Brooklyn indie pop trio Nation of Language have announced their signing to Sub Pop and released their debut single on the label, “Inept Apollo.” What’s more, the band has revealed an extensive headlining tour for 2025, set to cover North America, the UK, and Europe from August to late November.
“Inept Apollo” pairs bubbling synths with lead singer Ian Richard Devaney’s airy vocals, creating a contrast with the inner turmoil expressed in its lyrics. “Embraced and left alone/ How many miles ago?” he ponders. “Unbreak the spell/ I remember how it was before.” Stream it below.
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Devaney elaborated on the song’s themes in a statement: “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.”
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The new song is accompanied by a music video directed by John MacKay, which Devaney described as feeling 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.” Watch the clip below.
The newly announced headlining tour expands on previously teased dates in cities like Brooklyn and London. The North American leg kicks off on August 21st in Hamden, Connecticut, with subsequent stops planned for Chicago, Vancouver, Austin, Atlanta, and many other cities before concluding in Washington, DC on October 30th. Following the North American dates, Nation of Language will take their tour to the UK and Europe, wrapping up in late November.
Tickets for the tour go on sale to the general public this Friday, May 16th at 10:00 a.m. local time via Ticketmaster and Nation of Language’s official website. An artist pre-sale is ongoing.
Ahead of the tour, Nation of Language are set to make festival appearances at Cruel World and Kilby Block Party, followed by a string of opening dates on Death Cab for Cutie’s Plans 20th anniversary tour. Get tickets for those shows here.
Nation of Language’s most recent album, Strange Disciple, was released in 2023. Get your copy here.
Nation of Language 2025 Tour Dates:
05/17 – Los Angeles, CA @ Cruel World Fest
05/18 – Salt Lake City, UT @ Kilby Block Party
07/31 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena **
08/02 – Seattle, WA @ Climate Pledge Arena **
08/05 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater **
08/06 – Chicago, IL @ Chicago Theater **
08/21 – Hamden, CT @ Space Ballroom !
08/22 – Woodstock, NY @ Bearsville Theater !
08/23 – Portland, ME @ State Theatre !
09/18 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
09/19 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
09/20 – Brooklyn, NY @ Warsaw
09/21 – Boston, MA @ Royale #
09/23 – Detroit, MI @ The Majestic #
09/24 – Chicago, IL @ Thalia Hall #
09/26 – Minneapolis, MN @ First Avenue #
09/27 – Milwaukee, WI @ Turner Hall Ballroom #
09/29 – Omaha, NE @ Slowdown #
09/30 – Kansas City, MO @ The Truman #
10/02 – Denver, CO @ The Gothic Theatre #
10/04 – Boise, ID @ Knitting Factory #
10/05 – Missoula, MT @ Top Hat #
10/08 – Vancouver, BC @ The Pearl ^
10/11 – Portland, OR @ Revolution Hall ^
10/13 – San Francisco, CA @ The Fillmore ^
10/17 – San Diego, CA @ Music Box *
10/21 – Austin, TX @ Mohawk *
10/22 – Dallas, TX @ The Studio at The Bomb Factory *
10/24 – Houston, TX @ White Oak Music Hall *
10/25 – Atlanta, GA @ Variety Playhouse *
10/26 – Chapel Hill, NC @ Cat’s Cradle *
10/27 – Richmond, VA @ The Broadberry *
10/29 – Philadelphia, PA @ Union Transfer *
10/30 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club *
11/07 – Dublin, IE @ Opium
11/08 – Manchester, UK @ O2 Ritz Manchester ^
11/09 – Glasgow, UK @ St. Luke’s ^
11/11 – Cardiff, UK @ Tramshed ^
11/12 – London, UK @ The Roundhouse ^
11/14 – Paris, FR @ Elysee Montmartre ^
11/15 – Amsterdam, NL @ Melkweg ^
11/16 – Nijmegen, NL @ Doornroosje ^
11/18 – Cologne, DE @ Gloria ^
11/19 – Hamburg, DE @ Uebel & Gefährlich ^
11/21 – Berlin, DE @ Columbiahalle ^
11/22 – Munich, DE @ Technikum ^
11/23 – Milan, IT @ Magazzini Generali
11/26 – Barcelona, ES @ Razzmatazz
11/27 – Madrid, ES @ La Riviera
11/28 – Lisbon, PT @ LAV
** = w/ Death Cab For Cutie
! = w/ Safe Mind
# = w/ Greet Death
* = w/ Deeper
^ = w/ Westermann
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