On the heels of The National claiming their first U.S. #1 at commercial radio on the AAA radio chart with ‘The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness’, the band has released ‘Carin at the Liquor Store’, accompanied by a video directed by Casey Reas, filmed by La Blogothèque and edited by Matthew Miller. Both songs, along with the previously released ‘Guilty Party’ are off the band’s seventh studio album Sleep Well Beast, out on September 8.

In advance of their mostly sold-out northern hemisphere tour, The National played Glastonbury in the second to headlining slot on the Pyramid Stage (“Could The National Be Glastonbury’s Next Headliners?” asked the NME), performed two intimate nights in the round at Hudson’s Basilica and will play this week at Haven Festival in Copenhagen.

Any southern hemisphere dates are yet to be announced but keep an eye out here: www.americanmary.com