Nation of Language have a new label home. The Brooklyn trio of Ian Richard Devaney, Aidan Noell, and Alex MacKay have signed to Sub Pop and shared their debut single for the renowned Seattle indie label. “Inept Apollo” is accompanied by a music video directed by John MacKay. Watch it below, and keep an eye out for a brief cameo from the Sub Pop logo.
“It is an homage to creative pursuits, and in some ways came to represent the feeling of living in a city as an artist,” Devaney said of MacKay’s clip in a press statement. “The video feels 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.”
After supporting Death Cab for Cutie at the Seattle and Chicago stops of their Plans 20th Anniversary Tour, Nation of Language will embark on an extensive headlining tour of North America, the U.K., and Europe. The run of shows extends from August 21 through November 28 and includes a three-night stand at Warsaw in Brooklyn, New York. Scroll down to see all of the band’s announced 2025 dates.
Revisit our review of Nation of Language’s last album, 2023’s Strange Disciple.
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Nation of Language:
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, British Columbia – 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, D.C. – 9:30 Club +
11-07 Dublin, Ireland – Opium
11-08 Manchester, England – O2 Ritz Manchester *
11-09 Glasgow, Scotland – St. Luke’s *
11-11 Cardiff, Wales – Tramshed *
11-12 London, England – The Roundhouse *
11-14 Paris, France – Elysee Montmartre *
11-15 Amsterdam, Netherlands – Melkweg *
11-16 Nijmegen, Netherlands – Doornroosje *
11-18 Cologne, Germany – Gloria *
11-19 Hamburg, Germany – Uebel & Gefährlich *
11-21 Berlin, Germany – Columbiahalle *
11-22 Munich, Germany – Technikum *
11-23 Milan, Italy – Magazzini Generali
11-26 Bercelona, Spain – Razzmatazz
11-27 Madrid, Spain – La Riviera
11-28 Lisbon, Portugal – LAV
& with Death Cab for Cutie
% with Safe Mind
^ with Greet Death
* with Westermann
+ with Deeper