Sub Pop will be the new home for Nation of Language, the Brooklyn, New York-based trio composed of Ian Richard Devaney (lead vocals, guitar), Aidan Noell (synthesizer), and Alex MacKay (bass guitar). Today, they celebrate the announcement by sharing the video for new single ‘Inept Apollo’ directed by John MacKay.
Devaney offers the following on the ‘Inept Apollo’ song and video:
“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 is also announcing international headlining tour dates in North America, the EU, and the UK for the autumn of 2025. Their UK and EU trek starts Friday 7 November in Dublin at Opium and ends Friday 28 November in Lisbon at LAV. Nation of Language will headline some of their largest UK/EU venues to date on this run, including The Roundhouse in London on Wednesday 8 November and Columbiahalle in Berlin on Friday 21 November.
Support for the UK/EU shows will be Westerman.
Presale tickets for the European tour (Pass: APOLLO) are also live now, with tickets on sale to the general public Friday 16 May at 10 am (BST).
Nation of Language Live Dates
Spring & Summer 2025 Festival + Support Shows
May
17 – Los Angeles, CA – Cruel World Fest
18 – Salt Lake City, UT – Kilby Block Party
July
31 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena **
August
2 – Seattle, WA – Climate Pledge Arena **
5 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]
6 – Chicago, IL – Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]
North American Headline Shows
August
21 – Hamden, CT – Space Ballroom !
22 – Woodstock, NY – Bearsville Theater !
23 – Portland, ME – State Theatre !
September
18 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
19 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
20 – Brooklyn, NY – Warsaw
21 – Boston, MA – Royale #
23 – Detroit, MI – The Majestic #
24 – Chicago, IL – Thalia Hall #
26 – Minneapolis, MN – First Avenue #
27 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom #
29 – Omaha, NE – Slowdown #
30 – Kansas City, MO – The Truman #
October
2 – Denver, CO – The Gothic Theatre #
4 – Boise, ID – Knitting Factory #
5 – Missoula, MT – Top Hat #
8 – Vancouver, BC – The Pearl ^
11 – Portland, OR – Revolution Hall ^
13 – San Francisco. CA – The Fillmore ^
17 – San Diego, CA – Music Box *
21 – Austin, TX – Mohawk *
22 – Dallas, TX – The Studio at The Bomb Factory *
24 – Houston, TX – White Oak Music Hall *
25 – Atlanta, GA – Variety Playhouse *
26 – Chapel Hill, NC – Cat’s Cradle *
27 – Richmond, VA – The Broadberry *
29 – Philadelphia, PA – Union Transfer *
30 – Washington, DC – 9:30 Club *
UK/EU Headlining Shows
November
7 – Dublin, IE – Opium
8 – Manchester, UK – O2 Ritz Manchester ^
9 – Glasgow, UK – St. Luke’s ^
11 – Cardiff, UK – Tramshed ^
12 – London, UK – The Roundhouse ^
14 – Paris, FR – Elysee Montmartre ^
15 – Amsterdam, NL – Melkweg ^
16 – Nijmegen, NL – Doornroosje ^
18 – Cologne, DE – Gloria ^
19 – Hamburg, DE – Uebel & Gefährlich ^
21 – Berlin, DE – Columbiahalle ^
22 – Munich, DE – Technikum ^
23 – Milan, IT – Magazzini Generali
26 – Barcelona, ES – Razzmatazz
27 – Madrid, ES – La Riviera
28 – Lisbon, PT – LAV
** w/ Death Cab For Cutie
! w/ Safe Mind
# w/ Greet Death
* w/ Deeper
^ w/ Westermann
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