“…The close quarters echo the intimacy of Kline’s early bedroom recordings, but a decade removed from her debut, her twee quirks have hardened into revealing idiosyncrasies… Singing with a sweet weariness, Kline can seem bemused by her melancholia, her resigned acceptance given an appealing warmth by a band whose gentle sway lends her pop miniatures depth.” - [4 out 5] MOJO Magazine
“Greta Kline’s four-piece continue to mature on this thoughtful sixth album, which sees the songwriter wrestle with the growing challenges of life as she enters her early thirties… These issues, dramatic or otherwise, unfold against an exquisitely cute jangle-pop backdrop, where simple, pure melodies meet bracingly short and uncluttered arrangements.” - Uncut Magazine
“Leaning in to the band’s strengths, you can hear aspects of Guided By Voices in their stubborn unwillingness to conform to the rules.” - [“Vanity”] Clash
“Kline’s oeuvre chronicles over a decade’s worth of personal and professional growth, neatly packaged into light-hearted ditties and passionate rock songs” - The Line of Best Fit
“Different Talking brings together soft indie rock influences and sways like the wind on a summer’s day.. An elaborate and well produced collection of songs. Seventeen tracks of hazy alternative anthems” - [4 out of 5] Narc Magazine
Today, June 27th, Frankie Cosmos has released Different Talking, their sixth and, so far, best album from Sub Pop. It’s a collection of fragments and memories, remembered places, and reinterpreted feelings that adds up to a lucent, humming whole: a sturdy, worldly indie-rock record about aging and the passage of time that nonetheless manages to feel sharply current. The album includes the previously released singles, “Pressed Flower,”“Bitch Heart” and “Vanity” which Stereogum described as “…bigger and more complex than most of what we’ve heard from Frankie Cosmos in the past, without sacrificing the innate warm, DIY quality of Kline’s songwriting.”
Today, the band has shared one final video, a double video for their songs “One of Each” and “Against The Grain,” which was directed by Matthew Volz. Watch here.
As previously announced, the band will embark on a World Tour, with North American dates scheduled to run from September 3 to October 25. Fantasy Of A Broken Heart and Moontype will support the first leg, from September 3 to September 20, and Chris Cohen & Emily Yacina will support the second leg, from October 9 to October 25. The band will then return to the UK and EU for 7 shows with Babehoven on main support. See below for a complete list of shows.
North America: Sat. Jul. 26 - Teulon, MB - Real Love Summer Fest Wed. Sep. 3 - Kingston, NY - Tubby’s # Thu. Sep. 4 - Philadelphia, PA - Underground Arts # Fri. Sep. 5 - Washington, DC - Black Cat # Sat. Sep. 6 - Asheville, NC - Eulogy # Mon. Sep. 8 - Atlanta, GA - The Earl # Tue. Sep. 9 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room # Thu. Sep. 11 - Madison, WI - High Noon Saloon # Fri. Sep. 12 - Minneapolis, MN - Varsity # Sat. Sep. 13 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall # Sun. Sep. 14 - Detroit, MI - El Club # Mon. Sep. 15 - Toronto, Canada - Great Hall # Tue. Sep. 16 - Montreal, Canada - Bar le Ritz # Thu. Sep. 18 - Portland, ME - Space Gallery # Fri. Sep. 19 - Boston, MA - Brighton Music Hall # Sat. Sep. 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Music Hall of Williamsburg # Thu. Oct. 9 - Santa Ana, CA - Constellation Room @ Fri. Oct. 10 - San Diego, CA - Quartyard @ Sat. Oct. 11 - Pioneertown, CA - Pappy & Harriets Pioneertown @ Mon. Oct. 13 - Salt Lake City, UT - Soundwell @ Tue. Oct 14 - Boise, ID - Shrine Social Club @ Fri. Oct. 17 - Seattle, WA - The Crocodile @ Sat. Oct. 18 - Tacoma, WA - The Spanish Ballroom @ Sun. Oct. 19 - Portland, OR - Wonder Ballroom @ Tue. Oct. 21 - Sacramento, CA - Harlow’s @ Wed. Oct. 22 - San Francisco, CA - Great American Music Hall @ Thu. Oct. 23 - Santa Cruz, CA - Catalyst Club Atrium @ Fri. Oct. 24 - Ojai, CA - Deer Lodge @ Sat. Oct. 25 - Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom @
UK/EU Sat. Nov. 15 - Dublin, IE - Button Factory $ Mon. Nov. 17 - Manchester, UK - YES (Pink Room) $ Tue. Nov. 18 - London, UK - Electric Brixton $ Fri. Nov. 21 - Paris, FR - Maroquinerie $ Sat. Nov. 22 - Amsterdam, NL - Bitterzoet Sun. Nov. 23 - Brussels, BE - Botanique $ Tue. Nov. 25 - Berlin, DE - Lido $ # Fantasy Of A Broken Heart & Moontype @ w/ Chris Cohen & Emily Yacina $ w/ Babehoven
Frankie Cosmos Different Talking
Tracklisting: 1. Pressed Flower 2. One of Each 3. Against the Grain 4. Bitch Heart 5. Porcelain 6. One! Grey! Hair! 7. Vanity 8. Not Long 9. Margareta 10. Your Take On 11. High Five Handshake 12. You Become 13. Joyride 14. Tomorrow 15. Wonderland 16. Life Back 17. Pothole
Today, June 25th, London artist Naima Bock has returned with a new single, “Rolling,” available now on all digital service providers worldwide from Memorials of Distinction/Sub Pop.
