{"id":484275,"date":"2019-04-04T05:09:19","date_gmt":"2019-04-04T11:09:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rollingstone.com\/?p=817563"},"modified":"2019-04-04T05:09:19","modified_gmt":"2019-04-04T11:09:19","slug":"hear-the-nationals-introspective-new-song-light-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/alwaysmountaintime.com\/kqzr\/music-news\/hear-the-nationals-introspective-new-song-light-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Hear The National\u2019s Introspective New Song \u2018Light Years\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Ahead of their eighth album I Am Easy To Find<\/em>, The National<\/a> have released a new track \u201cLight Years.\u201d The delicate, emotional song goes heavy on the piano as frontman Matt Berninger croons with a palpable ache.<\/p>\n

The band also revealed a video for the track, which pulls scenes from their upcoming short film I Am Easy To Find<\/em>, directed by Mike Mills. The film, which will also be released alongside the album, stars Academy Award-winner Alicia Vikander and is a visual companion to the new music.<\/p>\n

This month, the band will present \u201cA Special Evening with The National\u201d in Paris, London New York, Toronto and Los Angeles. The shows will feature early screenings of the I Am Easy To Find<\/em> film and Q&A\u2019s with the band and Mills, as well as intimate performances. Each show will include special guests, including Gail Ann Dorsey in Paris and Brooklyn Youth Chorus in New York.<\/p>\n

I Am Easy To Find<\/em> will be released May 17 on 4AD. The album was recorded at Long Pond in Hudson Valley, NY, with additional recording sessions in Paris, Berlin, Cincinnati, Austin, Dublin and Brooklyn. It features vocal collaborations with Sharon Van Etten, Brooklyn Youth Chorus, Lisa Hannigan and Mina Tindle. Kate Stables of This Is The Kit, Mina Tindle, Yuki Numata Resnick and James McAlister will also appear at the New York show. More guests will be announced.<\/p>\n