Matt Berninger: Up Close and Personal on Records In My Life 2026

Matt Berninger, the frontman and lyricist for The National, released his second solo album, Get Sunk on May 30 through Book/Concord Records. In this interview, we not only discuss the record, but have an up close and personal discussion about mental health and his creative process. Berninger worked on the project with GRAMMY Award-winning producer and engineer, Sean O’Brien, who also co-wrote many of the songs. With its rich sonic landscape and poignant lyrics, Get Sunk is a testament to Berninger's artistry and his ability to capture the complexities of the human experience. Its sonic world blossomed with the help of numerous musicians and friends including Meg Duffy (Hand Habits), Julia Laws (Ronboy), Kyle Resnick (The National, Beirut), Garret Lang, Sterling Laws, Booker T Jones, Harrison Whitford, Mike Brewer, and The Walkmen’s Walter Martin and Paul Maroon. Most of them worked together with Berninger and O’Brien in a Silverlake, CA basement studio. artists and records referenced by Matt Berninger on Records In My Life Get Sunk - Matt Berninger Meg Duffy Paul Maroon Walter Martin Ronboy The Walkmen EL VY Brent Knopf Menomena Mike Brewer Scott Devendorf Booker T Jones Sean O'Brien Representing Memphis - Sharon Jones Serpentine Prison - Matt Berninger Aaron Dessner Meg Duffy Who Loves The Sun - Matt Berninger and Roseanne Cash Rosanne Cash Patti Smith Michael Stipe Interpol Mistaken For Strangers - dir. Tom Berninger Mike Mills David Letterman Churchill The National Please Don't forget to SUBSCRIBE and give us a LIKE Let us know what you think of the new channel updates in the COMMENTS below Follow us on our SOCIAL MEDIA Website : www.northerntransmissions.com Twitter / X : @northerntrans Instagram : www.instagram.com/northerntransmissions/ Thank you Matt Berninger Joanne Setterington Indoor Recess Public Relations Concord Records Book Records Shaun Gibson Henry Martins Blaine Thurier Simon Lok (intro music) The Orpheum Vancouver, BC Moses Brownstein Shauna Theroux Hosted and produced by Charles Brownstein Thanks again for watching, Charles Copyright 2026 RIML Copyright 2026 Records In My