{"id":34241,"date":"2020-05-16T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34241"},"modified":"2020-05-09T20:59:05","modified_gmt":"2020-05-10T00:59:05","slug":"nation-of-language-share-new-single-the-wall-i","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=34241","title":{"rendered":"Nation Of Language share new single \u2018The Wall &#038; I\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Rising Brooklyn-based synth-pop trio\u00a0Nation of Language\u00a0have shared their new single\u00a0<em>The Wall &amp; I<\/em>. The track is lifted from their upcoming debut album,\u00a0\u2018Introduction, Presence,\u2019 which is due out\u00a0on\u00a0May 22.\u00a0You can listen to <em>The Wall &amp; I<\/em> via\u00a0YouTube\u00a0below and purchase\u00a0\u2018Introduction<em>, <\/em>Presence\u2019\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/3sfxbc\/z1r5vo\/zl7qui\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D9X8nlC7HUg?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-CA&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The band\u2019s recent single\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/nation-of-language-share-new-single-friend-machine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><em>Friend Machine<\/em><\/a> kicked off this week\u2019s episode of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/3sfxbc\/z1r5vo\/rrarui\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Fink + Forty Show<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0KCRW Berlin\u00a0and landed on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/3sfxbc\/z1r5vo\/7jbrui\">Danger Mouse Jukebox<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/3sfxbc\/z1r5vo\/nccrui\">G-Mix: Murdoc Niccals<\/a>\u00a0(Gorillaz)\u00a0Spotify playlists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Discussing the ideas behind <em>The Wall &amp; I<\/em>, songwriter-vocalist\u00a0Ian Devaney\u00a0stated, &#8220;<em>The hardest part of the creative process for me are those moments when things don\u2019t flow naturally at all, and you just have to sit and slug it out with your own brain, all the while knowing that you might spend hours mining your memories and working through feelings only to end up with nothing useable on the other side. In the time since writing \u2018The Wall &amp; I,\u2019 itself a product of many such fruitless hours, I have tried to make a mental adjustment to see the struggle itself as a kind of conceptual or performative dance\u2014to make the conscious choice to spend a whole day locked in battle with my own aspirations wrestling against actual outcomes. As good as it feels to just sit down and knock a song out, there is a different level of satisfaction when you feel like you\u2019ve bled a little bit and truly earned it.<\/em>\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Inspired by the early new wave and punk movements, Nation of Language\u2019s energetic anthems blend upbeat energy with a healthy dose of sardonic melancholy. The two-year process of creating\u00a0\u2018Introduction, Presence\u2019\u00a0involved both musical exploration and self-discovery by Devaney, keyboardist\u00a0Aidan Devaney\u00a0and bassist\u00a0Michael Sui-Poi. The three went into the studio without an agenda, ready to experiment with new instruments to see what sounds came out. \u201c<em>There\u2019s something fascinating to me about how emotions can present themselves when one is unsure of what exactly they\u2019re doing,\u201d<\/em> Devaney mused. \u201c<em>It\u2019s important to me that people feel that core of innocence and pure discovery out of which these songs were born.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net\/20200506\/b6\/85\/95\/d0\/62435f120f14cc04e061ad1d_560x560.jpg\" alt=\"Nation of Language Introduction, Presence cover artwork\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>These powerful emotions transcend time and genre, and they have endeared Nation of Language to concertgoers who have had the opportunity to witness their live act, as well as listeners who have come across their early singles as if discovering a hidden secret.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For more information on Nation of Language, visit <a href=\"https:\/\/t.e2ma.net\/click\/3sfxbc\/z1r5vo\/34crui\">nationoflanguage.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Rising Brooklyn-based synth-pop trio\u00a0Nation of Language\u00a0have shared their new single\u00a0The Wall &amp; I. 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