With the band garnering more and more acclaim with each album as Ian Devaney and associates expanded their somber synth pop sound to include more experimental ’70s touchpoints alongside vintage inspirations ranging from goth to the New Romantics, Nation of Language’s third album, Strange Disciple, became their most highly lauded yet, even topping Rough Trade’s list of best vinyl albums of 2023. The group re-enlisted Strange Disciple producer Nick Millhiser (Holy Ghost!) to record their Sub Pop label debut, Dance Called Memory. Still experimenting with recording techniques as well as their style spectrum – Strange Disciple, for instance, found them incorporating more live instrumentation than before – Dance Called Memory includes what Devaney…

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