Biography
Matthew Donald Berninger (, born February 13, 1971) is an American singer, primarily known as the frontman and lyricist of indie rock band The National. In 2014, he also formed the EL VY project with Brent Knopf of Ramona Falls and Menomena. They released the album Return to the Moon in November 2015. In May 2020, Berninger issued the title track from his solo debut album, Serpentine Prison, released in October 2020. His second solo album, Get Sunk, was released on May 30, 2025. Berninger is known for his classic baritone voice.
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Discography
Records they worked on — most-collected first.
High Violet
2010
Boxer
2007
Trouble Will Find Me
2013
Sleep Well Beast
2017
First Two Pages Of Frankenstein
2023
Alligator
2005
I Am Easy To Find
2019
Love Is Dead
2018
Sad Songs For Dirty Lovers
2003
The Bob's Burgers Music Album Vol. 2
2021
Boxer (Live In Brussels)
2018
Dark Was The Night
2009
Everyone's Getting Involved: A Tribute To Talking Heads' Stop Making Sense
2024
I'll Be Your Mirror (A Tribute To The Velvet Underground & Nico)
2021
Laugh Track
2023
Serpentine Prison
2020
Year Of The Horse
2021
A Skin, A Night / The Virginia EP
2008
Cherry Tree
2004
The National
2001
Return To The Moon
2015
Get Sunk At Union Chapel
2025
A Southern Gothic
2021
Sixty Summers
2021
Credited work
398 releases · 89 albums · active 2001–2026
- Performance · 771
- Other credits · 173
- Production · 33
- Engineering · 9
Studios: Tarquin Studios · Long Pond · Knobworld · Gretchen's Kitchen
Frequent collaborators
- The National
- Various
- Birdy (8)
- Julia Stone
- Fucked Up
- Aaron Dessner
- Grinderman
- Crooked Fingers