Matt Berninger's latest solo album, Get Sunk, follows his struggle with depression after his 2020 debut, Serpentine Prison. Confronting a year of paralysis in his songwriting, Berninger aims to leave that dark chapter behind. However, this shift towards a more positive perspective comes with a cost: the nuanced detail and introspection characteristic of his work in The National is notably absent. While some lyrical themes hint at deeper meanings, the vagueness in expression throughout the album leaves a sense of incompleteness, contrasting sharply with the emotional resonance found in his past collaborations.
On his second solo album, Get Sunk, Berninger appears determined to leave his bleak period behind, although this positivity comes at the expense of detail.
The opener 'Inland Ocean' combines tremolo guitar and strings, but Berninger's vague lyrics, like 'Lost cause, I have no emotions,' lack profundity.
Each song on Get Sunk seems to gesture at insights, but the reluctance to delve deeply into emotions leaves the tracks feeling incomplete.
This album lacks the ability to render the mundane dramatic, as seen in the contrast with his previous work that found poetry in everyday moments.
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