Nation

Blissed out 80's synth inspired album that is refreshing and spectacular. Brooklyn-based synth auteurs Nation of Language entered 2020 as one of the most heralded new acts of recent memory, having already earned high-praise from the likes of NME, Fader, Pitchfork, Stereogum and countless others for their ability to blend the upbeat with a healthy dose of sardonic melancholy on their early singles. Inspired by the early new-wave and punk movements, the band has quickly earned a reputation for delivering frenzied nights of unconventional bliss to rapt audiences, and established themselves as bright young stars emerging from a crowded NYC landscape. After much eager anticipation, their gloom pop debut album Introduction, Presence is finally released. For fans of OMD, The National, New Order and Tears for Fears.

Don't be fooled by that average-looking front cover (with some additional, eco-messages saved on), please… Released as early as in 1970 (and still relatively unknown) the only Lost Nation LP included a powerfull dose of the very British influenced progressive rock, reminiscent of still non-existent Beggars Opera (also in vocal department) - with strong influences of early Deep Purple. This very underrated but truly great album was dominated by fairly extensive, 6-7-minute compositions based on the sound of Hammond organ, some tasteful Blackmore-ish guitar parts and very busy drumming. In a sense it's quite unique record because in 1970 not so many US bands played uncompromising and freshly sounding progressive rock!

'Oui, "qu’est-ce qu’une nation?" On reprend ici la question posée au XIXe siècle par Ernest Renan en se plaçant dans une perspective résolument planétaire ; une autre manière de faire de l’histoire globale.
Car rien n’y fait : de la Révolution d’Octobre à la Pandémie de 2020 la nation, qu’on disait moribonde ou -pire- dépassée, est plus vivante que jamais. On ne compte plus, à la surface de la terre, les mouvements de "libération nationale", de l’Écosse à la Catalogne, de la Palestine au Kurdistan. …