The Key

The National release their new album, Trouble Will Find Me, tomorrow. This week, the album is WXPN’s Featured Album of the Week. XPN’s Mike Vasilikos writes:

On their sixth studio album, Trouble Will Find Me (4AD), the Brooklyn-based band further embrace their ominous personality that seeks to find beauty though sorrow and darkness. The band saw new heights of success following the release of their last album, High Violet, both in terms of record sales and press, and also an ever-growing fan base. With the bar set a little higher this time around, The National are seemingly undaunted of new expectations and utterly focused on harnessing their music persona. It’s clear that on Trouble Will Find Me The National are comfortable and confident in their pursuits. Brothers Bryce & Aaron Dessner whom compose most of the music for the band offer some ambitious, unconventional music timestamps on songs like “Demons” and “Humiliation.” There are songs that simmer into powerfully moving moments like “This is the Last Time” and “Firefly.” And of course, there are points on the album where the band purely flexes their collective muscle and offers anthemic moments like on “Sea of Love,” which offers us the album’s title, and “Graceless.”

Tomorrow, the band is on World Cafe with David Dye. Below, watch a performance of “Sea of Love.” The band performs at The Mann on Friday, June 7.