The National "Laugh Track" 2026-05-08 " "Bleed the Freak

" "Bleed the Freak

Formed by Sumner and Hook right after they attended a Sex Pistols gig

Was universally acclaimed as a huge creative leap for Johns and his band mates

Composed by Brian Tyler (Fast and The Furious films

they are a band that until now could only be truly understood by witnessing in a live environment - but with Brutalism it surely feels like they have captured the intensity of that live sound

The National "Laugh Track" 2026-05-08 " "Bleed the FreakThe surprise companion to The National's April release First Two Pages of Frankenstein, Laugh Track is the band's most freewheeling, all hands on deck album in years. If Frankenstein represented a rebuilding of trust between group members after 20+ years together, the vibrant, exploratory Laugh Track is both the product of that faith and a new statement of intent. Reveling in the license to radically upend its creative process, The National honed most