The National Debut New Song ‘Prime’

The National PrimeThere’s been a pair of soundtrack covers for Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones this year, but now the tally of new National songs perhaps set for LP6 has increased by 3, as Matt Berninger and crew unveiled numbers at an All Tomorrow’s Parties festival they curated in England this week. “I Need My Girl” and “Rylan” arrived last winter in familiar forlorn territory, while “Prime” finds them burning down the house —  à la “About Today” almost, in its unhinged outro. Berninger’s a bit tipsy, even sweaty, for the take:

“Sullivan” and “Lola” were the other two.