The exhilarating French heavy psychedelic rock band SLIFT is returning with Fantasia, their new album, available Friday, June 6th, 2026 worldwide from Sub Pop. The longplayer was produced by the band at Daft Studios in Brussels, Belgium, mixed by Kurt Ballou at GodCity Studio in Salem, Massachusetts, and mastered by Magnus Lindberg at Vrtkl Audio in Stockholm, Sweden. Fantasia features the highlights “The Day of Execution,” the title track, and today’s offering, the soaring “A Storm of Wings”
Fantasia is now available for preorder on CD/2xLP/Digitally worldwide from Sub Pop. 2xLP preorders in North America through megamart.subpop.com and in the UK/EU from Mega Mart Europe will receive the limited Loser Edition on Mustard Yellow (North America) and Sparkle Starlight (UK/EU) colored vinyl. The limited Loser Editions will also be available at your local record store while supplies last.
SLIFT’s previously announced European tour schedule for the Spring and Summer of 2026 resumes Thursday, April 16th in Bourges, FR at Printemps du Bourges, and runs through Saturday, August 15th in Carhaix, FR at Motocultor Festival. New headlining dates for North America and Europe for 2026 will be announced soon.
Thu. Apr. 16 - Bourges, FR - Printemps du Bourges Sat. Apr. 18 - Tilburg, NL - Roadburn Festival Thu. May 07 - Copenhagen, DK - A Colossal Weekend Festival Tue. May 26 - Bucharest, RO - Control Club Wed. May 27 - Sofia, Bulgaria - Club Pave Thu. May 28 - Thessaloniki, GR - Soul Fri. May 29 - Athens, GR - Arch Club Sat. May 30 - Larnaca, CY - What The Fuzz Festival Fri. Jun. 05 - Tampere, FI - Ankea Festival Thu. Jun. 18 - Vannes, FR - Festival Echopark Fri. Jun. 19 - Clisson, FR - Hellfest Sat. Jun. 27 - Lärz, DE - Fusion Festival Mon. Jun. 29 - Paris, FR - L’Olympia Fri. Jul. 03 - Hérouville-Saint-Clair, FR - Festival Beauregard Sat. Aug. 08 - Josefov, FR - Brutal Assault Festival Sat. Aug. 15 - Carhaix, FR - Motocultor Festival
More on SLIFT’s Fantasia:
In the technical sense, every previous album by the radiant and heavy French trio SLIFT has been a fantasia—a composite of genres and forms that allowed the band to improvise, to jam on themes until they seemed to spiral together into space. Their acclaimed third album, 2024’s Ilion, was a sci-fi story built with 10- to 13-minute exploratory escapades, often starting with doom metal or stoner rock before spinning freely into glorious instrumental oblivion. But, in a bit of intentional irony, SLIFT’s fourth album is actually called Fantasia. It’s their leanest and most direct record to date; taken together, its eight songs clock in at less than 50 minutes. It is also their most riveting album yet, a pointed saga about overcoming international upheaval delivered by a band bearing down, not wasting a single second in the process.
They wanted to write and render songs that recognized the turmoil of these days and to sing of a more hopeful vision, of a time when a reckoning arrives. SLIFT didn’t want to lose the message by playing too much. To wit, the longest song on Fantasia is the opening title track, a nine-minute preamble in which Jean Fossat screams of his desires for the world: rising above our pain, burying our dread, and finding, individually and collectively, “a fire for your soul.” The songs that follow aren’t lacking the complexity or intensity that have made SLIFT a rising, radical star in heavy music; it’s simply that they’ve found new ways to weave the complexities of their past inside every piece, like a tapestry that reveals a new layer every time you look. In doing so, they offer an affirming and urgent message: Together, we can still change the times in which we live.
Though only Jean and bassist Rémi Fossat are related, SLIFT is essentially a band of brothers. They’ve been friends with drummer Canek Flores since high school, and 2026 marks a decade together in this trio. They rehearse with religious regularity in a basement in the countryside near Toulouse, inside the jam room where they’ve long indulged their propensity for longform wonder. But they built the songs of Fantasia differently. Jean started many of the songs by himself, then quickly brought them to basement rehearsals with a clear and concise idea of how he imagined them taking shape. At first, SLIFT struggled to keep the songs tight, old habits making them wonder if this song or that one shouldn’t break the double-digit threshold. By the time they crossed France’s northern border into Belgium to record in the enormous live room at Daft Studios, though, the songs were lean, agile, and punchy. They made most of them in a single take.
