Nation of Language West Coast Co-Headline Tour with Blonde Redhead

Nation of Language announce some of their biggest shows to date, embarking on a co-headline run with Blonde Redhead this October. The new tour arrives following the recently announced East Coast headline dates and Midwest run with Beach Fossils which commences next week. All of these shows arrive in support of of their 2023 album, Strange Disciple which went on to be named Rough Trade’s #1 Album of The Year last year.

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Rough Trade Name Strange Disciple #1 Album of The Year 2023

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Blonde Redhead will be touring in support of their 2023 album, Sit Down for Dinner with both bands alternating who closes the night, Nation of Language closing in Seattle and Portland with Blonde Redhead closing in Los Angeles and San Francisco. Ahead of the West Coast run, Nation of Language will also be performing at festivals, co-headlining Field Day Festival and performing at Bonnaroo Festival before returning to Europe for All Points East (UK), End of the Road (UK), Pukkelpop (Belgium), Way Out West (Sweden) and MEO Kalorama (Portugal) amongst others.

Since the release of Strange Disciple in September 2023, Nation of Language have further reaffirmed themselves as “the best synth-pop band in the world” (Paste), from topping Rough Trade’s Top 100 Albums of 2023 to selling out nearly every one of their US, EU and UK tour dates last year, to dominating the radio waves at KCRW (listener-voted Top 10 album), KEXP (listener-voted #2 AOTY), SiriusXMU (“Sole Obsession” Top 10 SOTY, “Weak In Your Light” added to Alt Nation) and dozens of college stations across the country, debuting on their first-ever Billboard charts, and earning praise from Pitchfork, Vice, LA Times and many others listed below. Alongside acclaim in North America, Nation of Language landed the #1 Rock Album at Tower Records (Japan), AOTY support from Clash (UK), 3 songs on RadioEins Top 100 of 2023 (Germany) as well as further AOTY support at Le Monde and Télérama (France), Avopolis (Greece) and ParcoParanoico (Italy).

Strange Disciple explores themes of hopeless devotion, toxic infatuation, outrage-baiting news cycles, the battle of agony vs. ecstasy and more across highlights like “Sole Obsession,” “Weak In Your Light,” “Sightseer”and “Too Much, Enough,” which arrived with a music video starring Westworld’s Jimmi Simpson, Reggie Watts, Kevin Morby, Tomberlin, Adam Green and more. “Nation of Language have never released a bad song,” says AV Club. “And with this record, that streak remains blessedly unbroken.” Read more about the making of the album, produced by Nick Millhiser (Holy Ghost!, LCD Soundsystem), in Paste’s recent Cover Story, featuring an in-depth interview from bandmates and spouses Ian Devaney and Aidan Noell.

Nation of Language Tour Dates
Apr 01 – House of Blues, Cleveland, OH (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 02 – Bogart’s, Cincinnati, OH (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 04 – Mercury Ballroom, Louisville, KY (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 05 – The Deluxe at Old National Centre, Indianapolis, IN (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 06 – Turner Hall Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 07 – House of Blues, Chicago, IL (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 09 – The Pageant, St Louis, MO (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 10 – Liberty Hall, Lawrence, KS (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 11 – Cain’s Ballroom, Tulsa, OK (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 12 – Temple Live, Fort Smith, AR (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 14 – House of Blues New Orleans, New Orleans, LA (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 15 – Iron City, Birmingham, AL (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 17 – House of Blues, Orlando, FL (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 18 – Revolution Live, Ft Lauderdale, FL (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 19 – The Orpheum, Tampa, FL (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 21 – Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 22 – The Orange Peel, Asheville, NC (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 23 – The Underground, Charlotte, NC (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 25 – Jefferson Theater, Charlottesville, VA (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 26 – Harrisburg University at XL Live, Harrisburg, PA (w/ Beach Fossils)
Apr 27 – Wall Street Theater, Norwalk, CT (w/ Beach Fossils)
May 30 – Royale, Boston, MA
May 31 – Field Day, Northampton, MA
Jun 01 – Higher Ground, Burlington, VT
Jun 10 – Broadberry, Richmond, VA
Jun 12 – Terminal West, Atlanta, GA
Jun 13 – Bonnaroo Festival, Manchester, TN
Jun 16 – 9:30 Club, Washington, D.C.
Jun 18 – 123 Pleasant Street, Morgantown, WV
Jun 19 – Electric City, Buffalo, NY
Jun 21 – Portland House of Music, Portland, ME
Jun 22 – Glen Falls House, Round Top, NY
Aug 09 – Way Out West, Gothenburg, SE
Aug 13 – Blind, Istanbul, TR
Aug 23 – All Points East, London, UK
Aug 27 – Colin Barracks, Dublin, IE
Aug 29 – Sep 01 – End of the Road Festival, Dorset, UK
Aug 30 – MEO Kalorama, Lisbon, PT
Sep 05 – Tivoli Vredenburg, Utrecht, NL
Sep 06 – Misty Fields, Asten-Heusden, NL
Oct 09 – The Novo, Los Angeles, CA (w/ Blonde Redhead)
Oct 10 – Fox Theater, Oakland, CA (w/ Blonde Redhead)
Oct 12 – Revolution Hall, Portland, OR (w/ Blonde Redhead)
Oct 13 – Paramount, Seattle, WA (w/ Blonde Redhead)Praise For Strange Disciple

