NATION OF LANGUAGE - A Way Forward LP

Label: Pias

Nation Of Language could have walked right out of the early ‘80s with their 2020 debut album ‘Introduction, Presence’. That record rolled up every flash of brilliance from the golden synth-pop era, while also embracing elements of post-punk and new wave along the way. The Brooklyn three-piece impressively channelled the giants of the game with every ounce of their spirit and soul.

Conceived when we were all looking to move forward from lockdown misery, the band sought freedom and solace in looking further back when creating its follow-up, ‘A Way Forward’.

While their debut drew on the liberating sounds of New Order, OMD and Japan, Nation Of Language’s second LP thrives by leaning on the earliest formula of synth music.

Recorded during the lockdowns of 2020, it can’t have been an easy task bettering their debut offering, but Nation Of Language have here – and, in turn, they’ve delivered a true modern-day classic of the synth-pop genre.