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A Way Forward drops on Bonfire Night
The phantoms of the best '80s pop band that never was, Brooklyn's Nation of Language continue to prove they are incapable of writing a bad song. Today they share 'This Fractured Mind' from their second album A Way Forward, which is out on Bonfire Night.
The new song—which makes healthy use of the synths the band are best known for—is about the jealousy that can come from seeing people do what you perceive to be better than you.
Listen:
Here's the story behind the lyrics: “After I dropped out of college I spent a number of years delivering pizzas and waiting tables while I lived at home and tried to get a music career going. One ends up spending a lot of time contending with unrealised dreams and feeling jealousy towards those who have moved on. There's an inferiority complex that can set in, which if unchecked, can lead down a pretty bitter and self-destructive road. This is a song for driving down that road, as indecision and longing and regret cycle together into mania, until finally, at the end, quiet acceptance and peace wash over."
A Way Forward Tracklist:
1. In Manhattan
2. Across That Fine Line
3. Wounds Of Love
4. Miranda
5. The Grey Commute
6. This Fractured Mind
7. Former Self
8. Whatever You Want
9. A Word & A Wave
10. They’re Beckoning
See the band in Europe:
JANUARY
10 - Cologne, YUCA
11 - Antwerp, TRIX Bar
12 - Amsterdam, Paradisio
14 - Hamburg, Turmzimmer
15 - Copenhagen, Ideal Bar
16 - Stockholm, Obaren
17 - Oslo, Bla
19 - Berlin, Kantine am Berghain
20 - Zurich, Kater
22 - Barcelona, Laut
23 - Madrid, Sala El Sol
25 - Paris, Supersonic
27 - Leeds, Hyde Park Book Club
28 - Glasgow, Broadcast
29 - Dublin, The Grand Social
30 - Manchester, YES Basement
31 - London, Lafayette
A Way Forward arrives 5 November. Pre-order it here.
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Photo: Kevin Condon
