Nation Of Language Release Star-Studded Video or New Single Too Much, Enough
Thursday, 27 July 2023
Written by Jon Stickler
Photo: Shervin Lainez
Nation Of Language have shared a new single called Too Much, Enough.
Synthy and light, it's the latest from the New York post-punk trio's upcoming album, 'Strange Disciple', following the previously released Weak In Your Light, Sole Obsession and Stumbling Still. The group said:
"Too Much, Enough is a song born out of an exhaustion with the 24-hour news cycle and the outrage bait it uses to get everyone permanently wound up. It seems the only way to find an edge in the media business is to appeal to our most base instincts of disgust (see: the high ratings of Fox News, etc.), and we end up suffering both individually and collectively for it.
"When it came to creating a visual to go alongside the song, we didn’t want the music video to be its own form of outrage bait so we went with a more absurdist approach, gathering some friends of ours, and of our incredible director Robert Kolodny, to make something fun and outlandish to that effect. We also laced the video with as many NOL-related Easter eggs and iconography as possible to give anyone watching an opportunity to play along at home and be a part of that absurdity. It felt good to try to name a problem for ourselves without leaning on fear and rage.
"It’s a powerful thing to deny someone the ability to manipulate your most destructive emotions, and that’s something we want to celebrate here.
"The overarching theme of 'Strange Disciple' is infatuation and how one's reality can be warped by it. We went a more romantic route with that on the previous video, but News is one of those less interpersonal activities it feels like everyone takes part in, so we wanted to show our disciple is just as susceptible to it as any other figure."
Head below to view the song's star-studded video, featuring cameos from Emmy-nominated actor Jimmi Simpson and fellow musicians Reggie Watts, Tomberlin, Adam Green, Greg Rutkin and Kevin Morby.
The follow-up to their 2021 LP, 'A Way Forward', will arrive on September 15 via [PIAS]. They'll support it with a global tour, kicking off in North America in August. They also have UK and European dates scheduled for the autumn.
'Strange Disciple' tracklist:
1. Weak in Your Light
2. Sole Obsession
3. Surely I Can’t Wait
4. Swimming in the Shallow Sea
5. Too Much, Enough
6. Spare Me the Decision
7. Sightseer
8. Stumbling Still
9. A New Goodbye
10. I Will Never Learn
Nation Of Language Upcoming Tour Dates are as follows
Sat August 12 2023 - PORTLAND Oregon - Revolution Hall Portland (USA)
Mon August 14 2023 - VANCOUVER British Columbia - Rickshaw Theatre (Canada)
Wed September 27 2023 - LONDON Heaven
Thu September 28 2023 - BRIGHTON Concorde 2
Fri September 29 2023 - BRISTOL Marble Factory
Sat September 30 2023 - NOTTINGHAM Rescue Rooms
Wed October 04 2023 - MANCHESTER New Century
Thu October 05 2023 - LEEDS Leeds University Stylus
Fri October 06 2023 - SHEFFIELD Foundry
Sat October 07 2023 - NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE Boiler Shop
Fri October 13 2023 - MILLVALE Pennsylvania - Mr Smalls Theatre (USA)
Sat October 14 2023 - CLEVELAND HEIGHTS Ohio - Grog Shop (USA)
Mon October 16 2023 - MADISON Wisconsin - High Noon Saloon (USA)
Wed October 18 2023 - MILWAUKEE Wisconsin - Back Room @ Colectivo Coffee (USA)
Thu October 19 2023 - SAINT PAUL Minnesota - Amsterdam Bar and Hall (USA)
Sun October 22 2023 - ENGLEWOOD Colorado - Gothic Theatre (USA)
Mon October 23 2023 - SALT LAKE CITY Utah - Urban Lounge (USA)
Thu October 26 2023 - SAN FRANCISCO California - THE INDEPENDENT (USA)
Sun October 29 2023 - SOLANA BEACH California - Belly Up Tavern (USA)
Mon October 30 2023 - PHOENIX Arizona - Crescent Ballroom (USA)
Thu November 02 2023 - AUSTIN Texas - Scoot Inn (USA)
Fri November 03 2023 - FORT WORTH Texas - Tulips FTW (USA)
Sat November 04 2023 - HOUSTON Texas - Upstairs at White Oak Music Hall - Complex (USA)
Tue November 07 2023 - NASHVILLE Tennessee - Basement East (USA)
Wed November 08 2023 - ASHEVILLE North Carolina - Grey Eagle Music Hall at The Grey Eagle (USA)
Thu November 09 2023 - CARRBORO North Carolina - Cats Cradle (USA)
Fri November 10 2023 - PHILADELPHIA Pennsylvania - Union Transfer (USA)
Sat November 11 2023 - WASHINGTON District of Columbia - Atlantis (USA)
Thu November 30 2023 - CAMBRIDGE MA Massachusetts - Sinclair (USA)
Fri December 01 2023 - MONTREAL Quebec - Le Studio TD (Canada)
Sat December 02 2023 - TORONTO Ontario - Phoenix Concert Theatre (Canada)
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