As Jean Fossat wrote the core of Fantasia, he thought a lot about Jorge Luis Borges, the Argentinian author whose fiction deftly wove elements of magic and surreality into places and plots that almost felt real. He wanted to accomplish the same thing, to add supernatural touches to his contemplations of politics so that the listener might see reality differently, might question what they were missing about this plane. SLIFT even borrowed the song title “Orbis Tertius” from a 1940 Borges short story that uses the idea of subjective idealism—that is, believing the world only exists as far as our minds go—to ask questions of memory, history, possibility, and, ultimately, control. Fantasia, then, is an imagined town plagued by a sense of unknowing and xenophobia, of trying to eliminate anything that disrupts the accepted order.
The town first comes into focus on “Corrupted Sky,” where lurid keyboards and a relentless rhythm section illustrate a city of power-hungry wastrels. Jean’s guitar solo feels like an exhilarating chase sequence in a video game, as he tries to dodge doom while arriving in Fantasia. They treat the newcomer like poison incarnate during the prog gem “The Village,” while he predicts their downfall during “A Storm of Wings.” In a mighty, fists-up anthem that suggests Clutch getting wild, SLIFT alludes to John Coltrane, Charlie Parker, and Soviet writer Mikhail Bulgakov to portend the arrival of some great liberating force, some redemptive truth.
That slowly starts to emerge during the record’s back half, as memory returns to the masses, as people start to remember that they are more than the oppressive uniformity of their society. “Waiting Man”—a psychedelic ballad that suggests Pink Floyd wandering into the Master of Reality sessions—is the breaking point. The narrator realizes that the world he’s committed to is a lie. “I waited for love, waited my time,” Jean Fossat sings, his voice more vulnerable than it’s ever been. “Waited the seasons of my life.” He knows he must find his own way out of this mess and into something better, so long as it’s not too late.
It is dreadfully easy these days to feel powerless. We have instant access to a world of news, and so much of it is so very heavy. SLIFT reckons directly with the modern onslaught of cruelty and absurdity on Fantasia, whether that’s not caring about our home planet or one another. But these eight songs are about trusting in some hidden power for fighting back, for believing in a world where something we cannot yet articulate or define offers not just a way to disrupt the status quo but perhaps to destroy it completely. SLIFT is loud, heavy, and aggressive inside these anthems. They’re preparing for a battle they think we can still win.
What People Have Said About SLIFT:
“Crosshatching space rock to stoner metal, Krautrock to black metal, the void to the arduous resurrection, their musical scope is broad enough to at least approach that end-times question: Where can we go when what we have is gone?” ‘Album Of The Day,’ Bandcamp
“Exhilaratingly expansive music balanced by a sense of darkness and foreboding, traveling simultaneously into outer space and inner turmoil. SLIFT’s expansive energy and transcendental creativity provide a uniquely rewarding thrill.” Kerrang!
“An exhilarating ride, one which continually scales modes of attack and intensity, even as it’s held in place by SLIFT’s purposeful songwriting.” - The Wire
“SLIFT’s mind-expanding mastery of heavy dynamics, six-string flair and psychedelic experimentalism marks them out as one of the most exciting metal bands we’ve heard…” Guitar World
“Though French cosmonauts Slift are very much a cult prospect, it’s only a matter of time before their mesmerising live shows make them superstars…The trio’s concerts are transcendent, cosmic thrillrides. Their genre-jumping deviations are always erratic and exciting, anchored around the herculean drumming of Canek Flores. Meanwhile, the otherworldly aura emitted by singer/guitarist Jean Fossat’s distorted wails and echoing riffs, and his bassist brother Remí’s throbbing twangs, is hammered home by a huge video backdrop, playing what seem to be Doctor Who openings that were abandoned for being too weird.” ★★★★★ Louder Sound
SLIFT Fantasia
Tracklisting: 1. Fantasia 2. Corrupted Sky 3. The Village 4. A Storm of Wings 5. Orbis Tertius 6. Waiting Man 7. The Day of Execution
Today, Telehealth stars in “Things I’ve Killed,” a new and very official video in which the band explores the world of tech seminars, and a whole lot of chaos ensues. The visual was directed by Eleanor Petry, and the song is available today on all streaming services.
“Things I’ve Killed” is another highlight from Green World Image, the band’s forthcoming Sub Pop debut, out Friday, May 15th, 2026.
Telehealth offers this on “Things I’ve Killed,” “The title of the song came after we found a subreddit devoted to blaming millennials for killing entire industries, right down to mayonnaise. We loved the visceral premise in contrast to the absurd accusations so much that while demoing it, we started mocking the idea as a millennial hit list in a breathless cadence inspired by the R.E.M. classic ‘It’s the End of the World as We Know It.’
“It kind of took off from there, turning the accusations into a spiraling chant of brand names, culture wars, and economic buzzwords (no one really knows what they mean!!!). What began as a joke slowly became a portrait of modern doomscrolling, where genocide, cute puppies, and economic collapse sit side by side with every swipe. Equal parts satire and self-indictment, it’s a danceable purge full of cheap thrills and guillotines that begs the question: is it kill or be killed in the attention economy?”
