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With two days of mysterious teasers popping up on the band’s website, leaving everyone scratching their heads at what was up, we finally have answers.

Premiered by BBC Radio 6’s Chris Hawkins, the new single The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness is the first cutting from the band’s long-awaited 7th album Sleep Well Beast. Pegged for release on September 8th, Sleep Well Beast is now available to pre-order from The National’s website.

Read our review of The System Only Dreams In Total Darkness over here.

And if that wasn’t enough, the new album will be accompanied by a massive, 40 date, world tour. Kicking off in Cork on September 12th, the tour will see the band play multiple-night residencies in Dublin, London, Manchester and Edinburgh before heading off across the rest of the world.

Tickets for the tour will be on sale on Friday 19th May, UK and European customers pre-ordering Sleep Well Beast (via specific retailers) before 10am BST on Sunday 14th May will receive an exclusive early access code for Monday’s tour pre-sale.

WORLD TOUR:

23-25/06/17 – Glastonbury Festival – Glastonbury, UK

12/08/17 – HAVEN Festival – Copenhagen, DENMARK

16/09/17 – Cork Opera House / Sounds From a Safe Harbour – Cork, IRELAND

17/09/17 – Vicar Street – Dublin, IRELAND

18/09/17 – Vicar Street – Dublin, IRELAND

20/09/17 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh, UK

21/09/17 – Usher Hall – Edinburgh, UK

22/09/17 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK

23/09/17 – O2 Apollo – Manchester, UK

25/09/17 – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK

26/09/17 – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK

27/09/17 – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK

28/09/17 – Eventim Hammersmith Apollo – London, UK

05/10/17 – Wang Theatre – Boston, MA, USA

06/10/17 – Forest Hills Stadium – New York, NY, USA

11/10/17 – Hollywood Bowl – Los Angeles, CA, USA

12/10/17 – CalCoast Credit Union Open Air Theatre – San Diego, CA, USA

14/10/17 – Greek Theatre – Berkeley, CA, USA

21/10/17 – Elbphilharmonie – Hamburg, GERMANY

23/10/17 – Tempodrom – Berlin, GERMANY

24/10/17 – Tempodrom – Berlin, GERMANY

25/10/17 – AFAS Live – Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS

28/10/17 – Coliseum – Lisbon, PORTUGAL

30/10/17 – Palais des Beaux-Arts – Brussels, BELGIUM

31/10/17 – Palais des Beaux-Arts – Brussels, BELGIUM

02-04/11/17 – Pitchfork Paris, Paris, FRANCE

04/11/17 – Annexet – Stockholm, SWEDEN

05/11/17 – Annexet – Stockholm, SWEDEN

06/11/17 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NORWAY

07/11/17 – Sentrum Scene – Oslo, NORWAY

27/11/17 – Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall – Portland, OR, USA

28/11/17 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA, USA

29/11/17 – Paramount Theatre – Seattle, WA, USA

01/12/17 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver BC, CANADA

02/12/17 – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – Vancouver BC, CANADA

04/12/17 – Verizon Hall – Philadelphia, PA, USA

07/12/17 – Metropolis – Montreal QC, CANADA

08/12/17 – Metropolis – Montreal QC, CANADA

09/12/17 – Sony Centre – Toronto ON, CANADA

10/12/17 – Hamilton Place Theatre – Hamilton ON, CANADA

12/12/17 – Civic Opera House – Chicago, IL, USA

13/12/17 – Civic Opera House – Chicago, IL, USA