 Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Bhendi yakaronga rwendo rwenyika yose mukutsigira album, iyo yakatanga munaSeptember 2017. Muna Nyamavhuvhu 2017, The System Only Dreams in Total Darkness yakava rwiyo rwekutanga rweboka kusvika panhamba yekutanga pane Billboard nziyo chati, ichisvika panhamba yekutanga pane Adult Alternative Songs chati. Musi waNovember 28, 2017, iyo album yakasarudzwa kune maviri maGrammy Awards: nokuda kweBest Alternative Music Album uye Best Recording Package, gare gare kuhwina Grammy nokuda kweBest Alternative Music Album. Pavaive parwendo rwekutsigira dambarefu, The National vakaita mimhanzi nyowani panguva yemutambo muZagreb, Croatia. 