Back when Nation Of Language were releasing their 2020 debut album Introduction, Presence, frontman and songwriter Ian Devaney said he hoped the band’s music would create “a space in which to ache.” Since first naming them a Band To Watch in 2018, we witnessed NOL ascend from a local NYC act to, just recently, stepping onto arena stages opening for Death Cab For Cutie. Dance Called Memory — their Sub Pop debut, out this Friday — is their fourth album in five years. And as their stature has risen with each release, the space in which to ache has only grown larger.