Naima offers this on the track, “‘Rolling’ is a song that didn’t quite fit into Below a Massive Dark Land, but I thought it was worth its own moment.” She continues, “Written on a train back from Glasgow to London, I’m sure its lyrics will resonate with some. If not, then that’s a good thing. Plus, if you listen to the whole thing, you’re rewarded with some expert jaw harp playing.”
Bock has confirmed a nine-date UK tour in October, beginning on October 12th in Brighton, with additional dates in London, Bristol, Edinburgh, and Liverpool. See below for a full run of shows.
Thu. Jul. 10 - London, UK, Omeara [Sold Out] Fri. Jul. 11 - London, UK, Hyde Park* Fri. Jul. 25 - Mon, Jul 28 - Thirsk, UK, Deer Shed Festival Thu. Aug. 14 - Sun. Aug. 17 - Brecon Beacons, UK, Green Man Festival Sun. Oct. 12 - Brighton, UK - West Hill Hall Mon. Oct. 13 - Southampton, UK - Papillon Tue. Oct. 14 - Margate, UK - Curve Coffee Store Thu. Oct. 16 - London, UK - St Matthias Church Sun. Oct. 19 - Bristol, UK - The Folk House Wed. Oct. 22 - York, UK - The Crescent Thu. Oct. 23 - Edinburgh, UK - Voodoo Rooms Speakeasy Fri. Oct. 24 - Manchester, UK - Hallé at St Michael’s Sun. Oct. 26 - Liverpool, UK - Leaf on Bold Street
*Supporting Neil Young and the Chrome Hearts
“Rolling” follows the release of Bock’s 2024 record, Below a Massive Dark Land, her sophomore effort, which Uncut gave an 8/10, citing, “what is abundantly clear is that Bock’s creative star is very much with her.”
What People Are Saying About Naima Bock Below a Massive Dark Land: “Amid a flurry of excellent new tracks ahead of Naima Bock’s second album, the romantic, timeless sweep of ‘Kaley’ is the pick of the bunch, that rich and resonant vocal playing magically off a melodic, punchy line of saxophone.” ‘Best of the Month’ - The Quietus
★★★★ MOJO
“A folky hymn to regret with a lovely, loping pace and sweetly lazy horn refrain” [“Feed My Release”] The Guardian
“…Features the kind of compelling vocal performance and lush, classy pop-rock orchestration we’ve come to expect from the British-Brazilian singer-songwriter.” [“Feed My Release”] STEREOGUM
“Marked by inner strength, the pervasive musicality of Naima’s work reaching fresh heights” [“Gentle”] CLASH
“Bock’s somnambulant vocals here bounding over a jubilant burst of fuzzy guitar and saxophone. It’s ace.” [“Kaley”] The New Cue
“Fans of Naima’s earlier work, and frankly that should be all of you, will be delighted with the familiar playful instrumentation, and swaying majesty of the choruses, while those looking for something new will be delighted by the subtle choppiness of the rhythms” [“Kaley”] For The Rabbits
“Horns blaze away, powering a glorious melody allowing Naima Bock the freedom to show off the potency of her vocal range. Make no mistake, it’s a cracker.” [Kaley] “Tracks of the Week” God Is In The TV
On September 26th, Dublin band SPRINTS will release their sophomore record All That Is Overon Sub Pop for North America and City Slang for the rest of the world.
