℗ 2020 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records
| Released | October 16, 2020 |
| Duration | 41m 33s |
| Record Label | Concord Records |
| Catalogue No. | CRE01281 |
| Genre | Alternative |
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1.1
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My Eyes Are T-Shirts
Matt Berninger |
2:40 | |||
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1.2
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Distant Axis
Matt Berninger |
4:25 | |||
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1.3
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One More Second
Matt Berninger |
5:22 | |||
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1.4
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Loved So Little
Matt Berninger |
4:55 | |||
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1.5
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Silver Springs (feat. Gail Ann Dorsey)
Matt Berninger; Gail Ann Dorsey |
3:53 | |||
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1.6
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Oh Dearie
Matt Berninger |
3:16 | |||
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1.7
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Take Me Out of Town
Matt Berninger |
4:11 | |||
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1.8
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Collar Of Your Shirt
Matt Berninger |
5:14 | |||
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1.9
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All For Nothing
Matt Berninger |
3:05 | |||
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1.10
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Serpentine Prison
Matt Berninger |
4:32 |
Serpentine Prison, the debut solo record from Matt Berninger - frontman of critically acclaimed group The National - has been released. The album, produced by famed Memphis multi-instrumentalist Booker T. Jones arrives via Book Records, a new imprint formed by Berninger and Jones in conjunction with Concord Records.
The album features contributions from a wide array of notable artists, including Matt Barrick (The Walkmen, Jonathan Fire*Eater), Andrew Bird, Mike Brewer, Hayden Desser, Scott Devendorf (The National), Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz), Booker T. Jones, 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) and Harrison Whitford (Phoebe Bridgers).
Berninger, known for his distinctive voice and expansive live performances, has won praise from NPR Music for his “whiskey-soaked baritone” while Uproxx hails Berninger as “a master class in how to front a band.” According to The New Yorker, “fans of The National have had plenty of time to acclimate to Berninger’s voice, a heady, lumbering baritone, yet it’s worth reiterating its singularity. Listening to it, I often think of a deep-sea diver, weights slung low on his hips, being tugged toward the ocean floor. Berninger uses his instrument in artful and elegant ways.”
44.1 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Concord Records Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -0.28 -0.28 to -0.28 | -12.00 -13.31 to -9.64 | -9.93 -11.20 to -8.00 | 6 5 to 7 | |
| 1 | My Eyes Are T-Shirts | -0.28 | -9.64 | -8.0 | 5 |
| 2 | Distant Axis | -0.28 | -11.61 | -9.9 | 6 |
| 3 | One More Second | -0.28 | -12.32 | -10.3 | 7 |
| 4 | Loved So Little | -0.28 | -10.47 | -8.5 | 5 |
| 5 | Silver Springs (feat. Gail Ann Dorsey) | -0.28 | -12.21 | -10.0 | 7 |
| 6 | Oh Dearie | -0.28 | -13.21 | -11.2 | 7 |
| 7 | Take Me Out of Town | -0.28 | -12.71 | -10.4 | 7 |
| 8 | Collar Of Your Shirt | -0.28 | -11.53 | -9.3 | 6 |
| 9 | All For Nothing | -0.28 | -13.31 | -10.6 | 6 |
| 10 | Serpentine Prison | -0.28 | -12.98 | -11.1 | 7 |