Sleep Well Beast

by The National

Sleep Well Beast cover art

On 'Sleep Well Beast', the band integrates layers of dark electronics, synthesizers, and drum loops into their musical framework, marking a significant sonic departure that remains anchored by Matt Berninger's understated baritone. Co-written by the frontman and his wife, Carin Besser, the lyrics offer a confessional exploration of marital struggles and domestic anxieties set against a backdrop of pervasive political dread, a fusion of textured experimentation and raw intimacy that earned the album a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Music Album.

Genres

  • Indie Rock
  • Art Rock

Tracklist

  1. Nobody Else Will Be There
  2. Day I Die
  3. Walk It Back
  4. The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness
  5. Born to Beg
  6. Turtleneck
  7. Empire Line
  8. I'll Still Destroy You
  9. Guilty Party
  10. Carin at the Liquor Store
  11. Dark Side of the Gym
  12. Sleep Well Beast