The National today release their 6th album, entitled Trouble Will Find Me. A follow up to 2010’s critical success High Violet, frontman Matt Berninger has described Trouble Will Find Me as more “immediate and visceral” than their previous work. The guys play in Cork in June as part of the Live at the Marquee series, and again in Dublin’s 02 in November.

The National have annouced two Irish gigs in November. They will play Belfast’s Odyssey Arena on the 9th and Dublin’s O2 on the 10th. The guys are already due to perform as part on the Live at the Marquee series in Cork  on June 28th. They have recently announced details of their upcoming album Trouble Will Find Me which is due for release in May and will be available for pre-order on itunes from tomorrow.

Tickets for Belfast will cost £30.00 and are on sale on April 11th.

Tickets for Dublin will cost €39.00 and are also on sale April 11th.

Indie heavyweights The National will play Live at the Marquee in Cork on June 28th, their first visit to Ireland since 2010. The Brooklyn based outfit have an incendiary live act and are expected to be releasing a new album this year. Their most recent work, High Violet from 2010, was critically acclaimed and topped charts across the world.

Band Member Aaron Dessner curated a night at Other Voices in November, when three acts he produced performed.

Tickets information is not yet available.

Imagine Ireland & The Burgundy Stain Sessions Present OTHER VOICES NYC: A Celebration Of Music & Literature

Curated by Glen Hansard, Thomas Bartlett and Philip King Benefitting Fighting Words Creative Writing Centre Le Poisson Rouge, New York City, October 27th & 28th, 2011

Famed television program OTHER VOICES kicks off its 10th anniversary celebrations, traveling from its home base in Dingle, Ireland to the heart of NYC to host performances by Glen Hansard, Bryce and Aaron Dessner (The National), Sam Amidon, Thomas Bartlett and more.

Further line up additions to be announced soon. Tickets available at: http://bit.ly/mVux7Z

Other Voices, the internationally acclaimed music series from Ireland, crosses the Atlantic this fall for a special two-night celebration of music and literature at New York’s Le Poisson Rouge on October 27th and 28th.

Other Voices NYC is presented by Imagine Ireland in association with The Burgundy Stain Sessions and will feature performances by Oscar winning Irish artist Glen Hansard (The Swell Season), Bryce & Aaron Dessner (The National), Thomas Bartlett, Laurie Anderson, Sam Amidon, Bell X1, Iarla O’ Lionaird, Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh, Martin Hayes and many more to be announced. In addition to the musical offerings, prominent Irish literary figures including Joseph O’Connor and Colum McCann will perform intimate readings during the two-day event. Tickets are $35 and available at: http://bit.ly/mVux7Z. All sales will benefit the Fighting Words creative writing centre.

Heading into its tenth year, the Other Voices music series–produced by South Wind Blows–is filmed each winter in Ireland, at the tiny, historic and very beautiful two-hundred year old St. James’ Church in Dingle, Co. Kerry. Celebrated Irish and international bands and musicians, along with many of Ireland’s most exciting emerging artists gather in the town, recording in-depth interviews and performing unique live sets to intimate audiences. The series has hosted a myriad of acts from across all genres of music including Glen Hansard, Damien Rice, Amy Winehouse, The National, Snowpatrol, Ray Davies, Josh Ritter, The xx, Florence and the Machine, Ryan Adams, Ellie Goulding, Steve Earle, Emiliana Torrini, James Blunt, Rufus and Martha Wainwright and many more. The series is broadcast on TV stations globally.

Some say that on a clear Atlantic day, you can see New York from Dingle, a picturesque fishing village at the southwestern tip of Ireland. Visible or not, the cultural connections between this rural Irish town and the American metropolis are undeniable. “The DNA of Irish and American music is woven together, each leaving an indelible mark on the other,” says Other Voices Series Editor Philip King. “The gathering of artists in Dingle each year gives voice to that truth.”

Speaking of Other Voices NYC and Fighting Words, King says “There is a continually evolving exchange taking place among a new generation of Irish and American musicians and writers. Many of the great artists contributing to this unique event visited with us in Dingle and found the experience uplifting and inspirational. It’s exciting for us to journey to New York City to continue the conversation.”

Other Voices NYC is part of Culture Ireland’s “Imagine Ireland” program, a year-long celebration of Irish arts in America, funded by the Department of Tourism, Culture and Sport. www.imagineireland.ie

www.othervoicesnyc.com

Series 9 Programme 1 airs on RTE Two Wednesday February 16th at 11.45pm and will feature the most talked about band of 2010, The National, the incredible guitar and vocals of Anna Calvi and leading Irish singer songwriter James Vincent McMorrow. The IMRO Other Room will host the hauntingly beautiful, Jennifer Evans.