Aaron Dessner has said that the follow-up to this year’s National album Trouble Will Find Me will be “raw” and “simple”.

Speaking to NME, Dessner explained that the band would like their seventh album to be a reaction to their very “detailed” 2012 LP. “We’re actually thinking for the next album we make a very raw, un-produced simple record, that nobody will like!” he said.

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He added that song offcuts from the Trouble Will Find Me sessions, of which there are around 10, might end up on a new album. “We’ve talked about it,” said Dessner when asked about when they’ll start working on their next LP. “I’m sure that once we’ve done touring we’ll take at least a year away from the band, but I think that we’re also excited about an idea – like, everyone seems interested in making an album a different way. It might mean a more louder, more live record that is less produced and more, just like, raw and shredding.”

The National recently revealed new song “Lean”, their contribution to The Hunger Games: Catching Fire soundtrack. Scroll down to hear the song.