Nation of Language - Dance Called Memory (Vinyl)
The Sub Pop debut by acclaimed NY band Nation of Language is a spectral, spacious exploration of the possibilities of synth-driven music.Their prior album, 2023’s Strange Disciple, catapulted the group from cultural standouts to critical darlings. It was named Rough Trade’s Album of the Year, and Pitchfork wrote that the band “are learning what it means to get bigger and better.”
Synthpop, minimal wave, post-punk, goth, new romantic — fans and critics alike have dug deeply into their vintage thesauruses to describe the beguiling work of Nation of Language. And if you can’t precisely define the band, that’s the point. Frontman Ian Richard Devaney has become prodigious in expanding what synthesizer-driven music can evoke, such that his output is as much an extrasensory journey as it is an all-too-human destination. With that experience in mind, he wrote the band’s fourth album — the spectral, spacious Dance Called Memory — in the most humble of ways: chipping away at melancholia by sitting around and strumming his guitar.
On Dance Called Memory, the band once again collaborated with friend and Strange Disciple producer Nick Millhiser (LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!). “What’s so great about Nick is his ability to make us feel like we don’t need to do what might be expected of us,” says synth player Aidan Noell, who, along with bassist Alex MacKay, rounds out the Nation of Language lineup.
They imbued Dance Called Memory with a shifted palette — sampling chopped-up drum breaks on “I’m Not Ready for the Change” for a touch of Loveless-era My Bloody Valentine or smashing all of the percussion of “In Another Life” through a synthesizer to cast a shade of early-2000s electronic music.
Available as Loser Edition on Clear with Black and Blue hi-Melt Vinyl & CD
Tracklist:
01. Can't Face Another One
02. In Another Life
03. Silhouette
04. Now That You're Gone
05. I'm Not Ready for the Change
06. Can You Reach Me
07. Inept Apollo
08. Under the Water
09. In Your Head
10. Nights of Weight
The Sub Pop debut by acclaimed NY band Nation of Language is a spectral, spacious exploration of the possibilities of synth-driven music.Their prior album, 2023’s Strange Disciple, catapulted the group from cultural standouts to critical darlings. It was named Rough Trade’s Album of the Year, and Pitchfork wrote that the band “are learning what it means to get bigger and better.”
Synthpop, minimal wave, post-punk, goth, new romantic — fans and critics alike have dug deeply into their vintage thesauruses to describe the beguiling work of Nation of Language. And if you can’t precisely define the band, that’s the point. Frontman Ian Richard Devaney has become prodigious in expanding what synthesizer-driven music can evoke, such that his output is as much an extrasensory journey as it is an all-too-human destination. With that experience in mind, he wrote the band’s fourth album — the spectral, spacious Dance Called Memory — in the most humble of ways: chipping away at melancholia by sitting around and strumming his guitar.
On Dance Called Memory, the band once again collaborated with friend and Strange Disciple producer Nick Millhiser (LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!). “What’s so great about Nick is his ability to make us feel like we don’t need to do what might be expected of us,” says synth player Aidan Noell, who, along with bassist Alex MacKay, rounds out the Nation of Language lineup.
They imbued Dance Called Memory with a shifted palette — sampling chopped-up drum breaks on “I’m Not Ready for the Change” for a touch of Loveless-era My Bloody Valentine or smashing all of the percussion of “In Another Life” through a synthesizer to cast a shade of early-2000s electronic music.
Available as Loser Edition on Clear with Black and Blue hi-Melt Vinyl & CD
Tracklist:
01. Can't Face Another One
02. In Another Life
03. Silhouette
04. Now That You're Gone
05. I'm Not Ready for the Change
06. Can You Reach Me
07. Inept Apollo
08. Under the Water
09. In Your Head
10. Nights of Weight
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