Nation of LanguageBest Nation of Language Albums Ranked
7.6
Avg Score
12
Opinions
5
Albums
7
Reviewers
Summary from 12 ratings
On Wavelength, fans have rated Nation of Language's catalog across 5 albums from 12 opinions, with an overall average of 7.6/10. The top-rated Nation of Language album is A Way Forward (2021) with a 8.4/10 average from 3 ratings, followed by Dance Called Memory and Introduction, Presence. The discography on Wavelength spans 2020 to 2025.
A Way Forward
“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 ”
A Way Forward
“The Brooklyn trio live up to the hype of their debut album”
Dance Called Memory
“The Brooklyn synth-pop trio takes a new approach for their first album under Sub Pop, with its bandleader taking you into the dark depths of his psyche.”
Strange Disciple
“Nation Of Language’s third album, ‘Strange Disciple’ opens with the deep, spatial synth-pop tryst ‘Weak In Your Light’. In it, frontman Ian Richard Devaney sings about tumultuous love, fumbling, being frantic and beleaguered, his subdued voice somehow displaying peak levels of yearning. The introduction speaks to the greater theme of the Brooklyn trio’s latest LP, which they’ve said deals with “in”
Introduction, Presence
“Brooklyn new wave trio make riveting case for ’80s revival”
Introduction, Presence
“The synth-pop group offers a remarkably assured debut, with 10 pristine pieces that eschew dramatics for concision.”
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