The National are pleased to announce their 7th studio album – Sleep Well Beast – to be released on September 8th on 4AD.  Check out debut track “The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness”.

Sleep Well Beast was produced by member Aaron Dessner with co-production by Bryce Dessner and Matt Berninger. The album was mixed by Peter Katis and recorded at Aaron Dessner’s Hudson Valley, New York studio, Long Pond.

The National debuts the track ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’, in this Casey Reas directed video.