Aaron split fears

DESPITE heading for No1, The National admit splitting up is always a possibility.

Multi-instrumentalist Aaron Dessner revealed: “I think nobody takes it for granted.

“We’re all very thankful, but it’s a fragile democracy, and everyone has different things that they want out of life, and we live in different places all over the world now, so the fact that we still do this, and do it well, is definitely unique.”

Sleep Well Beast is the band’s first album in four years so The National’s sound has changed.

Dessner added: “There was a deeper level of experimentation, and we went to greater lengths to be inspired.

“We built a studio on my property in upstate New York and designed it for how we wanted it to work.

“It was a really fun experience, and I think what came out of it is something in a special, new chapter for the band.”