Nation of Language Announce New Album ‘Dance Called Memory’, Share New Single
Nation of Language have announced Dance Called Memory, their fourth album and first for Sub Pop. The 10-track LP, which follows Strange Disciple, arrives on September 19. It features the previously released single ‘Inept Apollo’, as well as the new song ‘I’m Not Ready for the Change’, which injects the group’s gleaming synthpop with a dose of shoegaze. Check it out via director John MacKay’s video below, and scroll down for the album cover and tracklist.
Dance Called Memory finds Nation of Language reuniting with collaborator Nick Millhiser, who recorded, produced, and mixed the album in New York City. It was mastered by Heba Kadry in Brooklyn. “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,” synth player Aidan Noell commented in a press release.
Reflecting on the philosophy behind the record, frontman Ian Richard Devaney said: “There is a dichotomy between the Kraftwerk school of thought and the Brian Eno school of thought, each of which I’ve been drawn to at different points. I’ve read about how Kraftwerk wanted to remove all of the humanity from their music, but Eno often spoke about wanting to make synthesized music that felt distinctly human. As much as Kraftwerk is a sonically foundational influence, with this record I leaned much more towards the Eno school of thought. In this era quickly being defined by the rise of AI supplanting human creators I’m focusing more on the human condition, and I need the underlying music to support that… Instead of hopelessness, I want to leave the listener with a feeling of us really seeing one another, that our individual struggles can actually unite us in empathy.”
Revisit our inspirations interview with Nation of Language.
Dance Called Memory Cover Artwork:
Dance Called Memory Tracklist:
1. Can’t Face Another One
2. In Another Life
3. Silhouette
4. Now That You’re Gone
5. I’m Not Ready for the Change
6. Can You Reach Me
7. Inept Apollo
8. Under the Water
9. In Your Head
10. Nights of Weight
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