The groundwork that SPRINTS laid down with their 2024 debut, Letter To Self marked them as a musical triple threat amongst the alternative landscape: a visceral live band capable of selling out increasingly sizeable tours, who could earn five-star reviews and standout coverage in NME, DIY, Stereogum, Pitchfork, and PASTE. An Irish Choice Music Prize nod from critical corners but also land themselves on BBC Radio One. Throughout 2024 alone, they toured the UK, Europe, and America twice, ending the year with a celebratory, sold-out show at London’s O2 Forum Kentish Town.
Their new album, All That Is Over, is a remarkable second effort that pushes the band’s dynamics into richer territory, finding new space and nuance while also going harder than ever.
Today, the band has shared an official video, directed by Niamh Bryson, for their debut offering, “Descartes.” Inspired by a line in Rachel Cusk’s novel Outline - “Vanity is the curse of our culture” - it switches up the philosopher’s famous “I think therefore I am” into SPRINTS frontperson Karla Chubb’s own raison d’etre: “I speak so therefore I understand”. “A lot of the negativity you see in the world is rooted in vanity and the ego that your beliefs or identity are more important than somebody else’s,” she says. “‘Descartes’ explores the idea that writing for me is not just a tool to make music but a tool to process the world.” Clickhereto watch.
SPRINTS have announced EU & UK dates in support of their forthcoming All That Is Over this summer and fall, including a standout festival appearance at Glastonbury and opening performances with Bloc Party and Fontaines D.C. See below for a complete list of shows—more International dates to be announced.
Summer 2025 Thu. Jun. 29 - Shepton Mallet, UK - Glastonbury Thu. Jul. 03. - Paris, FR - Paris Philharmonie # Fri. Jul. 04 - Amersfoort, NL - Wilde Weide Fri. 11 - Cheltenham, UK - 2000trees Thu. 17 - Dour, BE - Dour Festival Fri. Jul. 18 - Herk-de-Stad, BE - Rock Herk Sat. Jul. 19 - Cuxhaven, DE - Deichbrand Fri. Jul. 25 - Suffolk, UK - Latitude Sat. Jul. 26 - Huddersfield, UK - The Parish Sun. 27 - Thirsk, UK - Deer Shed Mon. Aug. 04 - Leipzig, DE - Parkbühne @ Tue. 05 - Berlin, DE - Zitadelle Spandau @ Thu. Aug. 14 - Charleville Mezieres, FR - Cabaret Vert Fri. Aug. 15 - Rotondes, LU - Congés Annulés Tue. Aug. 19 - Bonn, DE - Kunst!Rasen @ Fri. Aug. 20 - Stuttgart, DE - Freilichtbühne Killesberg @ Sat. Aug. 21 - Freiluftarena, AT - Graz - Freiluftarena @ Sun. Aug. 22 - Portsmouth, UK - Victorious Festival
Fall 2025 Fri. Oct. 17 - Saint Brieuc, FR - Carnavalorock Festival Sat. Oct. 18 - Le Havre, FR - Ouest Park Festival Sun. Oct. 19 - Joué-lès-Tours, FR - Le Temps Machine Tue. Oct. 21 - Nimes, FR - Paloma Wed. Oct. 22 - Lyon, FR - Marché Gare Thu. Oct. 23 - Etagnières VD, CH - Croc the Rock Festival Sun. Nov. 02 - Belfast, UK - Empire Thu. Nov. 06 - Glasgow, UK - SWG3 Fri. Nov. 07 - Leeds, UK - Leeds Beckett Student Union Sat. Nov. 08 - Manchester, UK - Albert Hall Mon. Nov. 10 - Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK - Newcastle University Student Union (NUSU) Tue. Nov. 11 - Sheffield, UK - The Fondry Wed. Nov. 12 - Nottingham, UK - Rock City Sat. Nov. 15 - Bristol, UK - O2 Academy Bristol Tue. Nov. 18 - Oxford, UK - O2 Academy 1 Oxford Thur. Nov. 20 - Dublin, IE - Vicar Street
March 2026 Tue. Mar. 10 – Tourcoing, FR - Grand Mix Wed. Mar. 11 – Brussels, BE - Botanique Thu. Mar. 12 – Amsterdam, NL -Melkweg Tue. Mar. 17 – Copenhagen, DK - Loppen Thu. Mar. 20 – Warsaw, PL - Voodoo Fri. Mar. 21 – Prague, CZ - Akropolis Mon. Mar. 24 – Zürich, CH -Bogen F Tue. Mar. 25 – Milan, IT -Arci Bellezza Sat. Mar. 28 – Paris, FR -Cabaret Sauvage
# w/ Bloc Party @ w/ Fontaines D.C
SPRINTS All That Is Over is now available to preorder on CD/LP/DSPs from Sub Pop in North America and City Slang for the rest of the world. LP orders from both labels will receive the album on a limited edition marbled coral pink vinyl (while supplies last).
