The band scheduled a worldwide tour in support of the album, which began in September 2017. In August 2017, “The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness” became the band’s first song to reach number one on a Billboard songs chart, reaching number one on the Adult Alternative Songs chart. On November 28, 2017, the album was nominated for two Grammy Awards : for Best Alternative Music Album and Best Recording Package , later winning the Grammy for Best Alternative Music Album, which bassist Scott Devendorf accepted on behalf of the band. While on tour to support the album, the National performed new music during a performance in Zagreb, Croatia. The band wrote the music for the 2018 musical Cyrano by Erica Schmidt , an adaptation of the 1896 play Cyrano de Bergerac by Edmond Rostand , which starred Schmidt’s husband Peter Dinklage in the lead role. Like most of the National’s music, the songs for Cyrano all have lyrics by Besser and Berninger, and music by the Dessner brothers.
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