Strange Disciple
by Nation of Language
- Type: Album
- Released: September聽15,聽2023
- Label: PIAS, [PIAS], Play It Again Sam
- Country: United States
- Length: 43:12
- Community rating: 3.98/5 from 6 ratings
Artists on this release: Alex MacKay, Aidan Noell, Ian Richard Devaney
Album Notes & Community Reviews
On their third album 'Strange Disciple', Nation of Language deepens their commitment to new wave and synth-pop traditions, working with producer Nick Millhiser to create a soundscape rich with analog synthesizers, propulsive rhythms, and more prominent bass and guitar lines. The album's central theme explores the nature of infatuation and obsession, with Ian Richard Devaney's emotive vocals conveying a sense of both euphoria and torment. Marking the recorded debut of bassist Alex MacKay, the collection balances its crisp, danceable energy with a refined, atmospheric introspection that solidifies the band's signature sound.
Genres
Descriptors: synthesizers, melodic, rhythmic, bassy, retro
Tracklist
- Tournament (03:58)
- Rush & Fever (04:00)
- September Again (03:53)
- On Division St (03:14)
- Indignities (05:25)
- Automobile (04:29)
- Friend Machine (04:27)
- Sacred Tongue (03:31)
- The Motorist (05:11)
- The Wall & I (05:04)
Credits
- Ian Richard Devaney - synth, vocals, bass, guitar, percussion, photography by, Bass, Guitar, Vocal Vocal
- Aidan Noell - synth, vocals, Vocal Vocal
- Alex MacKay - Member, Bass, Vocal Vocal
- Michael Sue-Poi - bass
- Nation Of Language - cover, written by
- Spencer Kimmins - cover
- Fabrizio Moretti - drum
- Nick Brennan - drum
- Heba Kadry - mastered by
- Michael Devaney - photography by
- Abe Seiferth - synth, guitar, producer, mixed by
- Nick Millhiser - Drums (drum Set), Mix