{"id":38645,"date":"2023-03-13T12:15:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-13T16:15:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38645"},"modified":"2023-03-10T08:21:20","modified_gmt":"2023-03-10T13:21:20","slug":"nation-of-language-share-new-single-sole-obsession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cultureaddicts.com\/?p=38645","title":{"rendered":"Nation of Language\u00a0share\u00a0new single \u2018Sole Obsession\u2018"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Nation of Language\u00a0share\u00a0new single Sole Obsession<\/em> – an exhilarating, and emotional journey that also serves as an opening glimpse into what\u2019s to come.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sole Obsession<\/em>\u2019s lyrics illustrate the alternate side of oneself that emerges during prolonged experiences of passionate fixation. Over layers of sharp, shimmering synths, and the tracks hypnotic propulsion of bass and drums, singer Ian Devaney showcases immense range and irresistible melodies, his voice soaring with feelings of both liberating euphoria and deep contemplation.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the track, Nation of Language members Ian Devaney and Aidan Noell say,\u00a0“In simplest terms, \u2018Sole Obsession\u2019 is one about knowing when, or if, to give in or give up. Particularly, when to untie the knots we tie ourselves into when an infatuation sets in. So many of us have experienced an addictive feeling that constricts us further and further until, hopefully, there\u2019s a moment of clarity that allows one to free themself from that particular compulsion. The title of our next album, Strange Disciple, is a lyric from \u2018Sole Obsession\u2019 which references a character of such a nature; one who finds themself an adherent to a subject that is probably not worth the devotion.\u201d\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

They add, \u201cWe chose to represent this with an anonymous robed figure that lives within all of us, waiting for us to don the cloak and take up our role, and we worked with John Mackay to bring the Disciple to life in the music video. Taking cinematic inspiration from Maya Deren\u2019s Meshes of the Afternoon (1943) as well as Ingmar Bergman\u2019s The Seventh Seal (1958), the Disciple is depicted as one of us, and we in turn are depicted as the Disciple.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The video is\u00a0directed by John MacKay\u00a0and shot in 16mm around Queens and Manhattan\u2019s Fort Tryon Park.\u00a0Watch it via YouTube below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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