Nation of Language – the Brooklyn-based trio made up of Ian Richard Devaney, Aidan Noell, and Alex MacKay – have signed to Sub Pop. Along with the news, they’ve shared a video for the luminous new single ‘Inept Apollo’. Check out the John MacKay-directed clip below, and scroll down for the band’s upcoming tour dates.
Discussing the new song and video, Devanaey said in a press release:
Work is a respite from pain. Whether it’s a paying job or just the thing you pour yourself into, having a direction to move in, finding a flow state, it can move focus away from the heaviness of the heart. So after life’s losses, in moments of despair, we resolve time and time again to dive headfirst into the work as best we can. But the artistic process also tends to be when imposter syndrome rears its ugly head – when I find my inner monologue spiraling: ‘this is the best coping mechanism I have at my disposal and I’m not even qualified to be doing it.’
Accompanying the song is a killer music video by our friend and brother John MacKay: it is an homage to creative pursuits, and in some ways came to represent the feeling of living in a city as an artist. The video feels like walking through an old warehouse in Brooklyn, full of practice spaces and studios, each room occupied by artists striving to express and understand themselves and their place in the world. No matter how bizarre the act may seem or how much self-doubt or pain runs through the mind of the creator, the beautiful thing is the striving and continuing on, rather than the final product or any notion of “success.” The power of creation belongs to all of us; requires the approval of none.
Nation of Language’s most recent album was 2023’s Strange Disciple. Revisit our inspirations interview with Nation of Language.
Nation of Language 2025 Tour Dates:
Sat May 17 – Los Angeles, CA – Cruel World Fest
Sun May 18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
Thu Jul 31 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena **
Sat Aug 02 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena **
Tue Aug 05 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]
Wed Aug 06 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]
Thu Aug 21 – Hamden, CT – Space 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
Sun Sep 21 – Boston, MA – Royale #
Tue Sep 23 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic #
Wed Sep 24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall #
Fri Sep 26 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
Sat Sep 27 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom #
Mon Sep. 29 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown #
Tue Sep 30 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman #
Thu Oct 02 – Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre #
Sat Oct. 04 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory #
Sun Oct 05 – Missoula, MT – Top Hat #
Wed Oct 08 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl ^
Sun Oct 11 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall ^
Mon Oct 13 – San Francisco. CA – The Fillmore ^
Fri Oct 17 – San Diego, CA – Music Box *
Tue Oct 21 – Austin, TX – Mohawk *
Wed Oct 22 – Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Bomb Factory *
Thu. Oct 24 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall *
Sat Oct 25 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse *
Sun Oct 26 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle *
Mon Oct 27 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry *
Wed Oct 29 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *
Thu Oct 30 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
Fri Nov 07 – Dublin, IE – Opium
Sat Nov 08 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester ^
Sun 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 ^
Sun. 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 ^
Sun 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
** with Death Cab For Cutie
! with Safe Mind
# with Greet Death
* with Deeper
^ with Westermann
