The National unveil new single "Sunshine On My Back" featuring Sharon Van Etten
02 April 2015, 13:20
| Written by
Laurence Day
The National have unveiled a brand new single called "Sunshine On My Back", featuring Sharon Van Etten on vocals, and you can listen to it now.
Speaking to the band in October, the band's Scott Devendorf explained the band possibly recording new music for their seventh long-player.
"Sunshine On My Back" was recorded during sessions for their last record, and comes with every rental or purchase of the documentary Mistaken For Strangers via VHX.
The band's most recent LP was Trouble Will Find Me, which was released in 2013.
Stream "Sunshine On My Back" below via Spotify.
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