PIAS NATION OF LANGUAGE MARK THEIR ARRIVAL TO PLAY IT AGAIN SAM WITH ‘THE GREY COMMUTE' – A RELEASE THAT CONSIDERS THE ABSURDITY OF UNFETTERED CAPITALISM SIGNED TO PLAY IT AGAIN SAM ⇥ PUBLISHED ON 20 OCTOBER, 2021 Brooklyn’s Nation of Language is Ian Devaney, Aidan Noell, and Michael Sue-Poi. In May of 2020, they released their debut album, Introduction, Presence – a record that took roughly four full years to make. And not because they lacked ideas, but mostly because they lacked any resources to complete it. They had a very clear idea of what they wanted Nation of Language to be after finding a lot of inspiration from bands like OMD and early punk/new-wave records, but the cost of going into a proper studio and putting an album together seemed so far out of reach. Whenever they could scrounge up a few hundred extra bucks beyond their rent and basic needs they’d go in and just make singles. Once completed, months would pass before they’d feel like they could afford to make the next one, so they were just a band releasing sporadic singles for what seemed like an eternity. Another pressing quickly sold, and a third, and soon during the lockdowns of 2020 they were confronted with an unexpected new decision to make. With the proceeds from Introduction, Presence they could either pay themselves back their wedding savings, or they could pay for the studio time to make a second album. They chose the latter. The process of their second and forthcoming album, A Way Forward made for a very different recording experience. It was more relaxed and confident – the first record had done so much better than they’d ever imagined it could, and because of that, they felt it best to trust themselves and follow their instincts. They made it in a much smaller time frame and with a bit more understanding of the recording process, and the result is that it feels more like a proper record rather than a collection of singles. They went back in with Abe Seiferth for some of the record, but also worked with Nick Millhiser (of Holy Ghost!) on a few tracks at his Brooklyn studio. In the end, they put together a record more rooted in Krautrock and early electronic music, as a result of listening to a lot of Kraftwerk, Laurie Spiegel, and Cluster around that time. PRE-ORDER Nation Of Language are in the midst of their first-ever US headline tour, performing at mostly sold-out venues, while properly celebrating their acclaimed 2020 debut for the first time. This January, the band is set for an EU and UK tour with Berlin, Leeds, Glasgow, Manchester, and London sold out already. Limited tickets are available for other live dates here. Follow Nation of Language here: WEBSITE | TWITTER | INSTAGRAM | NEXT IN NEXT IN ⇥ PROUDLY PRESENTING SHIBASHI 5