Telehealth’s previously announced 19-date North American headline tour in support of Green World Image begins on Sunday, April 26th in Cleveland, OH at Happy Dog and runs through Wednesday, May 27 in Reno, NV at Holland Project. The tour will include stops in major and secondary markets, including Chicago, New York, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, San Diego, Reno, and Phoenix. They have also scheduled a hometown release show on Thursday, May 14th, at Neumos in Seattle, WA. See below for a full list of dates.
Sun. Apr. 26 - Cleveland, OH - Happy Dog Mon. Apr. 27 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle Tue. Apr. 28 - Detroit, MI - Outer Limits Lounge Wed. Apr. 29 - Pittsburgh, PA - Bottle Rocket Thu. Apr. 30 - Philadelphia, PA - Launderette Sat. May 02 - Boston, MA - Deep Cuts Sun. May 03 - New York, NY - NightClub 101 Thu. May 14 - Seattle, WA - Neumos Fri. May 15 - Portland, OR - Swan Dive Sat. May 16 - Boise, ID - Shrine Basement Sun. May 17 - SLC, UT - The DLC Mon. May 18 - Denver, CO - Hi-Dive Tue. May 19 - Albuquerque, NM - Sister Bar Thu. May 21 - Phoenix, AZ - Linger Longer Lounge Sat. May 23 - Los Angeles, CA - Permanent Records Sun. May 24 - San Diego, CA - Banshee Bar Tue. May 26 - Oakland, CA - Stork Club Wed. May 27 - Reno, NV - Holland Project
Green World Image is now available for preorder worldwide from Sub Pop. LP preorders in North America through Sub Pop Mega Mart and in the EU and UK through Mega Mart Europe will receive the Loser Edition on Crystal Clear vinyl. The limited Loser Editions will also be available at your local record store (All vinyl colors available whilst stock lasts!).
More on Green World Image: The Kalshi app is a “prediction market for trading the future,” a platform allowing users to gamble on the outcome of almost any real-world event — from the accuracy of the weather forecast, to whether or not famine will officially be declared in Gaza. Joining CNN as the network’s official betting partner in late 2025, platform co-founder Tarek Mansour was quoted after the deal saying, “The long-term vision is to financialize everything and create a tradeable asset out of any difference in opinion.”
Telehealth was forged in the opportunity-rich environment of post-COVID Seattle as a scalable music startup with similar goals. Co-founded in 2022 by married couple and fellow gambling enthusiasts Alexander Attitude (synths/vox/guitar) and Kendra Cox (synths/vox), and joined by longtime collaborators Ian McCutcheon (drums), John O’Connor (bass), and Dillon Sturtevant (guitar), the group aims to financialize any difference of opinion over how the in-shambles local “music scene” should proceed (read more at Sub Pop).
What People Are Saying About Telehealth: “Telehealth make great new wave inspired art punk that’s as catchy as it is clever.” [“Cool Job”] Post-Trash
“A wacky lead single…sounds like ‘a modern update on a B-52s B-side’” [“Cool Job”] STEREOGUM
Tracklisting: 1. [user onboarding sequence] 2. The Telehealth Shuffle 3. Kokomo 2 4. Donor Country (A gOoD cAuSe) 5. Age of Muralcide 6. Things I’ve Killed 7. Cost of Inaction 8. Silver Spoon 9. Cool Job 10. Yassify Me 11. Maria, Machine 12. Villain Era 13. Living, Laughing, Loving, Trying
Today, you can hear The Bug Club’s “Yours (If You Want Me),” the introspective, tender, anxious, and really good new single out today on all streaming services from Sub Pop. This new standout is from Every Single Muscle, the Welsh duo’s new album out May 29th, 2026.
The Bug Club is also announcing new US tour dates for June and July 2026, beginning Thursday, June 18th in Toronto, ON at The Garrison and running through Friday, July 10th in Chicago, IL at Lincoln Hall. Tickets for these shows will be on sale Friday, March 27th at 10 AM (Local).
The Bug Club has also added three shows to its previously announced headlining UK run for May and June 2026. The new shows include two nights in Manchester at The Eagle on Thursday, May 14th & Friday, May 15th, and one night in Glasgow at The Glad Cafe on Saturday, May 16th. The band will also support Super Furry Animals at Brixton Academy in London on May 23rd. Please see a full list of dates below.
