Trouble WIll Find Me, The National's new album will be released on 4AD on May 20th.
This is the sixth studio album for the Brooklyn band, and follows 2010's critical and commercial success High Violet.
The album is the most self-assured collection of songs produced by The National in its 14-year career. In an interview with Uncut, front man Matt Berninger described the songs as more "immediate and visceral" than their previous work.
Trouble Will Find Me possesses a directness, a coherency and an approachability that suggests The National are at their most confident.
After a 22-month tour following the release of High Violet the band returned home. Regardless of plans to wait to record new music for another year or two, guitarist Aaron Dessner began working on sketches of new songs that the other members were too inspired by to not fully realise.
Matt confesses, "For the past ten years we'd been chasing something, wanting to prove something. And this chase was about trying to disprove our own insecurities. After touring High Violet, I think we felt like we'd finally gotten there. Now we could relax - not in terms of our own expectations but we didn't have to prove our identity any longer."
Following the May 20th release of Trouble Will Find Me, The National will embark on a world tour. Highlights include Brooklyn's Barclays Center, Bonnaroo Arts & Music Festival, the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles and Red Rocks Amphitheater. Tickets are on sale for most shows announced to date and more shows will be announced soon.
The National - Trouble Will Find Me
1. I Should Live In Salt
2. Demons
3. Don't Swallow The Cap
4. Fireproof
5. Sea Of Love
6. Heaenfaced
7. This Is The Last Time
8. Grace
9. Slipped
10. I Need My Girl
11. Humiliation
12. Pink Rabbits
13. Hard To Find
THE NATIONAL TOUR DATES:
May
16th - ITHACA, NY, State Theater
26th - BOSTON, MA, Boston Calling / City Hall Plaza
June
5th - BROOKLYN, NY, Barclay's Center
6th - COLUMBIA, MD, Merriweather Post Pavilion
7th - PHILADELPHIA, PA, Mann Center for Performing Arts
8th - RICHMOND, VA, The National
10th - RALEIGH, NC, Red Hat Amphitheatre
11th - PITTSBURGH, PA, Stage AE
13th - MONTREAL, Lachine Canal
14th - TORONTO, Yonge Dundas Square
15th - COLUMBUS, OH, The LC Pavilion
13-16th - MANCHESTER, TN, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival
21st - SCHEESSEL, Hurricane Festival
22nd - NEUHAUSEN OB ECK, Southside Festival
25th - BRUSSELS, Cirque Royal
28th - CORK, Live At The Marquee
30th - ROME, Parco Della Musica
July
1st - MILAN, City Sound Festival
2nd - ZAGREB, Salata
6th - ROSKILDE, Roskilde Festival
14th - CINCINNATI, OH, Bunbury Music Festival
August
6th - ST. PAUL, MN, Roy Wilkins Auditorium
10th - LOS ANGELES, CA, Greek Theatre
September
17th - MORRISON, CO, Red Rocks Amphitheater