More on All That Is Over: All That Is Over is a remarkable record in itself - a second album that pushes the dynamics of the band into richer territory, finding new space and nuance but also going harder than ever. However there’s a potency born from the “baptism of fire” beginnings of their current line-up that infuses SPRINTS’ second with a whole new energy. “By the time we ended up working on new stuff, we’d played so many shows together that the natural chemistry me, Karla and Sam had built up over years, Zac had very quickly developed too,” Jack says.
Where many bands would find themselves burnt out and needing a break after such a hectic period of time, in the midst of the whirlwind, Karla found herself becoming more prolific than ever. “There was just so much happening and so much to process,” she explains. “I was going through a big break up with my partner who I’d been with for eight years; Colm had left the band; we’d really progressed into being professional musicians, and I was at the start of a new relationship. But then you’d look outside and it’s like the world has never been uglier. I was writing every day because there was so much going on.”
It’s into this landscape of duality and disparity, anger, ambition and a thousand feelings in between that ‘All That Is Over’ lays out its cards. Its title is taken from a lyric at the centre of ‘Beg’: an uncompromising slice of propulsive punk that seeks the cleansing of new beginnings. Written on tour buses, in soundchecks and very much in real time, it’s an album set against the backdrop of a litany of atrocities - the war in Gaza, the wildfires in LA, Trump’s executive order denying the rights of trans people - that sees SPRINTS trying to make sense of a society gone mad. (Read full bio at Sub Pop).
What people are saying about SPRINTS: “This memorable and arrestingly bleak debut LP feels like a loud announcement of a striking new band (…) If you ever suspected this current wave of Irish guitar music had peaked with the likes of Fontaines D.C. and The Murder Capital, think again.” ★★★★★ NME
Letter to Self is a bracing, frantic record designed for both thrashing mosh pits and solo meltdowns, best heard with the volume turned up loud.“ Pitchfork
“One of the most exciting young rock bands in the world… one that could hold their own alongside some of their most fiercely beloved inspirations. Run, don’t walk, to hear them as soon as you can.” “Album of the Week,” Stereogum
“Savage art-punk from Dublin four-piece… Sprints’ debut delivers on thrilling live shows, with singer, guitarist and songwriter Karla Chubb providing a visceral fury.” 8/10, Uncut
“Confrontational, ferocious and bold… an unaffected and exhilarating debut album.” “Album of the Week” - 8/10, Loud & Quiet
“Musical exorcism at its very best, rallying against socially-imposed doubt and anxiety and – in its unique horror – finding welcome moments of inner peace.” ★★★★★ DIY
“Colossally exciting.” ★★★★ MOJO
“A red-hot debut album… Is it possible to have an album of the year contender on only the first week in? Of course it is.” 9/10, CLASH
SPRINTS All That Is Over
Tracklisting: 1. Abandon 2. To The Bone 3. Descartes 4. Need 5. Beg 6. Rage 7. Something’s Gonna Happen 8. Pieces 9. Better 10. Coming Alive 11. Desire
Forth Wanderers – Ava Trilling, Ben Guterl, Zach Lorelli, Noah Yu Schifrin, and Duke Greene – are sharing the animated visualizer for “Bluff,” a new song from The Longer This Goes On, available worldwide through Sub Pop on Friday, July 18th, 2025.
“Bluff” opens with the cool tones of the keyboard and auxiliary percussion, Trilling’s voice guiding the song through to its melancholic core. Under the watchful eye of producer Dan Howard, the song captures the band at their most present and unburdened, creating their sound in real time for the very first time. The visualizer is animated and directed by Guterl.
