Listen: Matt Berninger's "Serpentine Prison"

Come October, The National's Matt Berninger will release his debut solo full-length Serpentine Prison, and today we're getting a first taste of the album in the form of Serpentine Prison, the title song, a languidly unfurling tune that finds the singer crooning over ruminative guitar flecks and horns, reflecting on his struggle with sobriety and isolation ("You're gonna have a pretty hard time without drugs, without love," Berninger sings at one point). Give the dark ballad a go below -