Nation of Language – In Your Head
Nation of Language delivers their most feral moment yet with “In Your Head,” the latest preview from Dance Called Memory, dropping September 19th via Sub Pop. The Brooklyn trio—Ian Richard Devaney, Aidan Noell, and Alex MacKay—channel natural exposure through frenetic production that feels distinctly human in an AI-dominated era.
Producer Nick Millhiser (LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!) returns after working on 2023’s Strange Disciple, helping the band lean into Brian Eno’s school of synthesized humanity over Kraftwerk’s calculated coldness. Devaney’s operatic vocals leap across jagged post-punk arrangements illuminated by Human League-style synths, creating something that fills rooms quite pleasantly.
“In Your Head” follows radio single “Inept Apollo,” which hit #18 on Billboard’s chart, plus previous standouts “I’m Not Ready for the Change” and “Under the Water.” Each track showcases the band’s evolution from their 2020 debut Introduction, Presence through recent acclaim for Strange Disciple.
The 51-date international tour kicks off tomorrow, including three hometown album release shows at Warsaw and major appearances at London’s Roundhouse and Berlin’s Columbiahalle.
North America:
- August 20 – The Stone Church, Brattleboro, VT
- August 21 – Space Ballroom, Hamden, CT
- August 22 – Bearsville Theater, Woodstock, NY
- August 23 – State Theatre, Portland, ME
- September 18 – Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
- September 19 – Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
- September 20 – Warsaw, Brooklyn, NY
- September 21 – Royale, Boston, MA
- September 23 – The Majestic, Detroit, MI
- September 24 – Thalia Hall, Chicago, IL
- September 26 – First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN
- September 27 – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
- September 29 – Slowdown, Omaha, NE
- September 30 – The Truman, Kansas City, MO
- October 2 – The Gothic Theatre, Denver, CO
- October 3 – The Virginian Lodge, Jackson Hole, WY
- October 4 – Knitting Factory, Boise, ID
- October 5 – Top Hat, Missoula, MT
- October 8 – The Pearl, Vancouver, BC
- October 10 – Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA
- October 11 – Showbox at the Market, Seattle, WA
- October 11 – Revolution Hall, Portland, OR
- October 13 – The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA
- October 15 – The Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA
- October 16 – The Fonda Theater, Los Angeles, CA
- October 17 – Music Box, San Diego, CA
- October 19 – 191 Toole, Tucson, AZ
- October 21 – Mohawk, Austin, TX
- October 22 – The Studio at The Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX
- October 24 – White Oak Music Hall, Houston, TX
- October 25 – Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA
- October 26 – Cat’s Cradle, Chapel Hill, NC
- October 27 – The Broadberry, Richmond, VA
- October 29 – Union Transfer, Philadelphia, PA
- October 30 – 9:30 Club, Washington, DC
Europe:
- November 6 – Opium, Dublin, IE
- November 7 – Opium, Dublin, IE (SOLD OUT)
- November 8 – O2 Ritz Manchester, Manchester, UK
- November 9 – St. Luke’s, Glasgow, UK
- November 11 – Tramshed, Cardiff, UK
- November 12 – The Roundhouse, London, UK
- November 14 – Elysee Montmartre, Paris, FR
- November 15 – Melkweg, Amsterdam, NL
- November 16 – Doornroosje, Nijmegen, NL
- November 18 – Gloria, Cologne, DE
- November 19 – Uebel & Gefährlich, Hamburg, DE
- November 21 – Columbiahalle, Berlin, DE
- November 22 – Technikum, Munich, DE
- November 23 – Magazzini Generali, Milan, IT
- November 26 – Razzmatazz, Barcelona, ES
- November 27 – La Riviera, Madrid, ES
- November 28 – LAV, Lisbon, PT