May/June/August 2026, UK Shows Sat. May 09 - Wrexham, UK - The Rockin’ Chair Thu. May 14 - Manchester, UK - The Eagle Fri. May 15 - Manchester, UK - The Eagle Sat. May 16 - Glasgow, UK - The Glad Cafe Sat. May 23 - London, UK - O2 Academy Brixton Mon. Jun. 01- Norwich, UK - Arts Centre Tue. Jun. 02 - Brighton, UK - Concorde 2 Wed. Jun. 03 - Bristol, UK - Lantern Hall (Bristol Beacon) Thu. Jun. 04 - Liverpool, UK - Hangar 34 Fri. Jun. 05 - Leeds, UK - Project House Sat. Jun. 06 - Barry, UK - Memo Arts Centre Sat. Aug. 22 - Crickhowell, UK, Green Man Festival * supporting Super Furry Animals
June/July 2026, US Shows Thu. Jun. 18 - Toronto, ON - The Garrison ^ Fri. Jun. 19 - Picton, ON - Matron Brewing ^ Sat. Jun. 20 - Burnstown, ON - Neat ^ Sun. Jun. 21 - Montreal, QC - Foufs ^ Wed. Jun. 24 - Charlottetown, PE - Trailside Inn ^ Thu. Jun. 25 - Fredericton, NB - The Cap ^ Fri. Jun. 26 - Halifax, NS - Seahorse ^ Sat. Jun. 27 - Sydney, NS - Daniel’s Ale House ^ Mon. Jun. 29 - Portland, ME - SPACE Gallery Tue. Jun. 30 - Medford, MA - Deep Cuts Wed. Jul. 01 - Brooklyn, NY - Elsewhere Rooftop Thu. Jul. 02 - Philadelphia, PA - Ukie Club Mon. Jul. 06 - Washington, DC - DC9 Tue. Jul. 07 - Carrboro, NC - Cat’s Cradle Back Room Wed. Jul. 08 - Asheville, NC - Static Age Thu. Jul. 09 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room @ Third Man Fri. Jul. 10 - Chicago, IL - Lincoln Hall ^ w/ Boojums
Every Single Muscle is available to preorder now on CD/LP/all DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com in North America, Mega Mart Europe in the UK + EU, and your local record store, will receive the limited Loser Edition opaque blue (NA) and blue vinyl (UK/EU)(all vinyl color editions whilst stock lasts!). Every Single Muscle also features what is likely the band’s most BONKERS cover art to date, illustrated by Ross Willmett.
Every Single Muscle features today’s offering “Yours (If You Want Me), along with approximately 17 other tight and engaging garage-punk numbers like “Watching the Omnibus,” “A Good Day for Dying,” “Make It Count,” and “My Uncle Warren Drives a Passat.” Every Single Muscle was produced and mixed by Tom Rees at Rat Trap Studios in Cardiff, Wales, and mastered by Mikey Young.
What People Are Saying About The Bug Club “Welsh duo The Bug Club have become one of the most reliable DIY-style indie rock groups of the last few years, and the first single from their upcoming album Every Single Muscle does not disappoint. “Watching the Omnibus” is a patented Bug Club ripper that clocks in at just over a minute, packed with hooks and self-deprecating lyrics.” “Indie Basement: Best Songs & Albums of February 2026” - BROOKLYN VEGAN
“‘Watching the Omnibus’ packs a ton of amped-up guitar riffage and existentialism into less than 90 seconds: “I’m still alive and kicking/ And doing reasonable well/ You’ve got to die for something/ But there’s some things we don’t sell,” go some of its more memorable lines.” STEREOGUM
The Bug Club Every Single Muscle
Tracklisting: 1. Miss Wales 2012 2. A Good Day for Dying 3. Make It Count 4. Cut to Black 5. Full Range of Motion 6. Pretty as a Magazine 7. Look Like Me 8. How Can We Be Friends 9. Every Single Muscle 10. Shiny and Wet 11. Semi-Automatic 12. In My Short Life 13. Watching the Omnibus 14. It’s Our Manager David 15. Yours (If You Want Me) 16. All My Clothes Fell Off 17. Third Best Friend 18. My Uncle Warren Drives a Passat
Rogue Wave’s Out of the Shadow(Deluxe Edition) and Descended Like Vultures(20th Anniversary Director’s Cut) are now available on all streaming services, today, Friday, March 27th, worldwide from Sub Pop. The digital formats for each release have been expanded to include rare and unreleased bonus material from each album’s era.
Also available today are the colored-vinyl represses of each release – Out of the Shadow on emerald green, Descended Like Vultures on clear pink – complete with their original tracklists. Both can now be secured from Sub Pop Mega Mart in North America, Mega Mart Europe (UK/EU), Rogue Wave’s official website, and through your local record store.
Rogue Wave began almost by accident. In early 2002, faced with the sort of existential crisis unique to the newly unemployed, Zach Rogue decided to take some time off from his home base of San Francisco. He set off with a one-way ticket to New York in March with the intention of recording one or two songs with a friend, in an effort to exorcise his demons both artistically and personally. He came away with both a new lease on life and an album’s worth of material that would later become Rogue Wave’s stunning debut, Out of the Shadow. At the end of 2002, while preparing the album for self-release, Zach rounded out the band’s lineup with the addition of Pat Spurgeon (drums/keys/samples/vocals), Sonya Westcott (bass/vocals), and Gram LeBron (guitar/keys/vocals). Zach soon realized that together the group started to “light up like fireworks” and “liked hugging each other.” Effortless friendship spawned the refreshingly organic actualization of Rogue Wave, a band whose commitment to song-craft and to each other is nothing short of astounding.
