Matt Berninger Leans Into the Misheard Lyric for New 'Type It Up' EP

Matt Berninger did something bold: he heard what people actually heard, and then built a song around it.

The National's lead voice has dropped the Type It Up EP, and the title track came straight from a moment of accidental comedy. For years, listeners kept mishearing one of his lines as something completely different—we're talking a pretty major wardrobe misunderstanding. Instead of fighting the tide, Berninger decided to swap the chorus and lean all the way in. That's the kind of move that separates artists who get the joke from ones who don't.

He's also got a new video in the mix, which means there's a whole rollout happening here. It's a reminder that sometimes the best moments in music come from accepting what your audience hears, even when it's not what you meant to say. Berninger's always had that dry wit anyway—this just makes it official.

Head to the source to see what he actually cooked up.

Read the full story at Pitchfork → https://pitchfork.com/story/the-nationals-matt-berninger-launches-type-it-up-ep-with-new-video/