Matt Berninger has shared “Distant Axis,” a new track the The National frontman wrong alongside The Walkmen’s Walter Martin.

“I met Walter Martin fifteen years ago when The National opened for The Walkmen on a tour of shitty clubs in the American Southeast,” Berninger explained via press release. “On that tour I learned a lot about how to be in a band without ruining your life. I also learned a lot about Florida, Tennessee and Georgia. Walt and I have stayed friends and about three years ago we started passing ideas back and forth. ‘Distant Axis’ started from a sketch Walt sent me named ‘Savannah.’ I think it’s about falling out of touch with someone or something you once thought would be there forever.”

Berninger’s debut solo record – Serpentine Prison – will drop on Oct. 2.

Check out “Distant Axis” below: