Matt Berninger

Matt Berninger

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Matt Berringer, born February 13, 1971 in Cincinnati, Ohio, rose to fame as the lead singer of The National, a band he founded with his college buddy Scott Devendorf, though not until Berringer was nearly 30. They became indie-rock darlings from their first album, 2001’s The National. Berringer branched out in 2015 forming the duo EL VY with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls. He moved closer to a solo career by contributing “Walking on a String”, a duet with Phoebe Bridgers, to the soundtrack of Between Two Ferns: The Movie, and released his first proper solo album, Serpentine Prison, in October of 2020. The record, produced by soul legend Booker T. Jones, featured help from Devendorf and Knopf as well as a host of others and sounded not unlike the somber indie-rock that The National specialized in. The album went top 40 in numerous European countries and the title track was a top 10 hit in Belgium. Another track from the LP, “One More Second”, also went top 10 in Belgium and additionally hit the top 40 on the American Adult Album Alternative chart. Still singing for The National on 2023's First Two Pages of Frankenstein and Laugh Track, Berninger now located in Connecticut recorded his sophomore solo album Get Sunk (2025), with producer Sean O'Brien, featuring guests as trumpeter Kyle Resnick, gutiarists Harrison Whitford and Meg Duffy from Hand Habits, Julia Laws from Ronboy and Booker T. Jones on keyboards.

Top tracks

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Inland Ocean
Matt Berninger
Inland Ocean
04:54
Composers: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin
01
Bonnet Of Pins
Matt Berninger
Bonnet Of Pins
04:47
Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
01
Walking on a String
Matt Berninger
Walking on a String
04:09
Writer: Matt Berninger - Carin Besser / Composers: Mike Brewer
01
A Lyke Wake Dirge
Matt Berninger
A Lyke Wake Dirge
04:00
Writer: Traditional (Public Domain) / Composers: Traditional (Public Domain)
05
Breaking Into Acting
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
03:34
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
10
Serpentine Prison
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
04:32
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford
03
One More Second
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
05:22
Writer: Matt Berninger - Matt Sheehy / Composers: Matt Berninger - Matt Sheehy
06
Nowhere Special
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
04:58
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
05
Silver Springs
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
03:53
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford
04
Frozen Oranges
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
04:08
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
07
Little By Little
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
05:01
Writer: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer / Composers: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer
01
I’m Waiting For The Man
Matt Berninger
I’m Waiting For The Man
03:44
Composers: Lou Reed
09
Silver Jeep
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
03:53
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
02
Walking on a String (Alt Version)
Matt Berninger
Walking on a String
04:37
Writer: Carin Besser - Matt Berninger / Composers: Mike Brewer
12
The Time I Have Left
Bright Eyes
Five Dice, All Threes
03:33
Composers: Conor Oberst - Nathaniel Walcott
01
Who Loves The Sun
Matt Berninger
Who Loves The Sun
02:36
Writer: Lou Reed / Composers: Lou Reed
01
Blue Monday
Matt Berninger
Blue Monday
04:39
Composers: Bernard Sumner - Gillian Gilbert - Peter Hook - Stephen Morris
01
Distant Axis
Matt Berninger
Distant Axis
04:25
Writer: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin / Composers: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin
02
No Love
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
03:55
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
10
Times Of Difficulty
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
05:19
Writer: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer / Composers: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer
04
Loved So Little
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
04:55
Writer: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer / Composers: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer
07
Take Me Out of Town
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
04:11
Writer: Matt Berninger - Hayden Desser / Composers: Matt Berninger - Hayden Desser
01
Hush (Theme From Turn)
Joy Williams
AMC's Turn: Washington's Spies Original Soundtrack Season 1
03:17
Composers: Charlie Peacock - Joy Williams - Matt Berninger
08
Junk
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
02:54
Writer: Matt Berninger - Paul Maroon / Composers: Matt Berninger - Paul Maroon
01
One More Second (Future Islands Remix)
Matt Berninger
One More Second (Future Islands Remix)
04:09
Composers: Matt Berninger - Matt Sheehy
09
All For Nothing
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
03:05
Writer: Matt Berninger - Brent Knopf / Composers: Matt Berninger - Brent Knopf
03
Coming Down (feat. Matt Berninger)
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
Only Run
03:43
08
Collar Of Your Shirt
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
05:14
Writer: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin / Composers: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin
07
I Like Long Words
Cody
Helpsters: Apple TV+ Original Series Soundtrack, Vol. 1
01:08
Writer: Paul Buckley / Composers: Paul Buckley
04
Art Song
Bob's Burgers
Christmas
01:36
Writer: Steven Davis / Composers: Tim Dacey
06
Oh Dearie
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
03:16
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford
12
Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
03:27
Writer: John D. Loudermilk / Composers: John D. Loudermilk
20
I'll See You In My Dreams
Matt Berninger
Boardwalk Empire Volume 2: Music From The HBO Original Series
01:47
Writer: Isham Jones - Gus Kahn / Composers: Isham Jones - Gus Kahn
01
My Eyes Are T-Shirts
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
02:40
Writer: Matt Berninger - Scott Devendorf / Composers: Matt Berninger - Scott Devendorf
04
Pray It Away
Hannah Georgas
All That Emotion
03:25
01
Let It Be
Matt Berninger
Let It Be
03:42
Writer: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer / Composers: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer
01
Disaster
Ronboy
Disaster
02:52
Composers: Julia Laws - Matt Berninger
13
In Spite Of Me
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
02:20
Writer: Mark J. Sandman / Composers: Mark J. Sandman
11
European Son
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
05:26
Writer: John Davies Cale - Sterling Morrison - Lou Reed - Maureen Ann Tucker / Composers: John Davies Cale - Sterling Morrison - Lou Reed - Maureen Ann Tucker
14
Big Bird
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
03:16
Writer: Booker T. Jones - Eddie Floyd / Composers: Booker T. Jones - Eddie Floyd
01
No Love (Live At Union Chapel / 2025)
Matt Berninger
No Love
03:55
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
16
The End
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
04:26
Writer: Benjamin Lanz / Composers: Benjamin Lanz

