Lower Dens – Nootropics (2012)

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Lower Dens — you know, the newish rock band led by Jana Hunter, former lead singer for the influential band Jana Hunter — are proving once again that they’re the hardest working indie-leaning group with initials LD (sit down, Lavender Diamond and Lucky Dragons) by announcing only 17 days into the new year that they have a new album coming out May 1 AND a first single from said album.
It's titled Nootropics (pronounced No-eh-tro-pics) and will hit stores in North America on May 1st via Ribbon Music. The rest of the world will get it on April 30th.


According to press for the album, the title is a reference to the band’s “interest in transhumanism–the use of technology to extend human capabilities.” This theme also extends into the album’s actual content, as evident by the track titled “Brains”, which examines our relationship to technology, specifically, artificial intelligence. Stream the track below.