Out of the Shadow was originally released in a limited quantity on the band’s own Responsive Recordings label in early 2003. It is a gentle, undeniable charmer full of the naturally timeless sophistication and fierce, penetrating hooks that define a classic album.
Soon after their formation, Rogue Wave found themselves invited to play shows with bands like Spoon, Destroyer, Mates of State, Super Furry Animals, The Clientele and The Shins. “Rogue Wave seems like a classic Bay Area band, in the tradition of Thinking Fellers and Barbara Manning—they’ve just got that vibe,” gushed Carl Newman, The New Pornographers’ vocalist and songwriter. And he’s right—the quartet effused vitality, all the while infusing their damaged melodies with casual charm.
Released in 2005, Descended Like Vultures is Rogue Wave’s second album for Sub Pop. It would be the first time the band’s leader made a record with a whole group – Rogue, Spurgeon, Le Bron, and new bass player Evan Farrell – in the studio. They spent 10 days with Bill Racine (who also produced Out Of The Shadow with Rogue) at Supernatural Sound in Oregon City, OR, resulting in the creation of 11 tracks that journey through a dreamy landscape inspired by several decades of classic rock and pop (from Fleetwood Mac to Neil Young to My Bloody Valentine.)
For the first time as an entire unit, Rogue Wave went out of its way to create a free-flowing album that includes equal amounts of tension, release and resolution. In the process, they made a brilliantly layered, expertly crafted album that changes shape with repeated spins.
In the Spring of 2025, Rogue Wave’s “Eyes,” which is included here with the bonus material for Descended Like Vultures, was certified as a Gold-selling single by the RIAA (read more via October 27th album announcement).
What People Have Said About Rogue Wave’s Out of the Shadow & Descended Like Vultures: “Think Doug Martsch fronting the Shins and playing the sweetest Carl Newman jams ever.” [Out Of The Shadow] 5/5,Alternative Press
“Out of the Shadow’s blissful indie-pop tunes are as affecting as they are catchy.” Dusted
“Their Sub Pop debut overflows with breezy, Pacific Northwest harmonies, lush vocals and strummed guitar work that beats a path similar to The Shins’ Oh, Inverted World and Elliott Smith’s XO.” [Out of the Shadow] Pitchfork
“The bicoastal milieu of Out of the Shadow is apparent: It reflects both a lush, sunny “California Dreamin’” temperament, and Gotham’s grimy, melancholic disposition.’ 7.8/10, Pitchfork
“Not a weak link or bit of filler to be found anywhere, either. Out of the Shadow is an indie dream come true.” 4.5/5,All Music
“Deceptively inventive, darkly melodic Simon & Garfunkel and (Elliott) Smithisms.” [Out of the Shadow] NME
“Tightly packed with ‘Eight Days A Week’-style harmonies and immaculate, 12-string strumming” [Out of the Shadow] MOJO
“Rogue’s high, gentle vocals and halcyon harmonies mask lyrics that are occasionally dark and cynical–but never mushy.” [Descended Like Vultures] A-,Entertainment Weekly
“One of the year’s best.” [Descended Like Vultures] Billboard
“A perfect mix of tender melodies and rock and roll.” [Descended Like Vultures] 8/10, Under the Radar
“a more visceral, immediate effort.” [Descended Like Vultures] 7.8/10, Pitchfork
“…a musical ambition that flirts with the experimental, but remains joyously within reach of the FM dial.” [Descended Like Vultures] 8/10, Uncut
Rogue Wave Out of the Shadow (Deluxe Edition)
Digital Tracklisting: 1. Every Moment 2. Nourishment Nation 3. Be Kind + Remind 4. Seasick On Land 5. Kicking The Heart Out 6. Postage Stamp World 7. Sewn Up 8. Falcon Settles Me 9. Endgame 10. Endless Shovel 11. Man-Revolutionary! 12. Perfect 13. Everyday 14. Every Moment (4-track Demo) 15. Kicking the Heart Out (4-track Demo) 16. Angela (4-track Demo) 17. Do I Really Wanna Die For You? (4-track Demo) 18. Wrecking Ball (feat. The Helio Sequence; Live at Bowery Ballroom 06/15/2005)
Rogue Wave Descended Like Vultures (20th Anniversary Director’s Cut)
Digital Tracklisting: 1. Vulture’s Reprise 2. Bird on a Wire 3. Catform 4. Loves Lost Guarantee 5. Salesman at the Day of the Parade 6. My Will 7. Publish My Love 8. Are You on My Side 9. Vulture’s Return 10. You 11. Interruptions 12. Medicine Ball 13. 10:1 14. California 15. Vulture’s Reprieve 16. Eyes 17. Desperate (Demo) 18. Dropout (Demo) 19. When We Begin (Demo) 20. Debaser (Live at Russian Recording 2006)
SUNN O)))’s critically acclaimed eponymous new album is out today worldwide from Sub Pop. The six-track, 80-minute long-player, which features the singles “Glory Black,” “Butch’s Guns,” and “Does Anyone Hear Like Venom?,” was co-produced & mixed by the band and Brad Wood (Hum, Tar, Sunny Day Real Estate, Liz Phair), and recorded at Bear Creek Studios in Woodinville, Washington, January 2025.