Last month, Forth Wanderers shared The Longer This Goes On release details with the Bandcamp-only “To Know Me/To Love Me,” and followed it up a few days later by the dizzying official video for “7 Months.”
The Longer This Goes On was produced by Dan Howard at Chateau Grand Studios and Future Sounds in New York, and mixed and mastered by Al Carlson at Gary’s Electric in New York. The Longer This Goes On is the group’s first recorded output since the release of Forth Wanderers, their beloved 2018 Sub Pop debut.
The Longer This Goes On is available to preorder now on CD/LP/all DSPs from Sub Pop. LP preorders from megamart.subpop.com in North America, MM2 in the UK + EU, and your local record store, will receive the limited Loser Edition on Milky Clear (NA) or White (UK/EU) vinyl (all vinyl color editions whilst stock lasts!).
What People Have Said About Forth Wanderers:
“It’s a pretty, heartfelt indie rock jam with a huge, off-kilter guitar riff, and Ava Trilling sounds great on it.” [“To Know Me/To Love Me”] STEREOGUM
“Grungy, slow-burning” [“To Know Me/To Love Me”] BROOKLYN VEGAN
“Both new tracks are excellent” [“To Know Me/To Love Me” + “7 Months”] EXCLAIM
“Upbeat and playful, a rattling, jazzy snare pattering in the background as Trilling’s vocals and Guterl’s guitar licks glide over it.” [“7 Months”] STEREOGUM
Tracklisting: 1. To Know Me/To Love Me 2. Call You Back 3. Honey 4. 7 Months 5. Spit 6. Springboard 7. Make Me 8. Barnard 9. Bluff 10. Don’t Go Looking
Guerilla Toss have announced their new long-player, “You’re Weird Now,” available worldwide on CD/LP/Digitally on September 12th from Sub Pop. The band’s fifth album and second for Sub Pop is a hugely creative and joyful statement about the joy of creativity. With You’re Weird Now Guerilla Toss reclaim the word “weird” for everyone brave enough to let their freak flag fly and stay true to their artistic vision no matter what—a way riskier act than it’s ever given credit for, and one that requires a certain amount of serene self-confidence that it takes time and effort to cultivate and sustain.
While in Vermont recording their new full-length album, frontwoman Kassie Carlson would prepare what she called ‘punk lunch’: a communal meal made by raiding the studio fridge for whatever was left and assembling a sandwich from the most random ingredients imaginable.
Regularly joining punk lunch were two legends from their own corners of the weird music world: Stephen Malkmus (Pavement, The Jicks) and Trey Anastasio, Phish guitarist and owner of The Barn, the recording studio where Guerilla Toss made You’re Weird Now, with Malkmus in the producer’s seat. Engineer Bryce Goggin, who has worked with Malkmus since Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, and Ben Collette, Phish’s longtime engineer at The Barn.
While the idea of the guy from Phish and the guy from Pavement sitting around with Guerilla Toss, congenially assembling sandwiches from random foodstuffs dug up from the depths of a studio fridge, might seem absurd, it also makes total sense. Because really, if there’s any band that serves as the natural bridge between slacker punks who saw Pavement way before you did, wild-eyed wooks who’ve seen Phish more times than you ever will, and even the eccentrics in ’90s drip following former GT tourmates Primus—it’s Guerilla Toss. A band so imaginative and unapologetically themselves, they’re basically the real-life manifestation of a utopian, post-snob world where all musical ideas are worthy of expression and everyone is welcome.
Today, the band has shared an animated video for their new single, “Red Flag to Angry Bull,” which builds to a campfire sing-along-worthy outro featuring Malkmus and Carlson duetting over a chatty, classically Phish-y (there’s really no better word for it) solo from Anastasio. The band notes that the humble Anastasio was both shocked and honored when asked to contribute, proof that even music legends can feel like outsiders deep into their careers. The resulting cacophony of voices is triumphant and joyful, underscoring music’s power as a mode of expression and connection—communication at its purest and most free-flowing. You can watch this conscientious expanding video here.
“Red Flag to Angry Bull” follows the release of the pre-album launch single. “Psychosis Is Just a Number,” a glittering no-wave skronk anthem about staying present in the chaos - imagine post-punk Pylon meeting the cheerleaders from the “Smells Like Teen Spirit” video, but they’re obsessed with The Contortions.
