{"id":24786,"date":"2017-03-21T12:15:23","date_gmt":"2017-03-21T16:15:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24786"},"modified":"2017-12-02T09:05:17","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T14:05:17","slug":"post-punk-duo-nomads-share-dizzying-new-single-acrophobia-announce-first-live-dates","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24786","title":{"rendered":"Post-punk duo N\u00d8MADS share dizzying new single &#8216;Acroph\u00f8bia&#8217; + announce first live dates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-style: italic;\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-24787\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/032120f7ce19878f5620417ccd231709ba476b56.jpeg?resize=785%2C512\" alt=\"N\u00d8MADS Acrophobia\" width=\"785\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/032120f7ce19878f5620417ccd231709ba476b56.jpeg?w=785&amp;ssl=1 785w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/032120f7ce19878f5620417ccd231709ba476b56.jpeg?resize=300%2C196&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/032120f7ce19878f5620417ccd231709ba476b56.jpeg?resize=768%2C501&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 785px) 100vw, 785px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p>N\u00d8MADS&#8217; newest single <em>Acroph\u00f8bia<\/em> is based on the extreme fear of heights. The\u00a0instrumental composition features the LA-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Max Braverman on drums, and\u00a0conjures up the sonic power of early Battles&#8217; work, as well as the gritty, razor sharp execution of 90&#8217;s post-rock bands like Trans Am or Tortoise. The constant shifting of meter within the song is intended to simulate the vertiginous feeling of peering over a ledge, with solid ground and mortal peril far below. Take a listen to the track via Soundcloud below.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F313454184&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&visual=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&color=8a8a89\"><\/iframe>\n<p><em>Acroph\u00f8bia<\/em>\u00a0is the third new song N\u00d8MADS has shared since they re-emerged earlier from working on &#8216;PH\u00d8BIAC,&#8217; a\u00a0conceptual collection of songs based on a different clinical phobia. They&#8217;re rolling out a new song each month leading up to its vinyl release in 2018&#8230; the preceding tracks include\u00a0<em>Traumatoph\u00f8bia<\/em>\u00a0and most recently, <a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/2017\/02\/05\/post-punk-duo-nomads-share-new-single-achluphobia-announce-new-12-month-conceptual-album-phobiac\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Achluph\u00f8bia<\/a>.\u00a0The post-punk duo\u00a0is the brainchild of\u00a0Nathan Lithgow (<a href=\"http:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mybrightestdiamond.com&amp;i=6&amp;d=gEaA_SwHTQyurxT71AlBkg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=jC5CtlX6SjqV8JMtGyhwBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">My Brightest Diamond<\/a>) on bass, and Garth Macaleavey (the technical director at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fnationalsawdust.org&amp;i=7&amp;d=gEaA_SwHTQyurxT71AlBkg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=jC5CtlX6SjqV8JMtGyhwBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">National Sawdust<\/a>) on drums.<\/p>\n<p>After a long live hiatus, N\u00d8MADS is making their return to the stage tonight in Brooklyn, where they&#8217;ll be supporting\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.popgunpresents.com%2Fevent%2F1431291-le-butcherettes-brooklyn%2F&amp;i=8&amp;d=gEaA_SwHTQyurxT71AlBkg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=jC5CtlX6SjqV8JMtGyhwBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Le Butcherettes at St. Vitus<\/a>. They&#8217;ll also be performing at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/transmissionpublicity.dmanalytics1.com\/click?u=https%3A%2F%2Fthirdmanrecords.com%2Fabout%2Fdetroit-storefront%2F&amp;i=9&amp;d=gEaA_SwHTQyurxT71AlBkg&amp;e=info%40cultureaddicts.com&amp;a=jC5CtlX6SjqV8JMtGyhwBg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Third Man Records in Detroit<\/a>\u00a0on April 27th, with more dates expected soon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>N\u00d8MADS&#8217; newest single Acroph\u00f8bia is based on the extreme fear of heights. The\u00a0instrumental composition features the LA-based producer and multi-instrumentalist Max Braverman on drums, and\u00a0conjures <a class=\"mh-excerpt-more\" href=\"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=24786\" title=\"Post-punk duo N\u00d8MADS share dizzying new single &#8216;Acroph\u00f8bia&#8217; + announce first live dates\">[&#8230;]<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":24787,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpas_customize_per_network":false},"categories":[23,25,28,30],"tags":[6019,2197,925],"class_list":["post-24786","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-indie","category-live","category-music","category-new-release","tag-acrophobia","tag-nomads","tag-post-punk"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cultureaddicts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/03\/032120f7ce19878f5620417ccd231709ba476b56.jpeg?fit=785%2C512&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2B2TV-6rM","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":25938,"url":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=25938","url_meta":{"origin":24786,"position":0},"title":"N\u00d8MADS share &#8216;phobia&#8217; single &#8216;Dementoph\u00f8bia&#8217;","author":"cultureaddicts","date":"June 24, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"N\u00d8MADS have\u00a0shared Dementoph\u00f8bia, the June instalment of their ongoing, year-long conceptual album 'Ph\u00f8biac,' with each song being a case study based around a different rare or clinical phobia. 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