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  • Discography
Albums
Get Sunk
℗ 2025 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
30-05-2025
Get Sunk
01
Inland Ocean
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
04:54
Writer: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin / Composers: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin
02
No Love
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
03:55
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
03
Bonnet Of Pins
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
04:47
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
04
Frozen Oranges
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
04:08
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
05
Breaking Into Acting
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
03:34
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
06
Nowhere Special
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
04:58
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
07
Little By Little
Matt Berninger
Get Sunk
05:01
Writer: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer / Composers: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Serpentine Prison
℗ 2020 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
20-05-2020
Serpentine Prison
01
My Eyes Are T-Shirts
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
02:40
Writer: Matt Berninger - Scott Devendorf / Composers: Matt Berninger - Scott Devendorf
02
Distant Axis
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
04:25
Writer: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin / Composers: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin
03
One More Second
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
05:22
Writer: Matt Berninger - Matt Sheehy / Composers: Matt Berninger - Matt Sheehy
04
Loved So Little
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
04:55
Writer: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer / Composers: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer
05
Silver Springs
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
03:53
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford
06
Oh Dearie
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
03:16
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford
07
Take Me Out of Town
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison
04:11
Writer: Matt Berninger - Hayden Desser / Composers: Matt Berninger - Hayden Desser
Access the complete album info (10 songs)
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
℗ 2021 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
20-05-2020
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
01
My Eyes Are T-Shirts
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
02:40
Writer: Matt Berninger - Scott Devendorf / Composers: Matt Berninger - Scott Devendorf
02
Distant Axis
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
04:25
Writer: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin / Composers: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin
03
One More Second
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
05:22
Writer: Matt Berninger - Matt Sheehy / Composers: Matt Berninger - Matt Sheehy
04
Loved So Little
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
04:55
Writer: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer / Composers: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer
05
Silver Springs
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
03:53
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford
06
Oh Dearie
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
03:16
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger - Harrison Whitford
07
Take Me Out of Town
Matt Berninger
Serpentine Prison (Deluxe Edition)
04:11
Writer: Matt Berninger - Hayden Desser / Composers: Matt Berninger - Hayden Desser
Access the complete album info (16 songs)
Singles
Who Loves The Sun
℗ 2026 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. A Concord Label Group Release.
02-03-2026
Who Loves The Sun
01
Who Loves The Sun
Matt Berninger
Who Loves The Sun
02:36
Writer: Lou Reed / Composers: Lou Reed
Blue Monday
℗ 2025 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
07-01-2026
Blue Monday
01
Blue Monday
Matt Berninger
Blue Monday
04:39
Composers: Bernard Sumner - Gillian Gilbert - Peter Hook - Stephen Morris
No Love
℗ 2025 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
14-10-2025
No Love
01
No Love (Live At Union Chapel / 2025)
Matt Berninger
No Love
03:55
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
02
No Love
Matt Berninger
No Love
03:55
Writer: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger / Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
Disaster
2025 Ronboy
15-08-2025
Disaster
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Disaster
Ronboy
Disaster
02:52
Composers: Julia Laws - Matt Berninger
Inland Ocean
℗ 2025 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
07-05-2025
Inland Ocean
01
Inland Ocean
Matt Berninger
Inland Ocean
04:54
Composers: Matt Berninger - Walter Martin
Breaking Into Acting
℗ 2025 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
18-04-2025
Breaking Into Acting
01
Breaking Into Acting
Matt Berninger
Breaking Into Acting
03:34
Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
Bonnet Of Pins
℗ 2025 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
11-03-2025
Bonnet Of Pins
01
Bonnet Of Pins
Matt Berninger
Bonnet Of Pins
04:47
Composers: Sean O'Brien - Matt Berninger
I Know You Know Me
℗ 2022 Rounder Records, A Concord Label Group Release.
04-02-2022
I Know You Know Me
01
I Know You Know Me
Caroline Spence
I Know You Know Me
03:19
Writer: Caroline Spence - Thomas Finchum - Peter Groenwald / Composers: Caroline Spence - Thomas Finchum - Peter Groenwald
I’m Waiting For The Man
℗ 2021 UMG Recordings, Inc.
30-07-2021
I’m Waiting For The Man
01
I’m Waiting For The Man
Matt Berninger
I’m Waiting For The Man
03:44
Composers: Lou Reed
Let It Be
℗ 2021 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
19-02-2021
Let It Be
01
Let It Be
Matt Berninger
Let It Be
03:42
Writer: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer / Composers: Matt Berninger - Mike Brewer
One More Second (Future Islands Remix)
℗ 2020 Matt Berninger., Under exclusive license to Concord Records. Distributed by Concord.
20-11-2020
One More Second (Future Islands Remix)
01
One More Second (Future Islands Remix)
Matt Berninger
One More Second (Future Islands Remix)
04:09
Composers: Matt Berninger - Matt Sheehy
Pray It Away
℗ 2020 2020 Arts & Crafts Productions Inc. under exclusive license to Brassland
17-11-2020
Pray It Away
01
Pray It Away
Hannah Georgas
Pray It Away
03:25