Guerilla Toss has announced a 28-date North American run, beginning on September 12th and running through October 19th. This tour includes standout dates in Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, Los Angeles, Austin, and Brooklyn, culminating in Boston, MA, on October 19. See below for a complete tour routing.
Fri. Sep. 12 - Bethel, NY - Bethel Woods Center for the Arts Sat. Sep. 13 - Kingston, NY - Tubby’s Tue. Sep. 16 - Buffalo, NY - Rec Room Wed. Sep. 17 - Lakewood, OH Mahall’s Thu. Sep. 18 - Chicago, IL - Empty Bottle Fri. Sep. 19 - Milwaukee, WI - Cactus Club Sat. Sep. 20 - Davenport, IA - Raccoon Motel Sun. Sep. 21 - Minneapolis, MN - 7th St. Entry Thu. Sep. 25 - Seattle, WA - Vera Project Fri. Sep. 26 - Portland, OR - Mississippi Studios Sat. Sep. 27 - Boise, ID - Shrine Basement Sun. Sep. 28 - Reno, NV - Holland Project Wed. Oct. 01 - San Francisco, CA - Chapel Thu. Oct. 02 - Los Angeles, CA - Lodge Room Fri. Oct. 03 - San Diego, CA - Casbah Sat. Oct. 04 - Phoenix, AZ - Linger Longer Lounge Sun. Oct. 05 - Tucson, AZ - Club Congress Tue. Oct. 07 - Denton, TX - Rubber Gloves Showroom Wed. Oct. 08 - Austin, TX - Hotel Vegas Thu. Oct. 09 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall Fri. Oct. 10 - New Orleans, LA - No Dice Sat. Oct. 11 - Atlanta, GA - Aisle 5 Sun. Oct. 12 - Nashville, TN - Blue Room @ Third Man Records Tue. Oct. 14 - Washington, DC - DC 9 Thu. Oct. 16 - Brooklyn, NY - Brooklyn Bowl Fri. Oct. 17 - Philadelphia, PA - Johnny B’s Sat. Oct. 18 - Burlington, VT - Foam Sun. Oct. 19 - Boston, MA - Crystal Ballroom
About You’re Weird Now:
When NYC-based experimental dance punks Guerilla Toss, active since time immemorial aka 2011, were in Vermont recording their new full-length album You’re Weird Now, frontwoman Kassie Carlson would prepare what she called ‘punk lunch’: a communal meal made by raiding the studio fridge for whatever was left and assembling a sandwich from the most random ingredients imaginable.
Regularly joining punk lunch were two legends from their own corners of the weird music world: Stephen Malkmus (Pavement, The Jicks) and Trey Anastasio, Phish guitarist and owner of The Barn; the recording studio where Guerilla Toss were making You’re Weird Now, with Malkmus in the producer’s seat. Engineer Bryce Goggin, who has worked with Malkmus since Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, and Ben Collette, Phish’s longtime engineer at The Barn, were also part of the crew.
While the idea of the guy from Phish and the guy from Pavement sitting around with Guerilla Toss, congenially assembling sandwiches from random foodstuffs dug up from the depths of a studio fridge, might seem absurd, it also makes total sense. Because really, if there’s any band that serves as the natural bridge between slacker punks who saw Pavement way before you did, wild-eyed wooks who’ve seen Phish more times than you ever will, and even the eccentrics in ’90s drip following former GT tourmates Primus—it’s Guerilla Toss. A band so imaginative and unapologetically themselves, they’re basically the real-life manifestation of a utopian, post-snob world where all musical ideas are worthy of expression and everyone is welcome.
You’re Weird Now powers this message. Guerilla Toss’ fifth album and second for Sub Pop is a hugely creative and joyful statement about the joy of creativity. With You’re Weird Now Guerilla Toss reclaim the word “weird” for everyone brave enough to let their freak flag fly and stay true to their artistic vision no matter what—a way riskier act than it’s ever given credit for, and one that requires a certain amount of serene self-confidence that it takes time and effort to cultivate and sustain. Read more about You’re Weird Now Here
You’re Weird Now is available to pre-order on vinyl/CD/digital formats from Sub Pop. A Loser Edition LP on Yellow is available through the Sub Pop Mega Mart (North America) and Bright Blue via the Mega Mart 2 (UK/EU), and your local record store
North American LOSER
Guerilla Toss You’re Weird Now
Track Listing: 1. Krystal Ball 2. Psychosis Is Just a Number 3. CEO of Personal & Pleasure 4. LIfe’s a Zoo 5. Red Flag to Angry Bull 6. Panglossian Mannequin 7. Deep Sight 8. When Dogs Bark 9. Crocodile Cloud 10. Favorite Sun
On September 19th, 2025, Nation of Language will release Dance Called Memory, their fourth album and full-length Sub Pop debut. The 10-track effort was recorded, produced, and mixed by returning producer and collaborator Nick Millhiser in New York City and mastered by Heba Kadry in Brooklyn. Dance Called Memory features the current breakout radio single “Inept Apollo,” along with highlights ‘Under the Water,” “In Your Head,” “Silhouette,” and today’s offering, “I’m Not Ready for the Change” with an official video from director John MacKay.
