Dance Called Memory

by Nation of Language

Dance Called Memory cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September聽19,聽2025
  • Label: Sub Pop, Sub Pop Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 41:25
  • Community rating: 3.71/5 from 7 ratings

Artists on this release: Aidan Noell, Ian Richard Devaney, Alex MacKay

Album Notes & Community Reviews

On their fourth album 'Dance Called Memory', Nation of Language expands its synth-pop framework with a grittier, more humanized sonic direction, notably increasing the use of guitar and shoegaze-inspired textures. Produced by Nick Millhiser, the record balances its danceable, New Order-styled arrangements with a darker, more introspective tone, exploring themes of memory, alienation, and loss with raw vulnerability.

Genres

Descriptors: synthesizers, melodic, dreamy, retro, atmospheric

Tracklist

  1. Can't Face Another One (03:52)
  2. In Another Life (03:49)
  3. Silhouette (03:50)
  4. Now That You're Gone (05:04)
  5. I'm Not Ready for the Change (04:47)
  6. Can You Reach Me? (04:17)
  7. Inept Apollo (04:01)
  8. Under the Water (03:28)
  9. In Your Head (04:56)
  10. Nights of Weight (03:21)

Credits

  • Ian Richard Devaney - vocals, synthesizer, guitar, bass, percussion, harmonica, artwork, layout, photography
  • Aidan Noell - vocals, synthesizer, percussion, artwork, layout
  • Alex MacKay - vocals, bass, artwork, layout
  • Nick Millhiser - production, mixing, synthesizer
  • Heba Kadry - mastering
  • Allyson Leigh Peck - artwork, layout

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