Tracklisting: 1. XXANN 2. Does Anyone Hear Like Venom? 3. Butch’s Guns 4 Mindrolling 5. Everett Moses 6. Glory Black
SUNN O))) is now available on CD/2xLP/Digitally from Sub Pop. 2xLP purchases in North America through megamart.subpop.com and in the UK/EU from Mega Mart Europe will receive the limited Loser Edition on opaque blue (North America) and oxblood (UK/EU) colored vinyl. The limited Loser Editions will also be available at your local record store (All vinyl colors and band merch available while supplies last!)
Framing the album visually are two paintings by the late American artist Mark Rothko - one on the front cover and one on the back cover, with the art reversed for UK & European pressings. The CD and LP package also includes expansive liner notes by author Robert Macfarlane, whose 2025 novel Is a River Alive? is among the many sources of inspiration for the album. And, illustrations by French artist Elodie Lesourd are featured on the inner LP sleeves and accompanying album merch.
Photo Credit: Charles Peterson
9/10, UNCUT 8/10, CLASH 8/10, The Line Of Best Fit ★★★★★★ Musikexpress ★★★★ ½ musicOMH ★★★★ “Album of the Week,” The Guardian ★★★★ “Album of the Month,” MOJO ★★★★ Kerrang! ★★★★ Record Collector
“…a hyperdistilled version of its core aesthetic, in which snarling distortion and glinting feedback ooze from the speakers like the dense fog that fills the air at the band’s shows.” New York Times
“The sound of this record is almost perfectly described by that mixture of words and images - a visceral, droning response to the infinite, groaning wonders of nature.” The Wire
“…a beguiling work that distills the overwhelming impact of nature on the human psyche into 80 minutes of utterly transcendent avant metal. ‘Album of the Week’, The Quietus
“…a characteristically loud yet dynamic tribute to the beauty and strength of our environment.’ PASTE
“For its abundance of sonic richness and ability to inspire meditative bliss, Sunn O))) is such a gift. For those who seek wonder, who seek mysteries riddled in sound, Sunn O))) welcomes you.” Treble
SUNN O)))’s international headline tour is currently underway with a show tonight, Friday, April 3rd in Dallas, TX at Trees, and currently ends Saturday, July 11th in Lisbon, Portugal at República Da Música. Tickets for these shows are on sale now.
North America, April 2026 Fri. Apr. 03 - Dallas, TX - Trees Lounge Sat. Apr. 04 - Austin, TX - Emo’s Sun. Apr. 05 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Mon. Apr. 06 - New Orleans, LA - Civic Theatre & Tue. Apr. 07 - Atlanta, GA - The Goat Farm Thu. Apr. 09 - Columbus, OH - The Bluestone Fri. Apr. 10 - Washington, DC - The Lincoln Theatre Sat. Apr. 11 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer Sun. Apr. 12 - New York, NY - The Town Hall ! Mon. Apr. 13 - Montreal, QC - Le National @ Tue. Apr. 14 - Toronto, ON - 131 McCormack Thu. Apr. 16 - Chicago, IL - Salt Shed * Sat. Apr. 18 - Iowa City, IA - Englert Theatre * Sun. Apr. 19 - Omaha, NE - The Waiting Room * Mon. Apr. 20 - Denver, CO - Ogden Theatre * Wed. Apr. 22 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club * Fri. Apr. 24 - Seattle, WA - Showbox (So Do) % Sat. Apr. 25 - Portland, OR - Roseland #
* w/ Gentry Densley & w/ MJ Guider ! w/ David Torn @ w/ Mat Ball % w/ Stebmo # w/ Thrones
