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Matt Berninger dei National ha condiviso la traccia del titolo del suo album solista di debutto, Serpentine Prison.
Il disco uscirà il 2 ottobre su Concord Records insieme a Book Records.
“Il titolo si ispira ad un tubo di scarico serpeggiante che sfocia nell’oceano vicino all’aeroporto di Los Angeles. C’è una rete di protezione sul tubo per impedire alle persone di arrampicarsi verso il mare“, spiega.
Il brano, elegante, nostalgico e impreziosito dalla bellezza delle liriche cui ci ha da sempre abituato con i suoi National, è già un classico. Il video è stato diretto, girato e montato da Tom Berninger (fratello di Matt e regista, tra le altre cose, del bellissimo film Mistaken for Strangers) e Chris Sgroi, dove appaiono “tutte le persone incredibili che mi hanno aiutato nella realizzazione del disco“, scrive Berninger.
Berninger ha annunciato Serpentine Prison lo scorso anno, rivelando che sarebbe stato prodotto da Booker T. Jones, leader dei Booker T. & the M.G.’s (iconico gruppo soul statunitense degli anni sessanta e settanta, generalmente associato alla Stax Records e al genere musicale del Memphis Soul). Diversi sono gli artisti che vi hanno partecipato, tra cui Matt Barrick (The Walkmen, Jonathan Fire*Eater, Muzz), Andrew Bird, Mike Brewer, Hayden Desser, Scott Devendorf (The National), Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz), Teddy Jones, Brent Knopf (EL VY, Menomena), Ben Lanz (The National, Beirut), Walter Martin (The Walkmen, Jonathan Fire*Eater), Sean O’Brien, Mickey Raphael (Willie Nelson, Bob Dylan), Kyle Resnick (The National, Beirut), Matt Sheehy (EL VY, Lost Lander), Harrison Whitford (Phoebe Bridgers).
Negli ultimi mesi, Berninger ha collaborato con Phoebe Bridgers per Walking on a String e 7 O’Clock News / Silent Night e ha anche realizzato la cover di Holes dei Mercury Rev e quella di Not dei Big Thief.
“Serpentine Prison” Lyrics:
I see the starlight through the clouds
Why won’t anybody listen to me?
Don’t make me say it again out loud
Big star, I do and don’t worry baby
Bipolar pride, swim in the tide
Keep your dead head above, and your chin up
You’re gonna have a pretty hard time
Without drugs, without love
Total submission
I’ve seen a vision
Everyone’s screamin’
I’ve been daydreamin’
Sorry I’m fishin’
Without permission
Tell her I miss her
In a serpentine prison
Don’t try to connect the dots anymore
Let ’em go, they’re gonna do it on their own
Tell me that I’m not in this alone
And, man, I’m so sorry, I don’t know why I’m slow
I feel like an impersonation of you
Or am I doin’ another version of you doin’ me?
Nobody’s ever really thinkin’ about us
Half as much as we want ’em to be
Total frustration
Deterioration
Nationalism
Another moon mission
Total submission
I’ve seen a vision
Call electrician
Serpentine prison
Whatever it is
I try not to listen
Cold cynicism
And blind nihilism
I need a vacation
From intoxication
Tell her I miss her
In a serpentine prison
I’ve been pickin’ my kid up from school
Smellin’ like Girl Scout Cookies and drool
I still crawl up to you every night
Do not forgive me, I’m a reptile
You say I’m a lot, I’m hard to take
I think you’re just drinkin’ the water
I walk into walls and I lay awake
I don’t wanna give it to my daughter
Total submission
I’ve seen a vision
Everyone’s screamin’
I’ve been daydreamin’
Sorry I’m fishin’
Without permission
Tell her I miss her
In a serpentine prison
Total frustration
Deterioration
Nationalism
Another moon mission
Total submission
I’ve seen a vision
Call electrician
Serpentine prison
Whatever it is
I try not to listen
Cold cynicism
And blind nihilism
I need a vacation
From intoxication
Tell her I miss her
In a serpentine prison
Total submission
I’ve seen a vision
Everyone’s screamin’
I’ve been daydreamin’
Sorry I’m fishin’
Without permission
Tell her I miss her
In a serpentine prison
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