Album Review: Nation Of Language - Introduction, Presence

Ulysses Luevano

Introduction, Presence is the debut full-length studio album by American synthpop Nation Of Language, It was released on May 22, 2020, Like all the greats that came before them, this new synthpop group reinvents synthesizer music for a modern revival audience, you can hear some peter hook bass work and also martin gore lyricism. if they continue with more high caliber quality releases, they will join their influence and become the blueprint for those that come after the synthpop genre. whose mission is to remind us that the past the late 70s/early 80s synth is in fact the future. After a couple of stand-alone singles, if you like retro-synth synthpop from 4 decades ago, you will love this modern reinterpretation of it. Thoughtful meaningful music lyrics blast my ears and also don't forget the synth, sequenced-bass, and tight drum machine throughout this amazing record, well-produced balanced compositions that can force introversion and heartfelt longing but also charismatic euphoria and I rate this album 10/10. 

Introduction, Presence | Nation of Language

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