Music
16 May 25

Nation of Language release new single 'Inept Apollo,' and announce headliner at Dublin's Opium

Credit: Ebru Yildiz

The band have a tour planned across North America, the UK and Europe.

Nation of Language have released their new single ‘Inept Apollo’ through Sub Pop, and announced a show at Dublin’s Opium.

The gig is set for November 7, with tickets on sale now. Their new track is paired with an accompanying music video, directed by John MacKay and produced by Sian Lathrop.

“Work is a respite from pain,” said frontman Ian Richard Devaney on the single. “Whether it's a paying job or just the thing you pour yourself into, having a direction to move in, finding a flow state, it can move focus away from the heaviness of the heart. So after life's losses, in moments of despair, we resolve time and time again to dive headfirst into the work as best we can. But the artistic process also tends to be when imposter syndrome rears its ugly head - when I find my inner monologue spiraling: ‘this is the best coping mechanism I have at my disposal and I'm not even qualified to be doing it.’”

“Accompanying the song is a killer music video by our friend and brother John MacKay: it is an homage to creative pursuits, and in some ways came to represent the feeling of living in a city as an artist,” he continued. “The video feels like walking through an old warehouse in Brooklyn, full of practice spaces and studios, each room occupied by artists striving to express and understand themselves and their place in the world. No matter how bizarre the act may seem or how much self-doubt or pain runs through the mind of the creator, the beautiful thing is the striving and continuing on, rather than the final product or any notion of ‘success.’ The power of creation belongs to all of us; requires the approval of none.”

The Brooklyn-based trio have a string of headline shows lined up, across North America, the UK and Europe. Their most recent album, Strange Disciple, was released in September of 2023.

Watch the music video for ‘Inept Apollo’ below:

See Nation of Language’s upcoming tour dates below, and buy tickets to their Dublin show here:

Spring & Summer 2025
Festival + Support Shows
Sat. May 17 - Los Angeles, CA - Cruel World Fest
Sun. May 18 - Salt Lake City, UT - Kilby Block Party
Thu. Jul. 31 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena **
Sat. Aug. 02 - Seattle, WA - Climate Pledge Arena **
Tue. Aug. 05 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]
Wed. Aug. 06 - Chicago, IL - Chicago Theater ** [Sold Out]

August - October 2025
North American Headline Shows
Thu. Aug. 21 - Hamden, CT - Space Ballroom !
Fri. Aug. 22 - Woodstock, NY - Bearsville Theater !
Sat. Aug. 23 - Portland, ME - State Theatre !
Thu. Sep. 18 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Fri. Sep. 19 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Sat. Sep. 20 - Brooklyn, NY - Warsaw
Sun. Sep. 21 - Boston, MA - Royale #
Tue. Sep. 23 - Detroit, MI - The Majestic #
Wed. Sep. 24 - Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall #
Fri. Sep. 26 - Minneapolis, MN - First Avenue #
Sat. Sep. 27 - Milwaukee, WI - Turner Hall Ballroom #
Mon. Sep. 29 - Omaha, NE - Slowdown #
Tue. Sep. 30 - Kansas City, MO - The Truman #
Thu. Oct. 02 - Denver, CO - The Gothic Theatre #
Sat. Oct. 04 - Boise, ID - Knitting Factory #
Sun. Oct. 05 - Missoula, MT - Top Hat #
Wed. Oct. 08 - Vancouver, BC - The Pearl ^
Sun. Oct. 11 - Portland, OR - Revolution Hall ^
Mon. Oct. 13 - San Francisco. CA - The Fillmore ^
Fri. Oct. 17 - San Diego, CA - Music Box *
Tue. Oct. 21 - Austin, TX - Mohawk *
Wed. Oct. 22 - Dallas, TX - The Studio at The Bomb Factory *
Thu. Oct. 24 - Houston, TX - White Oak Music Hall *
Sat. Oct. 25 - Atlanta, GA - Variety Playhouse *
Sun. Oct. 26 - Chapel Hill, NC - Cat's Cradle *
Mon. Oct. 27 - Richmond, VA - The Broadberry *
Wed. Oct. 29 - Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer *
Thu. Oct. 30 - Washington, DC - 9:30 Club *

November 2025
UK/EU Headlining Shows
Fri. Nov. 07 - Dublin, IE - Opium
Sat. Nov. 08 - Manchester, UK - O2 Ritz Manchester ^
Sun. Nov. 09 - Glasgow, UK - St. Luke’s ^
Tue. Nov. 11 - Cardiff, UK - Tramshed ^
Wed. Nov. 12 - London, UK - The Roundhouse ^
Fri. Nov. 14 - Paris, FR - Elysee Montmartre ^
Sat. Nov. 15 - Amsterdam, NL - Melkweg ^
Sun. Nov. 16 - Nijmegen, NL - Doornroosje ^
Tue. Nov. 18 - Cologne, DE - Gloria ^
Wed. Nov. 19 - Hamburg, DE - Uebel & Gefährlich ^
Fri. Nov. 21 - Berlin, DE - Columbiahalle ^
Sat. Nov. 22 - Munich, DE - Technikum ^
Sun. Nov. 23 - Milan, IT - Magazzini Generali
Wed. Nov. 26 - Barcelona, ES - Razzmatazz
Thu. Nov. 27 - Madrid, ES - La Riviera
Fri. Nov. 28 - Lisbon, PT - LAV