Nation of Language Signal to Sub Pop, Announce Tour, and Launch New Single “Inept Apollo”
Watch the Video for “Inept Apollo”
Might 15, 2025
Pictures by Ebru Yildiz
Synth-pop trio Nation of Language have signed to Sub Pop and in honor of this thrilling information they’ve launched a brand new single, “Inept Apollo,” and introduced some tour dates in North America, the EU, and the UK. Beneath watch the video for “Inept Apollo,” adopted by the tour dates.
The Brooklyn-based band options Ian Richard Devaney (lead vocals, guitar), Aidan Noell (synthesizer), and Alex MacKay (bass guitar).
“Work is a respite from ache. Whether or not it’s a paying job or simply the factor you pour your self into, having a path to maneuver in, discovering a circulate state, it may well transfer focus away from the heaviness of the guts. So after life’s losses, in moments of despair, we resolve time and time once more to dive headfirst into the work as finest we are able to. However the creative course of additionally tends to be when imposter syndrome rears its ugly head—after I discover my interior monologue spiraling: ‘that is the perfect coping mechanism I’ve at my disposal and I’m not even certified to be doing it.’
“Accompanying the track is a killer music video by our good friend and brother John MacKay: it’s an homage to inventive pursuits, and in some methods got here to characterize the sensation of dwelling in a metropolis as an artist. The video seems like strolling by an previous warehouse in Brooklyn, filled with observe areas and studios, every room occupied by artists striving to precise and perceive themselves and their place on the planet. Irrespective of how weird the act could appear or how a lot self-doubt or ache runs by the thoughts of the creator, the gorgeous factor is the striving and persevering with on, quite than the ultimate product or any notion of ‘success.’ The facility of creation belongs to all of us; requires the approval of none.”
Nation of Language launched a brand new album, Unusual Disciple, in 2023 by way of [PIAS]. It was one in all our High 100 Albums of 2023. Unusual Disciple was the band’s third album and the follow-up to 2021’s A Method Ahead and 2020’s Introduction, Presence.
Learn our interview with Nation of Language on A Method Ahead.
Nation of Language additionally took half in our twentieth anniversary Covers of Covers album, the place they lined Damaged Social Scene’s “Stars and Sons.”
Nation of Language Tour Dates:
Spring & Summer time 2025 Pageant + Help Reveals
Sat. Might 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Merciless World Fest
Solar. Might 18 – Salt Lake Metropolis, UT – Kilby Block Get together
Thu. Jul. 31 – Seattle, WA – Local weather Pledge Area **
Sat. Aug. 02 – Seattle, WA – Local weather Pledge Area **
Tue. Aug. 05 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]
Wed. Aug. 06 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]
August – October 2025
North American Headline Reveals
Thu. Aug. 21 – Hamden, CT – House Ballroom !
Fri. Aug. 22 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater !
Sat. Aug. 23 – Portland, ME – State Theatre !
Thu. Sep. 18 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
Fri. Sep. 19 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
Sat. Sep. 20 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
Solar. Sep. 21 – Boston, MA – Royale #
Tue. Sep. 23 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic #
Wed. Sep. 24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Corridor #
Fri. Sep. 26 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
Sat. Sep. 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Corridor Ballroom #
Mon. Sep. 29 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown #
Tue. Sep. 30 – Kansas Metropolis, MO – The Truman #
Thu. Oct. 02 – Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre #
Sat. Oct. 04 – Boise, ID – Knitting Manufacturing unit #
Solar. Oct. 05 – Missoula, MT – High Hat #
Wed. Oct. 08 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl ^
Solar. Oct. 11 – Portland, OR – Revolution Corridor ^
Mon. Oct. 13 – San Francisco. CA – The Fillmore ^
Fri. Oct. 17 – San Diego, CA – Music Field *
Tue. Oct. 21 – Austin, TX – Mohawk *
Wed. Oct. 22 – Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Bomb Manufacturing unit *
Thu. Oct. 24 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Corridor *
Sat. Oct. 25 – Atlanta, GA – Selection Playhouse *
Solar. Oct. 26 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle *
Mon. Oct. 27 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry *
Wed. Oct. 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Switch *
Thu. Oct. 30 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Membership *
November 2025
UK/EU Headlining Reveals
Fri. Nov. 07 – Dublin, IE – Opium
Sat. Nov. 08 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester ^
Solar. Nov. 09 – Glasgow, UK – St. Luke’s ^
Tue. Nov. 11 – Cardiff, UK – Tramshed ^
Wed. Nov. 12 – London, UK – The Roundhouse ^
Fri. Nov. 14 – Paris, FR – Elysee Montmartre ^
Sat. Nov. 15 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg ^
Solar. Nov. 16 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje ^
Tue. Nov. 18 – Cologne, DE – Gloria ^
Wed. Nov. 19 – Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefährlich ^
Fri. Nov. 21 – Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle ^
Sat. Nov. 22 – Munich, DE – Technikum ^
Solar. Nov. 23 – Milan, IT – Magazzini Generali
Wed. Nov. 26 – Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz
Thu. Nov. 27 – Madrid, ES – La Riviera
Fri. Nov. 28 – Lisbon, PT – LAV
** w/ Dying Cab For Cutie
! w/ Secure Thoughts
# w/ Greet Dying
* w/ Deeper
^ w/ Westermann
