After announcing a string of intimate international shows, the National have revealed plans for their next album. Titled I Am Easy to Find, the LP will be out May 17 via 4AD, and with it will come a sprawling world tour, complete with new Canadian dates.
The album marks the follow-up to 2017's Sleep Well Beast and was recorded mostly at the band's Long Pond studio in Hudson Valley, NY, though additional sessions happened in Paris, Berlin, Cincinnati, Austin, Dublin and Brooklyn.
Collaborators on the forthcoming LP include Gail Ann Dorsey, Sharon Van Etten, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Lisa Hannigan, Mina Tindle and Kate Stables.
"Yes, there are a lot of women singing on this, but it wasn't because, 'Oh, let's have more women's voices,'" frontman Matt Berninger said in a statement. "It was more, 'Let's have more of a fabric of people's identities.' It would have been better to have had other male singers, but my ego wouldn't let that happen."
The album was co-produced by the band and director Mike Mills (20th Century Women, Beginners), who also directed a short companion film. Also titled I Am Easy to Find, the short film stars Alicia Vikander.
In a press release, Mills clarified that the album is not the soundtrack for the film and the film is not a music video for the album, but rather described the two intertwined projects as "playfully hostile siblings that love to steal from each other."
See the full tracklisting for I Am Easy to Find below, and stream the lead single and opening track "You Had Your Soul with You." There's also a trailer for Mills' film.
The album is available for pre-order here.
The National have also mapped out a full world tour in support of the album with support from Courtney Barnett and Alvvays. It includes additional Canadian dates in Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver. See their upcoming itinerary below, as well.
I Am Easy to Find:
1. You Had Your Soul With You
2. Quiet Light
3. Roman Holiday
4. Oblivions
5. The Pull Of You
6. Hey Rosey
7. I Am Easy To Find
8. Her Father In The Pool
9. Where Is Her Head
10. Not In Kansas
11. So Far So Fast
12. Dust Swirls In Strange Light
13. Hairpin Turns
14. Rylan
15. Underwater
16. Light Years
Tour dates:
04/16 Paris, France - Olympia
04/18 London, UK - Royal Festival Hall
04/22 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
04/24 Toronto, ON - Roy Thomson Hall
04/26 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
06/11 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center*
06/12 Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park*
06/15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06/16 Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy*
06/17 St Augustine, FL - St Augustine Amphitheatre*
06/19 Washington, DC - The Anthem*
06/20 Portland, ME - Thompson's Point*
06/21 Montreal, QC - Place des Arts
06/22 Hamilton, ON - Pier 8^
06/24 Columbus, OH - Express Live*
06/25 Ann Arbor, MI - Hill Auditorium*
06/26 Indianapolis, IN - Lawn at White River*
06/28 Chicago, IL - Northerly Island^
07/10 Manchester, UK - Castlefield Bowl
07/12 Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival
07/13 London, UK - Hyde Park
07/15 Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
07/16 Hamburg, Germany - Stadtpark
07/18 Rättvik, Sweden - Dalhalla
08/04 Waterford, Ireland - All Together Now
08/06 Glasgow, UK - Summer Nights at the Bandstand
08/07 Glasgow, UK - Summer Nights at the Bandstand
08/09 Sicily, Italy - Ypsigrock
08/10 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
08/11 Buftea, Romania - Summer Well
08/14 Paredes de Coura, Portugal - Paredes de Coura
08/16 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08/16-18 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands
08/28 Vancouver, BC - Deer Lake Park^
08/29 Seattle, WA - Marymoor Park^
08/30 Portland, OR - Edgefield^
09/01 Stanford, CA - Frost Amphitheater^
09/02 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre^
09/03 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre^
09/05 Odgen, UT - Ogden Ampitheater^
09/08 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Opera House^
09/10 Austin, TX - 360 Amphitheatre^
09/11 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall^
11/25 Warsaw, Poland - Torwar Hall
11/26 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
11/27 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
11/29 Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena
12/01 Bochum, Germany - Ruhrcongress
12/02 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
12/03 Zurich, Switzerland - Samsung Hall
12/04 Munich, Germany - Zenith
12/05 Stuttgart, Germany - Porsche Arena
* with Courtney Barnett
^ with Alvvays
The album marks the follow-up to 2017's Sleep Well Beast and was recorded mostly at the band's Long Pond studio in Hudson Valley, NY, though additional sessions happened in Paris, Berlin, Cincinnati, Austin, Dublin and Brooklyn.
