Nation Of Language have shared ‘Too A lot, Sufficient’ – the most recent single to be taken from their upcoming album ‘Unusual Disciple’. Take a look at the star-studded music video under.
The one is the fourth observe to be shared from their upcoming album, and sees the members spotlight the unfavourable penalties of turning into immersed within the infinite “angering, addictive and anxiety-inducing TV information cycles”.
It additionally sees the trio – comprised of Ian Devaney, Aidan Noell and Alex MacKay – satirise what they see as “outrageous” tv broadcasts, growing a video starring Emmy-nominated actor Jimmi Simpson (Westworld, It’s At all times Sunny In Philadelphia), in addition to fellow musicians Reggie Watts, Kevin Morby, Tomberlin, Moldy Peaches’ Adam Inexperienced, and LVL UP’s Greg Rutkin.
Varied relations and pals additionally star within the visible accompaniment, with the band enjoying their synth-driven uplifting melodies excessive. The video was directed by Robert Kolodny.
“‘Too A lot, Sufficient’ is a track born out of an exhaustion with the 24-hour information cycle and the outrage bait it makes use of to get everybody completely wound up,” the band state, reflecting on the inspiration behind the observe.
“When it got here to creating a visible to go alongside the track, we didn’t need the music video to be its personal type of outrage bait so we went with a extra absurdist strategy, gathering some pals of ours, and of our unbelievable director Robert Kolodny, to make one thing enjoyable and outlandish to that impact.
“It’s a strong factor to disclaim somebody the flexibility to control your most harmful feelings, and that’s one thing we wish to have a good time right here,” they continued.
The observe is a part of the band’s forthcoming third LP, ‘Unusual Disciple’ – following on from earlier singles ‘Sole Obsession’, ‘Weak In Your Gentle’ and ‘Stumbling Nonetheless’. Up to now, every of the tracks hone in on the overarching message that the band wished to convey within the album: drawing consideration to the unhealthy infatuations and obsessions that lie inside on a regular basis life.
“The overarching theme of ‘Unusual Disciple’ is infatuation and the way one’s actuality might be warped by it,” the members defined. “We went a extra romantic route… however Information is a type of much less interpersonal actions it appears like everybody takes half in, so we wished to point out our disciple is simply as prone to it as some other determine.”
‘Unusual Disciple’ is out on September 15 through PIAS, pre-order the album right here.
Later this yr, Nation of Language are set to embark on a collection of UK and European tour dates, together with a gig at HEAVEN in London.
The UK leg of the tour will kick off within the capital on September 17, earlier than making stops in Brighton, Bristol, Manchester and extra – finally ending with a closing present in Newcastle on October 7. Discover a record of UK tour dates under and remaining tickets right here.
Nation Of Language’s UK tour dates are:
SEPTEMBER
27 – London, HEAVEN
28 – Brighton, Concorde 2
29 – Bristol, Marble Manufacturing unit
30 – Nottingham, Rescue Rooms
OCTOBER
4 – Manchester, New Century
5 – Leeds, Stylus
6 – Sheffield, Foundry
7 – Newcastle, Boiler Store
‘Unusual Disciple’ would be the trio’s first full-length album since 2021’s ‘A Approach Ahead’. In a five-star evaluation of the venture, NME praised the band for creating an album that was “fuzzy and nostalgic, but additionally pure and creative abruptly”.
“This devotion to a long time passed by, in addition to a playful spirit, is obvious all through the report,” it learn.
“Take the understated disco bassline of ‘The Gray Commute’, which leaps ahead into brighter ‘80s floor, or ‘Throughout That Superb Line’, a triumphant anthem that’s powered by a way of urgency and vitality. It could’t have been a simple process bettering their debut providing, however Nation Of Language have right here – and, in flip, they’ve delivered a real modern-day basic of the synth-pop style.”