UK/EU, June/July 2026 Tue. Jun. 16 - Gothenburg, SE - Monument + Wed. Jun 17- Stockholm, SE - Debaser + Thur. Jun 18- Oslo, NO - Kulturkirken Jakob + Fri. Jun 19 - Copenhagen, DK - Vega + Sun. Jun 21- Groningen, DK - De Oosterpoort ^ Mon. Jun 22- Neunkirchen, DE - Gebläsehalle ^ Tue. Jun. 23 - Zurich, CH - Rote Fabrik ^ Wed. Jun. 24 - Antwerp, BE - Trix ^ Thu. Jun. 25 - Amsterdam, NL - Paradiso ^ Fri. Jun. 26 - Koln, DE - Essigfabrik ^ Sun. Jun. 28 - Bristol, UK - Prospect Building ** Mon. Jun. 29 - Brighton, UK - Corn Exchange ** Tue. Jun. 30 - Liverpool, UK - The Dome ** Wed. Jul. 01 - Leeds, UK - Project House ** Thu. Jul. 02 - Birmingham, UK - O2 Institute ** Fri. Jul. 03 - London, UK - Troxy ** Mon. Jul. 06 - Berlin, DE - Silent Green Betonhalle Tue. Jul. 07 - Berlin, DE - Silent Green Betonhalle Fri. Jul. 10 - Porto, PT - Fundação de Serralves Sat. Jul 11 - Lisbon, PT - República Da Música
^ w/ Stephen Moore & Natasha Grujovic ** w/ Black Mountain “Twin Oscillations” + w/ Maria W Horn
Today, April 14th, 2026, Nation of Language is sharing a striking new cover of Bruce Springsteen’s Tunnel of Love album track “Tougher Than the Rest.” The song will also be available on a limited-edition 7” single (of 1000 copies) on Friday, May 29th, worldwide from Sub Pop. It can now be preordered in North America through megamart.subpop.com, in the UK/EU from MegaMart Europe, and Bandcamp. The “Tougher Than the Rest” single will also be available at the band’s live shows this summer (while supplies last).
Nation of Language’s Ian Richard Devaney offers this on the track, “Like so many young New Jersey residents, I grew up listening to Springsteen, but this song somehow slipped by me during that formative era. I was really only exposed to it within the last few years, and it’s followed me around since then.
“I can remember finishing a particularly emotional show somewhere deep in last year’s tour, and our sound engineer, Skinny, started playing it as our exit music. It caught me so hard that I stayed there, just offstage, and listened to the rest of the song blasting, mixed with the sounds of all of the people milling about the venue.
“When we ultimately endeavored that we might try doing our own version of the song, we luckily had a Yamaha CS-80 at our disposal, the same synth model which featured pretty heavily across the Tunnel of Love sessions back in ’87. Knowing we were working with some of the same textures as the original made it a little less daunting to cover Bruce.”
Following a successful run of spring shows in Mexico and Japan, Nation of Language are announcing new headlining and festival dates scheduled for the summer & early fall of 2026 in support of their recent Sub Pop debut Dance Called Memory.
The touring starts Thursday, June 11th in Porto, PT at Primavera Sound Porto Parque Da Cidade, and currently runs through Saturday, September 26 in Portsmouth, NH at 3S Artspace.
Nation of Language will join Sub Pop labelmates Deep Sea Diver for two Pacific Northwest co-headlining shows, Friday, July 17th in Forest Grove, OR at Grand Lodge, and Saturday, July 18th in Carnation, WA at Remlinger Farms. The band’s previously announced support trek with Death Cab For Cutie in the Midwest and Southwestern US will also run from July 23rd to August 4th.
As for Nation of Language’s EU festival and headlining appearances in the EU, these include dates in the Czech Republic, Germany, Romania, Hungary, and Austria. The band will also play a series of shows in the UK, including a three-night residency in London at the Village Underground, Tuesday, August 18th-Thursday, August 20th.
Then in September, Nation of Language will headline a run of North American shows that includes stops in Baltimore, Columbus, Toronto, Montreal, and a hometown performance Saturday, September 19th at Brooklyn Paramount.
Please find a current list of tour dates below.