Collaborators on the forthcoming LP include Gail Ann Dorsey, Sharon Van Etten, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Lisa Hannigan, Mina Tindle and Kate Stables.
"Yes, there are a lot of women singing on this, but it wasn't because, 'Oh, let's have more women's voices,'" frontman Matt Berninger said in a statement. "It was more, 'Let's have more of a fabric of people's identities.' It would have been better to have had other male singers, but my ego wouldn't let that happen."
The album was co-produced by the band and director Mike Mills (20th Century Women, Beginners), who also directed a short companion film. Also titled I Am Easy to Find, the short film stars Alicia Vikander.
In a press release, Mills clarified that the album is not the soundtrack for the film and the film is not a music video for the album, but rather described the two intertwined projects as "playfully hostile siblings that love to steal from each other."
See the full tracklisting for I Am Easy to Find below, and stream the lead single and opening track "You Had Your Soul with You." There's also a trailer for Mills' film.
The album is available for pre-order here.
The National have also mapped out a full world tour in support of the album with support from Courtney Barnett and Alvvays. It includes additional Canadian dates in Hamilton, Montreal and Vancouver. See their upcoming itinerary below, as well.
I Am Easy to Find:
1. You Had Your Soul With You
2. Quiet Light
3. Roman Holiday
4. Oblivions
5. The Pull Of You
6. Hey Rosey
7. I Am Easy To Find
8. Her Father In The Pool
9. Where Is Her Head
10. Not In Kansas
11. So Far So Fast
12. Dust Swirls In Strange Light
13. Hairpin Turns
14. Rylan
15. Underwater
16. Light Years
Tour dates:
04/16 Paris, France - Olympia
04/18 London, UK - Royal Festival Hall
04/22 New York, NY - Beacon Theatre
04/24 Toronto, ON - Roy Thomson Hall
04/26 Los Angeles, CA - Orpheum Theatre
06/11 Philadelphia, PA - Mann Center*
06/12 Brooklyn, NY - Prospect Park*
06/15 Manchester, TN - Bonnaroo
06/16 Atlanta, GA - Coca-Cola Roxy*
06/17 St Augustine, FL - St Augustine Amphitheatre*
06/19 Washington, DC - The Anthem*
06/20 Portland, ME - Thompson's Point*
06/21 Montreal, QC - Place des Arts
06/22 Hamilton, ON - Pier 8^
06/24 Columbus, OH - Express Live*
06/25 Ann Arbor, MI - Hill Auditorium*
06/26 Indianapolis, IN - Lawn at White River*
06/28 Chicago, IL - Northerly Island^
07/10 Manchester, UK - Castlefield Bowl
07/12 Madrid, Spain - Mad Cool Festival
07/13 London, UK - Hyde Park
07/15 Frankfurt, Germany - Jahrhunderthalle
07/16 Hamburg, Germany - Stadtpark
07/18 Rättvik, Sweden - Dalhalla
08/04 Waterford, Ireland - All Together Now
08/06 Glasgow, UK - Summer Nights at the Bandstand
08/07 Glasgow, UK - Summer Nights at the Bandstand
08/09 Sicily, Italy - Ypsigrock
08/10 Budapest, Hungary - Sziget Festival
08/11 Buftea, Romania - Summer Well
08/14 Paredes de Coura, Portugal - Paredes de Coura
08/16 Hasselt, Belgium - Pukkelpop
08/16-18 Biddinghuizen, Netherlands - Lowlands
08/28 Vancouver, BC - Deer Lake Park^
08/29 Seattle, WA - Marymoor Park^
08/30 Portland, OR - Edgefield^
09/01 Stanford, CA - Frost Amphitheater^
09/02 Los Angeles, CA - Greek Theatre^
09/03 Phoenix, AZ - Comerica Theatre^
09/05 Odgen, UT - Ogden Ampitheater^
09/08 Santa Fe, NM - Santa Fe Opera House^
09/10 Austin, TX - 360 Amphitheatre^
09/11 Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall^
11/25 Warsaw, Poland - Torwar Hall
11/26 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
11/27 Berlin, Germany - Columbiahalle
11/29 Copenhagen, Denmark - Royal Arena
12/01 Bochum, Germany - Ruhrcongress
12/02 Cologne, Germany - Palladium
12/03 Zurich, Switzerland - Samsung Hall
12/04 Munich, Germany - Zenith
12/05 Stuttgart, Germany - Porsche Arena
* with Courtney Barnett
^ with Alvvays