Synthpop, minimal wave, post-punk, goth, new romantic — fans and critics alike have dug deeply into their vintage thesauruses to describe the beguiling work of Nation of Language. And if you can’t precisely define the band, that’s the point. Frontman Ian Richard Devaney has become prodigious in expanding what synthesizer-driven music can evoke, such that his output is as much an extrasensory journey as it is an all-too-human destination. With that experience in mind, he wrote the band’s fourth album — the spectral, spacious Dance Called Memory — in the most humble of ways: chipping away at melancholia by sitting around and strumming his guitar.
Nation of Language’s first three albums, Introduction, Presence (2020), A Way Forward (2021), and Strange Disciple (2023) came as pandemic-era godsends: gorgeous, relatable soundtracks to our collective doldrums.
On Dance Called Memory, Nation of Language once again collaborated with friend and Strange Disciple producer Nick Millhiser (LCD Soundsystem, Holy Ghost!). “What’s so great about Nick is his ability to make us feel like we don’t need to do what might be expected of us,” says synth player Aidan Noell, who, along with bassist Alex MacKay, rounds out the Nation of Language lineup. They imbued Dance Called Memory with a shifted palette — for example, smashing all of the percussion of “In Another Life” through a synthesizer to cast a shade of early-2000s electronic music or by sampling chopped-up drum breaks on “I’m Not Ready for the Change,” for a touch of Loveless-era My Bloody Valentine.
Ultimately, the hope was to weave raw vulnerability and humanity into a synth-heavy album. “There is a dichotomy between the Kraftwerk school of thought and the Brian Eno school of thought, each of which I’ve been drawn to at different points. I’ve read about how Kraftwerk wanted to remove all of the humanity from their music, but Eno often spoke about wanting to make synthesized music that felt distinctly human,” Devaney says. “As much as Kraftwerk is a sonically foundational influence, with this record I leaned much more towards the Eno school of thought. In this era quickly being defined by the rise of AI supplanting human creators I’m focusing more on the human condition, and I need the underlying music to support that… Instead of hopelessness, I want to leave the listener with a feeling of us really seeing one another, that our individual struggles can actually unite us in empathy (read full bio at Sub Pop).”
Nation of Language has also added a few new shows to their previously announced international headlining tour dates in North America, the EU, and the UK for the fall of 2025.
The North American shows begin on Thursday, August 21st in Hamden, CT at Space Ballroom and run through Thursday, October 30th in Washington, DC at 9:30 Club. Highlights for this leg include a hometown, three-night stand September 18th-20th at Brooklyn’s Warsaw and a two-night stand on Wednesday, October 15th and Thursday, October 16th at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles.
Nation of Language’s UK and EU trek now starts with the addition of the second Dublin, IE show on Thursday, November 6th at Opium and ends Friday, November 28th in Lisbon, PT at LAV. The band will also headline some of their largest UK/EU venues to date on this run, including The Roundhouse in London on Wednesday, November 8th, and Columbiahalle in Berlin on Friday, November 21st.
Support for the North American and UK/EU shows will come from Safe Mind (Aug. 21st-23rd), Deathwish Inc.’s Greet Death (Sep. 20th-Oct. 5th), Sub Pop labelmates Deeper (Oct.16th-30th), and Partisan Records act Westerman (Oct. 8th-16th + Nov. 8th-22nd).
Preceding the late summer/fall headline run, Nation of Language will also support Death Cab For Cutie on its Plans: 20th Anniversary Tour in Seattle at the Climate Pledge Arena (Thu. Jul. 31st + Sat. Aug. 2nd) and in Chicago at Chicago Theatre (Tue. Aug. 5th + Wed. Aug. 5th).
