Name: A Way Forward
Brand: Nation of Language

Bonus disc

Bonus disc: No

Catalogue number

PIASR1270LP

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Colour

Black

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Format multiplier

Download code

Download code: No

Rough Trade Exclusive

Rough Trade Exclusive: No

Extended format

Extended format: No

Format detail

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2024-01-10

Signed copies

Signed copies: No

Supplier GB

PIAS

Tax rate GB

Standard:20

UPC / Barcode

5400863068868

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Total Cap

1 / Extended format: No / LP / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No / black

PIASR1270CD

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Rough Trade Exclusive: Yes

2021-11-19

5400863068905

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CD | Rough Trade Exclusive

Artist

Nation of Language

Genre GB

New Wave / Post Punk

Label GB

Nation of Language are a Brooklyn-based trio that has been making waves in the music scene. With their unique blend of synth-pop and post-punk influences, they have created a sound that is both nostalgic and fresh. Their debut album, Introduction, Presence, received critical acclaim for its catchy hooks and introspective lyrics. Nation of Language's live performances are known for their energy and infectious enthusiasm, captivating audiences wherever they go. With their growing fanbase and undeniable talent, Nation of Language are poised to become one of the leading voices in indie music.

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A Way Forward is the follow up to Nation of Language’s debut album, Introduction, Presence (2020). While much of the sounds on the band's previous record garnered comparisons to the synth-punk sound of the 80’s, on this new offering the band delved heavily into the Krautrock pioneers and electronic experimentalists of the 70’s for inspiration in the studio, stretching their boundaries in new and different ways.

Discussing, Devaney added, “‘A Way Forward’ is an exploration of the band’s relationship to the music of the 70s, through the lenses of krautrock and early electronic music. We aimed to more deeply trace the roots of our sound, hoping to learn something from the early influences of our early influences. Experimenting with how they might be reinterpreted in our modern context - looking further backward to find a way forward. We drew a lot from the steady locomotive rhythms of bands like Kraftwerk and Neu!, while also looking to less-propulsive electronic artists like Laurie Spiegel and Cluster. The goal was to have a record that felt like a journey, like being on a train that gets lost in a colorful fog, and then suddenly bursts through into different landscapes. Thematically, some of those landscapes are familiar in their melancholy, but we also wanted to introduce celebration and joy in a way that hadn’t really been present in our previous album. Having these bursts of positivity felt like it gave the emotional low points more resonance, giving a stronger sense of emotional reality to the album overall.”

Recorded during the lockdowns of 2020, production on the record was divided between Abe Seiferth (who worked on Introduction, Presence) and Nick Milhiser of Holy Ghost!

A Way Forward

Music GB

Discover A Way Forward by Nation of Language. Vinyl, CD, and limited edition formats available. Dive into their exploration of 70s krautrock and electronic music. Released by PIAS.