EU, June 2026 Thu. Jun. 11 - Porto, PT - Primavera Sound Porto Parque Da Cidade Fri. Jun. 12 - Stuttgart, DE - About Pop Festival Sat. Jun. 13 - Hilvarenbeek, NL - Best Kept Secret Festival Tue. Jun. 16 - Lille, FR - L’Aeronef Wed. Jun. 17 - Luxembourg, LU - Den Atelier Thu. Jun. 18 - Lucerne, CH - B-Sides Festival Fri. Jun. 19 - Lyon, FR - Transbordeur Club Sun. Jun. 21 - Athens, GR - Release Athens Festival X SNF Nostos Tue. Jun. 23 - Toulouse, FR - Le Bikini Wed. Jun. 24 - Bordeaux, FR - Rock School Barbey Sat. Jun. 27 - Camaiore, IT - La Prima Estate Festival
North America, July/August 2026 Thu. Jul. 09 - Ventura, CA - Ventura Music Hall Fri. Jul. 10 - Las Vegas, NV - Swan Dive Sun. Jul. 12 - Reno, NV - The Alpine Tue. Jul. 14 - Felton, CA - Felton Music Hall Wed. Jul. 15 - Sacramento, CA - Ace of Spades Fri. Jul. 17 - Forest Grove, OR - Grand Lodge * Sat. Jul. 18 - Carnation, WA - Remlinger Farms * Sun. Jul. 19 - Vancouver, BC - Commodore Ballroom Wed. Jul. 22 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy Thu. Jul. 23 - Nashville, TN - The Basement East Fri. Jul. 24 - St. Louis, MO - Stifel Theatre ^ Sat. Jul. 25 - Bentonville, AR - The Momentary ^ Sun. Jul. 26 - Council Bluffs, IA - Harrah’s Stir Cove ^ Tue. Jul. 28 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater ^ Wed. Jul. 29 - Sandy, UT - Sandy Amphitheater ^ Fri. Jul. 31 - Phoenix, AZ - Arizona Financial Theatre ^ Sun. Aug. 02 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre ^ Mon. Aug. 03 - Los Angeles, CA - The Greek Theatre ^ Tue. Aug. 04 - San Diego, CA - Gallagher Square ^
UK/EU, August 2026 Fri. Aug. 07 - Brno, CZ - Pop Messe Festival Sun. Aug. 09 - Buftea, RO - Summer Well Festival Wed. Aug. 12 - Leipzig, DE - Täubchenthal Fri. Aug. 14 - Budapest, HU - Sziget Sat. Aug. 15 - Vienna, AT - Flex Tue. Aug. 18 - London, UK - Village Underground Wed. Aug. 19 - London, UK - Village Underground Thu. Aug. 20 - London, UK - Village Underground [Sold Out] Sat. Aug. 22 - Crickhowell, UK - Green Man Festival Sun. Aug. 23 - Liverpool, UK - Camp and Furnace Tue. Aug. 25 - Leeds, UK - Irish Centre Wed. Aug. 26 - Bristol, UK - Electric Bristol Thu. Aug. 27 - Norwich, UK - Waterfront Sat. Aug. 29 - Málaga, ES - Canela Party
North America, September 2026 Wed. Sep. 16 - Millersville, Pennsylvania - Phantom Power Thu. Sep. 17 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar Fri. Sep. 18 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar [Sold Out] Sat. Sep. 19 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Paramount Mon. Sep. 21 - Millvale, PA - Mr. Small’s Theater Tue. Sep. 22 - Columbus, OH - Skullys Thu. Sep. 24 - Toronto, ON - Danforth Music Hall Fri. Sep. 25 - Montreal, QC - Theatre Beanfield Sat. Sep. 26 - Portsmouth, NH - 3S Artspace
^ w/ Deep Sea Diver ^ w/ Death Cab For Cutie
Nation of Language’s Dance Called Memory is out now worldwide from Sub Pop. The 10-track album features the Billboard Top 30 AAA radio singles “Inept Apollo” and “I’m Not Ready For The Change,” and was recorded, produced, and mixed by returning producer and collaborator Nick Millhiser in New York City and mastered by Heba Kadry in Brooklyn.
What People Are Saying About Nation of Language’s Dance Called Memory: “Epically sincere; sincerely epic.” [“Best Albums of 2025”] Antics Magazine
“…adding subtle new twists like shoegaze-inspired guitar, Nation of Language refine their sound and play to their strengths, never more so than on the resplendently uplifting “Inept Apollo” [“The 80 Best Albums of 2025”] PopMatters
“The real deal…” ★★★★ MOJO
“The band’s fourth LP and Sub Pop debut is danceable, eccentric, and immaculate at once…” ★★★★ All Music
“Together, the crew pushed the edges of NOL’s sound, creating something expansive enough to capture the weight of grief and loss that coursed through these new songs.” Stereogum
“Dance Called Memory, continues its study of synth-pop from the late 1970s and early ’80s. The new record adds more guitars to the mix, tempering the machine-made with a human touch.” New York Times
“It’s a fuzzy electronic project that’s both introspective and danceable, with flanged New Order–styled guitar parts sprinkled in to give their sound a refreshed feel.” FLOOD
“Ian Devaney’s Vulnerability Pays Off On Nation of Language’s Dance Called Memory.” 8.0/10, PASTE
“If there were a Nation of Language album that lifts the band onto the next rung of the pop culture ladder, beyond indie notoriety, it deserves to be this one.” Consequence
“a band that has the songs (and the heart) to cross the pop threshold if they choose.” The Line of Best Fit
“entwined with beauty as much as melancholy.” Our Culture
★★★★ Live4ever
“an assured evolution” ★★★★ ½ Indie is Not a Genre
“A resounding triumph” When The Horn Blows
“another stellar record from Nation of Language” ★★★★ Stereoboard
“this Brooklyn outfit’s gleaming spirit continues to be a northern star” Electronic Sound
