I Am Easy to Find (album)
I Am Easy to Find is the eighth studio album by American indie rock band The National, released on May 17, 2019, via 4AD.[1] The follow-up to the band's 2017 album, Sleep Well Beast, it was supported by the lead single, "You Had Your Soul with You", and accompanied by a short film of the same name, directed by Mike Mills and starring Alicia Vikander.[2][3] Vikander is also featured on the album cover. A trailer was released for the companion film along with the announcement of the album.[4] A tour promoting the album began in June 2019.[5]
I Am Easy to Find
May 17, 2019
Long Pond (Hudson Valley, New York)
- Earthstar (Venice, California)
- Aaron's Garage (Brooklyn, New York)
- Alna Chapel (Hudson, New York)
- Delta (Paris, France)
- Dreamland (Hurley, New York)
- FuturePast (Hudson, New York)
- Funkhaus (Berlin, Germany)
- Marble Garden (Cincinnati, Ohio)
- The Overlook (Berlin, Germany)
- Public HiFi (Austin, Texas)
- Reservoir (New York City)
- Sonic (Dublin, Ireland)
- Studio G (Brooklyn, New York)
- Saint Germain (Paris, France)
63:35
- Mike Mills
- The National
Background[edit]
The bulk of the album was recorded at Long Pond studio in Hudson Valley, New York. Parts were recorded in other cities, including Paris, Berlin, Dublin, Cincinnati, Austin, and Brooklyn.[1] The album and film, while having influenced each other, were essentially made separately. A press release stated that the album "is not the soundtrack" for the film; the idea for the album itself came after the film was shot.[1]
The album features female vocalists including Lisa Hannigan, Sharon Van Etten, Mina Tindle, Gail Ann Dorsey, Kate Stables, and the Brooklyn Youth Chorus.[4]
All tracks are written by Matt Berninger and produced by Aaron Dessner, unless noted otherwise.
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