Matt Berninger

Matt Berninger is the vocalist and lyricist for Grammy Award-winning band The National. His songwriting has long garnered praise for its poignant clarity, jagged-edged wit and intimately emotive melodies. Outside of his long career with The National, Berninger formed EL VY with Brent Knopf, and released two solo albums - „Serpentine Prison” (2020), and „Get Sunk”, which came out in May 2025. Berninger is also a visual artist, painting on white boards of song titles and lyrics while working in the studio. Matt’s latest medium is baseballs, on which he pens lyrics and poems across their white leather and red stitching. His songwriting is deeply rooted in his artmaking, as both lean toward fragmentary, collage-like curiosity. There is a porous boundary between artist, poet, lyricist and singer, and all contribute to Berninger’s creative wanderings. See him live at Open’er - July 1, Tent Stage!