Matt Berninger told NME about his process. “Most of my songs are love songs to myself or that champion me. They’re cheerleading songs for my own soul.
They’re not just about me; they’re about the people that made me… me.”While The National frontman’s approach has seen him bare his soul in a far more confessional manner to most of his peers in the past, never has he been more open, honest and real than on his debut solo album ‘Serpentine Prison‘ – an album which he explains to us was heavily inspired by love, loss, desperation, depression, childhood nostalgia and Dolly Parton.Reviewing the album, NME concluded: “If you’re one of those weirdos who doesn’t put their records in alphabetical artist order, then ‘Serpentine Prison’ should be filed.
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