Listen to The National’s moving new single ‘New Order T-Shirt’

nme.com:

The National have shared a second preview of their new album ‘First Two Pages Of Frankenstein’ – listen to the moving ‘New Order T-Shirt’ below.The band’s ninth album, and first since 2019’s ‘I Am Easy To Find’, will be released on April 28 via 4AD and feature cameos from Taylor Swift, Phoebe Bridgers and Sufjan Stevens.

Swift will appear on ‘The Allcott’ while Bridgers is set to feature on ‘This Isn’t Helping’ and ‘Your Mind Is Not Your Friend’.

Stevens, meanwhile, will be a guest on the album opener ‘Once Upon A Poolside’.Discussing the new song, which follows first single ‘Tropic Morning News’ in previewing the new LP, guitarist Aaron Dessner said: “To me the line ‘I keep what I can of you’ means something about everyone I’ve ever known or loved.“There’s a simplicity to ‘New Order T-Shirt’ that reminds me of our earlier records, but with the full maturity and experience we have now.

It feels like a really important song for the future of our band.”The band have also launched an actual T-shirt paying tribute to the Manchester legends, with proceeds going to charity.