Nation of Language Summer 2025 Support Shows w/ Death Cab for Cutie Thu. Jul. 31 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena ** Sat. Aug. 02 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena ** [Sold Out] Tue. Aug. 05 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out] Wed. Aug. 06 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]
August - October 2025 North American Headline Shows Thu. Aug. 21 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom ! Fri. Aug. 22 - Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater ! Sat. Aug. 23 - Portland, ME - State Theatre ! Thu. Sep. 18 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw % Fri. Sep. 19 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw + Sat. Sep. 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw # Sun. Sep. 21 - Boston, MA - Royale # Tue. Sep. 23 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic # Wed. Sep. 24 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall # Fri. Sep. 26 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue # Sat. Sep. 27 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom # Mon. Sep. 29 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown # Tue. Sep. 30 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman # Thu. Oct. 02 - Denver, CO - The Gothic Theatre # Sat. Oct. 04 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory # Sun. Oct. 05 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat # Wed. Oct. 08 - Vancouver, BC - The Pearl ^ Sun. Oct. 11 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall ^ Mon. Oct. 13 - San Francisco. CA - The Fillmore ^ Wed. Oct. 15 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theater ^ Thu. Oct. 16 - Los Angeles, CA - The Fonda Theater * Fri. Oct. 17 - San Diego, CA - Music Box * Tue. Oct. 21 - Austin, TX - Mohawk * Wed. Oct. 22 - Dallas, TX - The Studio at The Bomb Factory * Thu. Oct. 24 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall * Sat. Oct. 25 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse * Sun. Oct. 26 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat’s Cradle * Mon. Oct. 27 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry * Wed. Oct. 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer * Thu. Oct. 30 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *
** w/ Death Cab For Cutie ! w/ Safe Mind # w/ Greet Death * w/ Deeper ^ w/ Westerman + w/ Horse Jumper of Love % w/ A. Savage $ w/ Telekura
Nation of Language previewed the release of Dance Called Memory with the aforementioned “Inept Apollo” by sharing the dioramic official video for the ebullient new single, also directed by John MacKay. The song is currently at #27 on the Mediabase AAA chart, seeing airplay from the likes of Live 105, Sirius XMU, KEXP, KCRW, BBC 6 Music, and more.
Dance Called Memory is available to preorder on CD/LP/all DSPs from Sub Pop. LP purchases from Nation of Language’s Offical Webstore, megamart.subpop.com in North America, MM2 in the UK + EU, your local record store, and directly from the band at their live shows will receive the limited “Loser” Edition on Clear + Black & Blue Hi-Melt (NA), Clear Blue w/ White Hi-Melt (Band Web Exclusive) or Corona Red/White (UK/EU) vinyl. There will also be special color variants available, including Rough Trade (UK) and Urban Outfitters (US) (all vinyl color editions whilst stock lasts!).
What People Are Saying About Nation of Language: “An instantly appealing synthpop track, melodic and understated. It’s a grower.” [“Inept Apollo”] BROOKLYN VEGAN
“A percolating new wave track that hits like LCD Soundsystem’s “Someone Great” with more kick.” [“Inept Apollo”] STEREOGUM
“The New York trio capture the tension between the need for creative expression and its futility by offering some romantic, rejuvenating synth pop.” [“Inept Apollo”] “100 Best Songs of 2025 (So Far),” Consequence of Sound
“‘Inept Apollo’ feels like a Gary Numan-meets-Devo-meets-A.G. Cook fever dream. The synths are punchier than ever, the melodies danceable, the vocals mysterious and enticing. The song shapeshifts as it unfolds, becoming its own reflection of the creative process.” “Best New Songs,” PASTE
“There is something instantly transportive about Ian Richard Devaney’s voice, which leaps with an operatic ease, yet maintains a soft-focus diaphanousness as it curls around lyrical transmissions just vague enough to feel applicable to any situation.” [“Inept Apollo”] “Staff Pick,” EXCLAIM!
Nation of Language Dance Called Memory
Tracklisting: 1. Can’t Face Another One 2. In Another Life 3. Silhouette 4. Now That You’re Gone 5. I’m Not Ready for the Change 6. Can You Reach Me 7. Inept Apollo 8. Under the Water 9. In Your Head 10. Nights of Weight