“NoL have never released a bad song, and with this record, that streak remains blessedly unbroken”
AV Club

“As timeless as they are revolutionary…Strange Disciple is, in no minced words, their greatest document yet. The result is an immensity that comes alive more and more with every passing chapter, a living room and nightclub album drunk on technicolor, dancing and candy-coated longing”
Paste

“We should all be obsessed with Nation of Language…the trio have honed a sound that is both nostalgic and timeless”
office

“It is the band coming into their own, the arrangements growing more complex and layered…the most cohesive and concise set of songs NOL have put together thus far”
CREEM

“Nation of Language might just be the best live band you’ve yet to see”
Alternative Press

“Their best album yet…In a music culture fueled by nostalgia-hits, sample cycling, and interpolation, Strange Disciple is revivalism done honestly and done right”
Under The Radar, 8/10

“Cult heroes continue their hot streak…an album that perfectly conveys the inner chaos of infatuation, not just lyrically but with every note the trio plays”
NME, 4/5

“The Brooklyn synth-pop trio expands its signature sound…another achievement in economy, a project that looks to the sound of new wave as a springboard, not a textbook, and lets small touches shine”
Pitchfork

“Devaney nimbly builds nostalgic hooks and loops from such synth-pop and post-punk masters as Kraftwerk, Depeche Mode, Human League, Flock of Seagulls and Talking Heads – into brand new songs that are as irresistible as their predecessors”
Billboard

“It’s very easy to get Nation of Language’s new-wave gems stuck in your head, and their latest offering, Strange Disciple, features these catchy and idiosyncratic melodies in droves”
Consequence

“Part of the band’s appeal is their ability to conjure up a feeling or moment in time…a modern sensibility and rule-breaking approach that imbues their sound with the ineffable, contagious quality of live performance”
Document Journal

“The synthesizer arpeggiations, rolling basslines and use of rock instrumentation are still there, but it’s all spread out, giving extra room for Nation of Language’s strongest asset, Devaney’s soaring melodies and voice”
Brooklyn Vegan

“Thrilling soundscapes that build on their potent evolution…in Strange Disciple they have produced an album exploring the challenges of the human condition”
CLASH, 8/10

“A sparkling reminder of the group’s ability to take the atheistic pleasures of the past and mix them with incredible songwriting, musicianship and forward thinking that leaves the majority of their contemporaries lurking in heavily trodden graveyards…their polished and precise brand of contemporary new wave is some of the best out there”
Northern Transmissions, 8/10

Album tracklist:
1. Weak In Your Light
2. Sole Obsession
3. Surely I Can’t Wait
4. Swimming in the Shallow Sea
5. Too Much, Enough
6. Spare Me the Decision
7. Sightseer
8. Stumbling Still
9. A New Goodbye
10. I Will Never Learn

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