On September 18, 2023, “4AD” label released “Laugh Track”, the tenth National (The) studio album. It was recorded in 2023, at “Flora Recording & Playback” in Portland, Oregon, US, “Soundcheck” in Vancouver, Canada, and was produced by Tony Berg, John Leventhal, Tucker Martine, Matt Berninger, Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner, Bryan Devendorf and Scott Devendorf.

Personnel:

• Matt Berninger – lead vocals
• Aaron Dessner – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Bryce Dessner – guitar, keyboards, backing vocals, string arrangements
• Scott Devendorf – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Bryan Devendorf – drums, percussion, programming, backing vocals
• Phoebe Bridgers – vocals
• Rosanne Cash – vocals
• Justin Vernon – vocals
• London Contemporary Orchestra – strings
• Pentagram – design
• John Solimine – cover photography

Track listing:

All lyrics by Matt Berninger, except where noted, all music as noted.

1. Alphabet City – music by Bryce Dessner
2. Deep End (Paul’s in Pieces) – music by Aaron Dessner
3. Weird Goodbyes – music by Aaron Dessner
4. Turn Off the House – music by Bryce Dessner
5. Dreaming – music by Aaron Dessner
6. Laugh Track – music by Aaron Dessner
7. Space Invader – music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner
8. Hornets – music by Aaron Dessner
9. Coat on a Hook – music by Aaron Dessner
10. Tour Manager – lyrics by Carin Besser, Matt Berninger, music by Bryce Dessner
11. Crumble – music by Aaron Dessner
12. Smoke Detector – music by Aaron Dessner, Bryce Dessner