein », The National’s new album was released digitally on Sunday evening.
The National has announced the imminent release of a new album titled Laugh Track lduring the opening concert of the Homecoming Festival in Cincinnati.
Five months after the album First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Laugh Track will be released digitally on Sunday, singer Matt Berninger announced, and will be available on vinyl in November.
“ We have a new album coming out Sunday night at midnightBerninger said. The new disk is called Laugh Track, and we have some pre-printed vinyls here for your release. The vinyl won’t be released until November. But you can get vinyls here tonight. »
Aaron Dessner added: “ We are very excited about this album “.
The National then played “ Space Invader “, one of two new singles that the group released in August (after First Two Pages of Frankenstein) and which will appear on Laugh Track ; “ Alphabet City ”, the other new single, and “ Dreaming “, which was launched during Friday’s concert at Homecoming, will probably also appear on Laugh Trackas ” Smoke Detector ”, which The National performed a few times during their recent tour.
The announcement of Laugh Track wasn’t the only surprise of Friday’s Homecoming concert, which included a full performance of the album High Violet of 2010: Patti Smith, who recently opened for the group’s summer tour, joined The National on stage for a rendition of ” I Need My Girl »:
First Two Pages of Frankenstein arrived in April 2023 with a guest list including Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens, as well as a duet with regular collaborator Taylor Swift on “ The Alcott “.
The Homecoming festival continues Saturday with performances from Pavement, Snail Mail, Weyes Blood and other bands before The National takes the stage for a concert that will include a performance of the entire album Trouble Will Find Me And many more.
Daniel Kreps
Translated by the editorial staff