Uploaded April 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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
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Matt Berninger
Joanne Setterington
Indoor Recess Public Relations
Concord Records
Book Records
Shaun Gibson
Henry Martins
Blaine Thurier
Simon Lok (intro music)
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Shauna Theroux
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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
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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
